Green Lantern Fight A Giant Puppet - First Issues

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The second Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, debuted in the silver age in 1960. His first solo outing saw him fighting a villain called...The Puppetmaster. No not the Fantastic Four's Puppetmaster from Marvel Comics, but another less well known DC comics version. Can the Emerald Gladiator take on a giant puppet...the answer is yes. Can he do it without tripping over himself? Find out here on Casually Comics!
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[@Mayhem_jester]

Hal doesn't have many villains because he's his own enemy

[@Awestefeld6612]

His worst enemy is a bar of soap.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

His worst enemy is his inability to not argue with Ollie.

[@Yukooo333]

He has more villain than other Green Lantern, but yea, you're right tho

[@trinitea7826]

This has to be my favourite comics channel. Everyone else is reviewing current crossovers and adaptations, while Sasha is here all "LET ME TELL YOU HOW GREEN LANTERN FOUGHT A PUPPET" and I could not be more thrilled

[@akiraishin7141]

Fully agree

[@crashlanded2327]

Absolutely! Why rehash the new events with a slightly different spin if you can instead open up a world of old comics that most people would have never thought of or found out about?

[@jasonguinn6075]

Agreed!!! Long Live Casually Comics!!

[@rodneylindsey849]

Got Me back into reading comics 🖖🏾

[@trinitea7826]

@@rodneylindsey849 same here actually!!

[@jonathanmetze9796]

The mostly hidden sub text for Hal is that Hal Jordan is a loser at doing anything besides flying planes and being Green Lantern. That’s why he just hangs out as Green Lantern all the time on earth and will just leave earth to roam space for years at a time. The Guardians know this and just lead him around by the nose to do their dirty work. I never understood why DC try to make Hal cool. He works better as a loser with a heart of gold. IMHO

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Agreed. Honestly that's why Nathan Fillion was always the best casting for Hal Jordan. He's a lovable man with a heart of gold, but also just... not someone fit for daily living with normal people. And Hal doesn't want that either. He goes on and on and on about how much he loves to be alone in the sky with himself. Independence is a pure expression of willpower. Hal and Mal would be besties.

[@fredwardv6988]

I also like how the tale of Biffy seems to imply that all of the common criminals in DC are the same ones, and the cops just let them out every now and then and then capture them again the same way the heroes do with supervillains.

[@adrianomoraes5992]

Green Lantern was 100% planting people to scream "help" whenever he was left alone with Carol.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Ace test pilot indeed

[@kcollier2192]

5:12 "Puppet Master might not be trademarked but that move is! You'll be hearing from my lawyers Hal Jordan!" Respectfully, Clark Kent

[@bobbuethe1477]

Seeing as the Superman movie came out in 1978, Hal should sue Clark. ;)

[@stevegeorge6880]

Of course, the question we must ask in every such issue is, why would Hal Jordan do this?

[@richardkonkle5079]

"GAH!" What a nuisance! Silver Age Green Lantern's opponents had yellow outfits, yellow weapons and/or yellow special effects SO OFTEN..! If I were the GL, I'd go into every battle with an industrial paint sprayer! "HAH! Your yellow costume and weapons are now RED!"

[@GenerationWest]

Green Lantern's earth based villains are so... odd, because he's been so established as a space fairing and League member fighter, that when you remember enemies like, The Tattoo Man, Harpoon, and Puppetmaster, they seem like they can fight anyone... and they kinda do.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Yeah, the less iconically an inversion of the hero the villain is, the more they're treated like a mercenary with a gimmick. Actual mercenaries with a gimmick get tied to heroes more heavily even, like Deathstroke being so bitter toward Nightwing while having strong elements of Evil Batdad that he's become identified with the Batfam.

[@captaincomic8678]

Don't forget about Goldface and Shark, who... also just kinda switched enemies entirely. I particularly like the development Goldface got as a Flash character.

[@VonWenk]

@@captaincomic8678I think the Shark's best storyline was the Aquaman Karshon story.

[@lennyfiasco9834]

We can never really be certain that GL stepping on feet and falling over backwards was because of the Puppet Master or just Hal being Hal.

[@alexanderf8451]

The best thing about these early Hal Jordan stories is that the profession of "ace test pilot" gets basically no respect a lot of the time with people including it as a reason when they're dismissive of Hal.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Between that and him constantly the cold shoulder to a massive horndog like Carol, there's a really easy pun to make about him.

[@TitularHeroine]

@@PosthumanHeresy ?

[@PosthumanHeresy]

@@TitularHeroine Hal Jordan deals with a lot of anti-ace oppression.

[@bobbuethe1477]

That's surprising. Julius Schwartz gave him that profession because it's more exciting than newspaper reporter or police lab scientist. I mean, someone whose job is to take up newly-designed jets to stress-test them? That takes guts... and a lot of trust in your engineers and mechanics. Which is why he made one of them his sidekick, I guess.

[@bobbuethe1477]

Ah... I'm a little slow at first. It's not the "test pilot" part that people make fun of, it's the word "ace." Means something very different now than it did then. Now I get it.

[@AussieDragoon]

I guess Green Lantern seemed more obtainable after she failed to get that handful of Quicksilver. The little Pietro escaped her grabby hands.

[@UJEvans]

Hal: *steps on gf's feet* Carol: oh, you're such a good dancer

[@jun2damax]

Carol Simp Supreme!

[@aqacefan]

I was waiting for the Clumsy Hal moment... glad this issue didn't disappoint 😏

[@tristanthompson1980]

As much as I like Hal Jordan and the modern Green Lantern corps and mythology, Alan Scott is a great character and utter badass

[@BenChanNYC]

In terms of Hal's unsung rogues, I've always loved Evil Star and thought he deserved a big story - he's immensely powerful and his little Starlings are so creepy and make him unique amongst all villains. Also, Invisible Destroyer!! (I love me a good fin helmet)

[@JoeOConnellAllNew]

Didn't Hal Jordan's GL fight Black Hand - a villain who was aware that he was a comic book character and routinely addressed the reader beyond the fourth wall? (Or was he a Flash villain?)

[@Blue5Standingby]

Well, obviously the puppet master got his surveillance equipment from Kandor.

[@rodneylindsey849]

Nice 👍🏾 🖖🏾

[@CieJe.Alexander]

Indubitably!

[@bensneb360]

I kind of see this villain as a metaphor for what Hal is going through, the puppet is a metaphor for commitment. The way the puppet master pulls the strings, Carol tries to pull the strings of Green Lanterns heart. But eventually Hal controls the puppet master as he takes him to jail, which is juxtaposed to Hal wanting to be the one to get a commitment out of Carol instead of Carol getting commitment out of him… honestly it’s a little blurry but I feel like strings and commitment have some kind of a juxtaposition relevancy

[@thomasdeja523]

I think puppet Master is the rare villain who wore yellow not because he studied Green lantern but because he liked the color... Check out his next appearance in a very early issue of teen Titans, where he's not only rocking yellow but some seriously committed shoulder pads.... Now if you really want to check out a rogue who committed to the yellow schtick, you need to check out Goldface, who's entire gimmick was he was gold and he liked gold.... That dude was a major thorn in both Hal's and Guy's butt... I would also strongly suggest you check out the lunacy that was The Predator, a GL villain who should appeal to all of your Lois Lane like fantasies....

[@jimgillespie6109]

Agreed, the Predator storyline would be a good fit for Sasha analysis.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Well... then there's the X-Man Goldballs.

[@Dougeb7]

Has Carol Ferris been taking lessons from Silver-Age Lois Lane on superhero marriage obsession? LOL! Love your channel!

[@dallasgrey4247]

My favorite GL villain is Hal himself

[@paultapner2769]

I read this issue when they did a reprint of it, about two and a half years ago. And I had completely forgotten anything about the two stories. Go figure. Actually the puppet master might not have been talking to himself. He might have been talking to his puppets...

[@CH-wh7ee]

The one story about marriage-obsessed Carol Farris from the same period that sticks out in my mind is "The Leap Year Menace." It is Leap Day, and Carol has arranged with Green Lantern to spend the day together. He knows that she is going to take the opportunity to propose to him. He doesn't want to be rude to her. But he always manages to find opportunities to fly off and take care of some emergency just when she is getting ready to propose. The story ends with Green Lantern successfully making it through the day without becoming engaged to Carol.

[@Awestefeld6612]

Carol is giving off some Lous Lane vibes.

[@Tiggeralt]

As far as Green Lantern villains go, Black Hand fascinates me because his two gimmicks (idioms and death) are so different from each other. I wonder if anyone has tried combining them somehow. Like, since idioms are set phrases, that makes them dead in a way? Also in the Silver Age he was called "The Cliche Criminal" and that makes me laugh.

[@bobbuethe1477]

Black Hand (aka William Hand) was created as a not-too-kind jab at Batman writer Bill Finger. They were hinting that they thought his writing was clichéd and trite.

[@RabbiJoeInJerusalem]

Depending on the universe, it might be Scarlet Witch grabbing a handful of Quicksilver...

[@CasuallyComics]

Heyoooo! lol

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Now there's a vision

[@markshulusky6680]

Tattooed Man was a good take, his quirky ability always reminded me of the Scarlet Witch's hex power. Both were an odd use of magical/psychic themes.

[@trevorghalt1881]

I watched the first Puppet Master movie some time ago, it felt like 2 movies put together but the puppet stuff was great also 4:07 Quicksilver needs to be careful, Carol is trying to get a handful of him🤣

[@jun2damax]

Carol is a menace! She must be stopped lol

[@GabePuratekuta]

@@jun2damax Her name must be Spider-Man because she's a menace!

[@robboyte1101]

"Puppet master" is also a generic term, used to describe anyone who manipulates emotions, actions, events, etc. -- the 'strings' that control our lives and destinies.

[@dngillikin]

Bela Lugosi: PULL THE STRINGK! PULL THE STRINGK!

[@dallasgrey4247]

I love Sasha’s green esthetic in this video

[@dngillikin]

Sasha needs a giant emerald eyeball floating over her shoulder.

[@ramblingRJ]

An obscure villain name that stuck with me was The Crumbler from GL # 114, in 1978. ( I'm an old guy now, but I love listening to young Sasha talk about those old comics I grew up with.)

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Someone mentioned the Crumbler in the letters page of the original Who's Who? being left out. I need to look him up.

[@kingdomcomesuperman3669]

Haven't watched all 13 but I kinda liked Puppet Master, Pinhead was my favourite but I remember Full House's Demonic Toys more. I do like seeing early starts for superheroes when the face zany villains or the locales they're in aren't well established (Aquaman being a doctor to sea creatures in full doctor attire with the head mirror comes to mind) and always down for clumsy Hal. As for more quirky(ish) GL villains I'm always partial to seeing Karshon and Doctor Polaris more.

[@mediumjohnsilver]

My favorite early Green Lantern villain is Hector Hammond.

[@bobbuethe1477]

Hector was one of the more frequently recurring GL villains of the Silver Age. I think he tied with Sinsetro for the most appearances. If not, it was pretty close.

[@Frankielaz]

Sasha please don’t ever change your channel ! It’s the BEST , sincerely I watch everything you do and look forward to new videos each week! Thank you for being the greatest ❤️🙌🏻❤️

[@rodneylindsey849]

100 % Agree 🖖🏾

[@mrbill722]

I love the old comics. It reminds me of my youth.

[@kociarzultimate384]

Puppet master could work as villain as GL is all about willpower, and control is about breaking that willpower in others

[@jasonguinn6075]

I guess running an airplane business pretty much runs itself since Carol ain't worried about nothing but Green Lantern. I love her development as a character over the years. I'm a Carol as a Star Sapphire fan !!!

[@joestacey6185]

I'm there if you want to do more Silver Age Green Lantern. Thanks for this one.

[@fredcampbell4066]

Are you secretly a Green Lantern? I see that outfit.

[@briseyk1]

There was a British comic strip called House of Dolmann which used puppets that looked like they came from that Puppet Master film, the weird part was he voiced all the puppets, so he spent a lot of time arguing with himself. On a sidenote, just read Wonder Woman Newspaper strips, it actually contained Etta Candy's origin and was by Marston and Peters

[@joansemander2945]

I’ve always been in favor of Emerald Knight. Also, please do the Puppet Master series. And possibly the origin and progress of the Star Sapphire

[@BenChanNYC]

So... you're just never going to make a video about all the planes that Hal flew? (it's all Hal ever wanted...😥)

[@toganium4175]

Puppet Master/Puppeteer actually appears in the Justice League Unlimited cartoon, believe it or not, but only as a cameo as one of the several supervillains in Secret Society of Supervillains. There is also a Puppet King in the Teen Titans 2003 cartoon, who might be based on the Puppeteer since the Puppeteer had some small appearances in some Teen Titans comics.

[@JoeOConnellAllNew]

@5:11 : Hal does the same maneuver Christopher Reeve's Superman will do in the "first" (1970s) movie.

[@ravenwilder4099]

Green Lantern as a local celebrity in Coast City, hosting parades and going dancing with area business moguls ... it feels off.

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

Carol and her dad clearly have no issues at all. None.

[@joesisk2735]

Sasha is hilarious when reviewing comics!!!! I'm not a green lantern fan but the review was super entertaining.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

Hal has fans?

[@cookieDaXapper]

BRAVO!!!!! Somehow your knowledge base covers so much: comics, film, television, the 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's 20-aughts; on and on!!!!! (oooorrrr perhaps your researching ability is at level 21 nearing a 22....) Thank you dear Sister for sharing and all of your tireless efforts, PEACE and God bless.

[@josefeliciano1077]

The puppet on the parade looks like Jigsaw!

[@fredwardv6988]

First they made you smile...then they made you die. Is so straightforward. I was expecting "Then they made you scream."

[@lucashenrique580]

3:02 ok, but I would love to see a video on the puppet master comic, specifically the ones made by action lab, because they are not only really good from what I remember, but they also manage to kinda create a cohesive timeline between all the movies released up until then, which was an herculean task to say the least

[@TimKirk]

I laugh at some of these because of the reading Sasha does is just so hilariously laced with both drama and sarcasm.

[@dramonmaster222]

Silver Age Comics were a Trip!

[@na5567]

Danny Ketch pleaseeee👀

[@K2HunterX]

Love your videos, so laid back and chill. Other channels used to be like this, but now I'm glad I stopped by here.

[@Dylan-pq3ny]

I have a giant wooden plaque in my room with 50 different dc comics covers on it and this is one of them. I've always wondered what goes on in quite a few of them that I haven't read so this video is coincidentally quite funny

[@Ffourteen]

The green and yellow wig might be my favorite, I wish I had one.

[@tysondennis1016]

Hal went from fighting a giant puppet to fighting the Guardians

[@kemmdog4444]

Hal Jordan’s favorite song has got to be My Own Worst Enemy by LIT.

[@grahamcann1761]

Well, I'd say GL's two most stand-out villains are (of-course) Sinestro and Star Sapphire. As always thank you so very much for the video.

[@VonWenk]

You think Star Sapphire stands out more than Hector Hammond?

[@grahamcann1761]

@@VonWenkfor me, yes. But given the majority of my comic reading days started in the 60s, and went into the 80s (before Hector Hammond) who stands out for me is not surprising.

[@VonWenk]

@@grahamcann1761Hector Hammond debuted in the '60s.

[@grahamcann1761]

@@VonWenkThank you! (Seriously) Whoops. You are correct. (April 1961).

[@davemeyers6474]

I actually bought The Menace of the Giant Puppet (and the Menace of the Runaway Missile) when they first came out. I just missed the very beginning of the Silver Age. Love the way you handle the old stuff with respect.

[@justicierodelaliga]

I´d wish for these 2 villains: 1. Mongul: Make him a Green Lantern enemy again (not so much as one for Superman or the JL) and actually make use of him. In most recent stories (even in the Young Justice series) he´s there just so that either someone can steal Warworld and/or to tell the same story all over of the gladiator. 2. Shark: Would love for him to have a comeback. And, to make him different from King Shark, make him a Hammerhead shark.

[@moonled]

"Grabbing a handful of Quicsilver" has different implications for Marvel fans.

[@1701Rafael]

The Help scream makes me laugh. feels l like less someone needs saving and more Hal inner thoughts.

[@michaelhughes8057]

Three of my favorite GL villains are Sinestro, Hector Hammond, and Sharkman, I believe his name was. He was hit by a radioactive lightning bolt, and became a mixture of a shark and a man from the future.

[@assassingio9847]

One of my favorite comic book issues.

[@dadoctah]

The lynchpin of Hal's rogues gallery has to be none other than Carol Ferris herself, when she's taken over by the persona of Star Sapphire. And honestly, his whole character development is kind of special; he gets his ring because he's "a man without fear", he repeatedly faces an enemy (Sinestro) who started out as a hero and went rogue, his sidekick may be the only Inuit character in all of comicdom, and then there's that penchant for slipping on a bar of soap and knocking himself unconscious.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

At least those villains were more interesting than just a different colored lanterned

[@bobbuethe1477]

Amen!

[@harryschlitz4067]

TY for the story breakdown. Your looking good today, LOVE the Green wig with the shirt. You are Our Green Lantern of space sector 2814 of Earth Prime. Lol. 🧑🏼‍🎤

[@gdp3rd]

And then there was The Puppet Masters, a 1951 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. PS - love your commitment to wig and top for Green Lantern.

[@error4159]

I spit out my Coke when Sasha said, "why is the puppet strapped?" 😂

[@rodneylindsey849]

Be They Stories Of Heroes Shining Super Bright / Or Those Of Gothic Terrors Lurking In The Night / No Minute Detail Shall Escape My Sight / Let Those Who Seek Comic Tales Insight / Please Join My Journey On This CasuallyComics Site …Keep Up The Great Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾

[@oliverortiz5226]

My favorite Silver Age DC character is Green Lantern. Thanks for this good video on his first self titled issue.

[@PosthumanHeresy]

5:44 It doesn't help that it's modeled on that era of The Joker but because it's not human they were able to give it the full menace in the face.

[@Oddlogical]

This episode was a blast! Your look was awesome! Your ring is on the way from Oa!

[@benvigus8705]

Thanks for reminding me about the Puppet Master movies!

[@BoSmith7045]

A clown on the first issue!?! They should have gone with a gorilla. Always go with a gorilla!!

[@CieJe.Alexander]

The History Guy: All great stories start with...Pirates!

[@BoSmith7045]

@@CieJe.Alexander so.... gorilla pirates?

[@CieJe.Alexander]

@@BoSmith7045 hey, it worked it Ice Age!

[@vasp99]

I love the early Green Lantern story with Hal Jorden being whisked into a dystopian future where humanity is under the scaly heels of giant sentient gila monster people . Spellcheck assures me I've correctly spelled gila monster and if not that's just the way we spell it on my Earth in my vibratory plane .

[@euansmith3699]

"... so, get comfy!" 😆

[@JustinBlazin]

This is the funniest cover of all time

[@graduator14]

Sasha is channeling her will to do these wild silver age stories!

[@VonWenk]

I like Dr. Polaris in his second costume, as well as Sinestro, Major Disaster and Black Hand. I remember reading this story in Wanted 1.

[@charlesrainey1076]

I love seeing GIR and that you match him so well today girl!

[@MrWhitman]

If you haven't already done it, I'd like to suggest you try All Star Comics #48 where Alan Scott fights a giant man-eating kangaroo.

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

"Why is the puppet strapped?" 😂🤣

[@flare8089]

I think my favourite random green lantern rogue Hal's fought is The Shark. Just because that's literally just an animal. But also the Shark's behaviour in the comics I've read so far had a lot of potential for nemesis-ship. Other than that I really like the pterodactyls that randomly happened and he never found out it was because pterodactyl aliens wanted to give them another chance to take over the world. He just beat them and then went on with his life like it's no big deal or mystery as to why random pterodactyls.

[@kemmdog4444]

Not only is there Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys there’s also Dollman vs Demonic Toys.

[@mark-s]

Loved some of green lantern enemies a favourite of mine was the tattoo man he was definitely unique in the time and the schizo Carol ferris becoming star sapphire

[@michaelroque2662]

You should 100% talk about Puppet-master, either the comics or movies.

[@michaellangwaller]

Full Moon just after a full moon. I have a feeling that there is a lot of crossover with comics and Puppetmaster movies. "I've been thinking..." not something you want to hear from clumsy Hal. Puppetmaster had to pay off his student loans so he scienced for evil. A missed opportunity to have the Puppetmaster using a rogue Green Lantern ring, will power against will power, thought the will power aspect came along much later.

[@thatcopkransky]

look, something with “MENACE OF THE GIANT PUPPET” and a giant puppet on the cover would absolutely get me spending my pocket money on a green lantern comic, that’s all I’m saying

[@daveluna7931]

Lol 😂 the “thrust” is real

[@Batkoku]

Grab a handful of quicksilver? Would Wanda approve??

[@karenstarr]

I don’t know if Carol is as thirsty as Lois was back then. Lois went after any handsome guy. Carol just wanted Hal.

[@bobmathis-friedman6742]

There is also a science fiction film from the 90's called the Puppet Masters, based on the Robert Heinlein novel of the same name.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

Carol... Carol, please. Your thirst is concerning.

[@kurtoogle4576]

Just checked out the Green Lantern rogues gallery for the Golden Age. He had a foe called the FOP (Percival DeChaunce )?!? They really were just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck.

[@nooctip]

No. No Carol do not listen to the Emerald Sasha. Do not jump in the lake. Thats a Lois Lane move and you can't have it.

[@joshuaaitkenhead1952]

That puppet looked like the Joke!

[@HepCatJack]

Marvel came up with its own puppet master a few years later. Interesting that DC didn't sue.

[@earlschenk4343]

Green Lantern foes that I remember are Sinestro (of course), Guardians of Qward, Sonar, Goldface, the Shark, Star Sapphire, Hector Hammond, and Eclipso.