Comic Title: Green Lantern #7
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1961
On Sale Date: May 23, 1961 Copyright Date May 23, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1961

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "The Day 100,000 People Vanished"
Pages: 16

Feature(s):
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan of Earth-1)

Writer: John Broome
Penciller: Gil Kane
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
DC Special #8 (1970)
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #15 (1981)
Green Lantern Archives Vol. 2 HC (2000)
Showcase Presents Green Lantern Vol. 1 TPB (2005)
Green Lantern:In Brightest Day TPB (2008)
Green Lantern Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2010)
Green Lantern Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2011)
Green Lantern:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2015)
Green Lantern:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)
Green Lantern:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Green Lantern (last appearance in Justice League of America #5; next appearance in Green Lantern #7)

Supporting Character(s)

• Guardians of the Universe (last appearance in Green Lantern #1; next appearance in Green Lantern #9)
• Tom Kalmaku (last appearance in Green Lantern #6; next appearance in Green Lantern #7)

Villain(s)

• Weaponers of Qward (last appearance in Green Lantern #4; next appearance in Green Lantern #15)
• Sinestro (rogue Green Lantern from Korugar, sector 1417; origin revealed; next appearance in Green Lantern #9)

Other Character(s)

• Citizens of Valdale (Joe and Mrs. Wilson named; no further appearances)
• Various citizens of Coast City (no further appearances)
• Citizens of Korugar (Ki-Mon named; no further appearances)

Comments:
Green Lantern meets the Guardians of the Universe for the second time in this story. He is allowed to retain his knowledge this time.

It is mentioned here that Green Lantern can not be harmed while his ring is charged. This is the first mention of this power of the ring, it is often forgotten in other stories.

Synopsis:
The citizens of Valdale mysteriously vanish from the face of the Earth. Green Lantern, who is investigating the disappearance, is puzzled. He was supposed to be in Valdale when the disappearances happened, but he was delayed by another case. Suddenly GL is struck weak for a moment.

The weakness was caused by the Guardians of the Universe. They have once again pulled an astral projection of Hal Jordan to Oa. The Guardians relate to Hal the story of Sinestro, the rogue Green Lantern.

Sinestro was the ring bearer of sector 1417. Initially he performed his duties well, but he soon became corrupt. First he built a fabulous palace and dispensed justice to his constituents. When another Korugarian spoke against the despot, he was attacked by Sinestro. Finally Sinestro disolved the high council and made himself a dictator.

The Guardians, seeing the actions of this renegade, stripped Sinestro of his ring and power battery and banished him to the universe of Qward. Sinestro immediately got involved with the Weaponers of Qward and plotted revenge, beginning by capturing the Weaponers enemy Hal Jordan.

After realizing the Valdale vanishings were meant to capture him, Green Lantern’s energy duplicate is returned to Earth, this time retaining his memory of the Guardians. Once he returns, Hal flys to the inter-universe aperture that allows access to Qward. He finds it sealed. So, he flys to Coast City and uses the power ring to make the citizens invisible. Then he walks around town baiting Sinestro.

Green Lantern’s plan is successful, as he is beamed to Qward by Sinestro, who believes GL is powerless. His ring still functions however, and he defends himself. Sinestro arrainges an exchange. The lives of the Valdale citizens for Green Lantern’s. The excahnge is made, and GL is placed into a yellow bubble until his ring runs out of charge.

To escape from his prison, Green Lantern speeds up the Qwardian clock to make them believe his 24 hour charge has expired. The Weaponers release him, but his ring is still charged enough to defeat them. He imprisons Sinestro in a force bubble of his own. Finally, Hal returns to Earth and attends his engagement in Valdale.