First Appearance of Green Lantern in All-American Comics (1940) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Jul 10, 1940
Green Lantern first appeared in All-American Comics #16 cover-dated (July 1940). Different iterations of the DC Comics character were developed by a variety of artists and writers, including: Alan Scott by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger; Hal Jordan by John Broome and Gil Kane; and John Stewart by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams.
First Appearance of Comics Character Iron Fist in Marvel Premiere (1974) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Feb 19, 1974
On this date in 1974, Marvel Comics released Marvel Premiere #15, introducing martial arts-powered superhero Iron Fist. The cover art was created by Gil Kane, Dick Giordano, Tony Mortellaro and Gaspar Saladino and is dated (May 1974).