Comic Title: Green Lantern #87
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1971
On Sale Date: October 21, 1971 Newsstand Date October 21, 1971
Source: House Ad, Green Lantern #86, Page 46

Copyright Date October 28, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Newsstand Date October 21, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #8

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Beware My Power"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Neal Adams
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted In:
Green Lantern/Green Arrow #6 (1984)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection Vol. 2 TPB (1993)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection HC (2001)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow Vol. 2 TPB (2004)
Green Lantern:The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB (2006)
Showcase Presents:Green Lantern Vol. 5 TPB (2011)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow TPB (2012)
Green Lantern:A Celebration of 75 Years HC (2015)
Absolute Green Lantern/Green Arrow HC (2016)
Green Lantern/Green Arrow:Hard-Traveling Heroes Deluxe Edition HC (2018)
Green Lantern:80 Years of the Emerald Knight the Deluxe Edition HC (2020)
Green Lantern:John Stewart – A Celebration of 50 Years HC (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Green Lantern (last appearance in Green Lantern #86; next appearance in Green Lantern #87)

Guest Star(s)

• John Stewart (first appearance; next appearance in Justice League of America #110)

Supporting Character(s)

• Guardians of the Universe (last appearance in Green Lantern #81; next appearance in Superman #247)

Villain(s)

• Two would-be assassins (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Guy Gardner (last appearance in Green Lantern #59; next appearance in Green Lantern #116)

Other Character(s)

• Suzy Delancy and several other children (no further appearances)
• Jeremiah Clutcher (a senator; no further appearances)
• Fred and his partner (police officers; no further appearances)

Comments:
John Stewart becomes a reserve Green Lantern following an injury to Hal's back-up Guy Gardner in this story.

Synopsis:
When an earthquake strikes, Guy Gardner tries to rescue a young girl. He is seriously injured when he is hit by a bus. With Guy out of action for several months, Hal Jordan consults the Guardians of the Universe to appoint a new back-up Green Lantern in his stead. The Guardians steer Hal to John Stewart, an out-of-work black architect who meets the qualifications. John accepts the job.

Hal then begins training John. Their exploits soon take them to an airport where racist senator Jeremiah Clutcher is arriving. When a runaway fuel truck threatens the senator, Hal protects him, while John stops the truck. Oil from the truck spills on the senator. John admits that he let it happen on purpose.

To teach John a lesson, Hal assigns his back-up to act as a bodyguard for the senator. When an assassin strikes at a stadium rally, John refuses to pursue. Instead, John stops another shooter in the parking lot. Hal questions John's motives, until the new GL points out that the would-be assassin fired blanks. It was a setup by the senator to discredit blacks for his upcoming presidential campaign.