Issue Description

Overview

Part 3 of "Secret Origin" explores the beginnings of Earth's Green Lantern — Hal Jordan! Hal meets the Green Lantern who will teach him everything he knows: Sinestro! But Sinestro has another mission on this primitive mudball called planet Earth…a mission not even the Guardians of the Universe are aware of.

• Hal is amazed at what he was able to do with the power ring from the last issue but at the moment the only thing he's really paying any attention to is Carol Ferris. We see that Tom is amazed right away at what Hal as Green Lantern can do, but not everyone is as impressed. Hector Hammond seems jealous at first by the appearance of the new superhero but then is interested in the fact that Hal seems new to his powers and offers Hal the opportunity to assist him in helping him understand what he is capable of. Hal turns down the offer. Carol seems very impressed with Green Lantern and tells of Hector Hammond, saying that he's a employee and she doesn't date employees. Hector reminds Carol that he is a consultant to Ferris Aircraft and that she can't speak to him that way but a phone call takes him away from the confrontation.

• Hal goes back to the crash site and tries to figure out who the mysterious alien was. He surmises that he must have been some kind of solider or officer and makes a burial for the fallen Abin Sur feeling that it was the right thing to do Hal then picks up the green lantern in the ship. The ring explains to Hal that the lantern is his power battery and suddenly, the ring becomes locked onto the battery which freaks out Hal just a bit. Then the ring tell Hal that his training is about to begin and Hal is transported to OA.

• Hal arrives at OA and things don't start off so smoothly for Hal. He is almost run over by another Green Lantern flying in his direction who has less than nice words for the newcomer. As Hal tries to figure out where he is, a fin-headed alien looks at Hal and senses something is wrong with his friend Abin Sur as he can tell the Earth man has Abin's ring. The ring then brings Hal to a group of rookie and plops him in the mud. Someone tells Jordan that he needs to treat his battery better and ribs him a bit on his landing. Welcome to ringslinging 101. Meet your instructor, Kilowog. Hal and Kilowog don't start things off on the right foot when Kilowog pushes Hal back in line with the rest of the rookies, Hal fights back and makes a giant green boxing glove and take Kilowog out with one punch. When Ch'ip tell Hal he shouldn't have done that and Hal asks why, Kilowog says because he's been waiting all day to find someone to make an example out of.

• The army is investigating two crashed landings that they had been monitoring. Major Stone is leading one of the search parties and Hector Hammond is along to help identify what they find. What they find is a crashed space ship. However when ground troops go in to investigate, the newly freed Atrocitus appears from underwater, killing the soliders and claiming that death will come to all that the Green Lantern Corps rule over. He swears by the survivors of sector 666.

• Back on OA, Kilowog is showing the rookies about how to make a force bubble by "volunteering" Hal to be inside the bubble. Ke'Haan is giving praise to a rookie named Ahtier, but wonders why he is so quiet. The rookie responds by saying that he fears his duty and that Green Lanterns are supposed to shine bright but in the end, their lights burn out quicklyand Ke'Haan responds by saying that if the human can make it, so can he. Hal wills himself out of Kilowog's bubble which seems to impress Kilowog a bit but then Kilowog throws a yellow disc at Hal and it goes right through Hal's emerald hand and smashes him in the face. The other rookies wonder why Hal tried to use his ring against the disc as everyone knows that the ring does not work against anything yellow. When Hal questions why the ring wouldn't work against anything yellow, Kilowog and him have some words before being interrupted by Tomar Re.

• Tomar Re introduces himself to Hal and tells him that he is the Green Lantern of sector 2815 which more or less makes them neighbors. Tomar asks Hal how Abin died and he tells Tomar that Abin died when his ship crashed in the desert, which puzzles Tomar as he explains that Abin didn't need a ship. Hal asks Tomar why then Abin Sur would use one and he explains to Hal that Abin Sur allowed himself to feel fear. He also goes on by telling Hal that Abin Sur disobeyed the Guardians territorial edict by pursuing an enemy outside of his sector. Abin Sur was after a group called the Empire of Tears. After his encounter, Abin Sur became paranoid. He became obsessed with Doomsday Prohechies and Prisms. Fractured light and splintered souls. Nothing Abin said seemed to make sense which Hal replies that nothing makes sense to him now. Tomar Re shows Hal the great book of OA and how the tales of the Green Lanterns are recorded there and that one day so will his. Tomar then tells Hal that if you ever need help, ask for it.

• Hal continues on with his training alongside the other rookies as Kilowog and Ke'Haan take them through the steps of becoming a full-fledged Green Lantern. They continued to practice until the day came that Ke'Haan and Kilowog felt that their training was over. All of them had done well and Hal and the rest of the rookies earned their Green Lantern badge. All of the rookies powered their rings with the main power battery as they recited the Green Lantern oath and as Hal did it, his Green Lantern badge appeared on his chest. He had become a full-fledged Green Lantern.

• Elswhere, a Green Lantern is asking one of the Guardians why he was not told of Abin Sur's fate and the Guardian replied that the Green Lantern was busy and they did not want to distract him from his duties. When the Green Lantern said when has his he ever been distracted, the Guardian commented that his record was far superior to other Green Lanterns and that he was considered the greatest by many. The Guardian tells the Green Lantern that his new assignment is to go to Earth and contact Abin Sur's replacement and investigate the circumstance of his death. He also tells the Green Lantern to call him Ganthet. The Green Lantern is surprised as he thought the Guardians didn't have names. Ganthet tells the Green Lantern that it is so that he will know him. The Green Lantern says that it's against the terriotorial edict for Green Lanterns to team up but Ganthet tells him to break that edict for his mentor and friend. The Green Lantern agrees and Sinestro is on his way to Earth. See ya next month when Hal Jordan meets Sinestro for the first time.

Green Lantern (2005)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

The fourth volume of Green Lantern began in 2005 in the aftermath of Green Lantern: Rebirth, which saw the return of fan favorite Hal Jordan. In the beginning of the series Hal tries to re-acclimate into society and life, both as Hal Jordan: Test Pilot and Hal Jordan: Green Lantern of Sector 2814. As critically acclaimed writer Geoff Johns reinvents Hal Jordan and reintroduces him into the DCU he comes across various problems and threats throughout the run. With Coast City being rebuilt Hal takes residence there, even if barely anyone else has. The Manhunter Androids, Cyborg-Superman, Shark, Hector Hammond and Black Hand cause serious problems for Hal. The Black Hand who becomes immensely important later on in the series.

Hal Jordan, however, is not the prized possession of the Green Lantern Corps he once was. Having to deal with rookie Lanterns who know only of his destruction, returned Lanterns who were thought dead, and the Guardians, as always, disagreeing with some of his methods. Life isn’t easy for Hal on Earth either. Coast City has problems rebuilding and re-populating. Hal Jordan, during the One Year Later story arc, was a prisoner of war, stranded without his power ring, a plot that stuck around for a considerable amount of time as Hal felt guilt for not having it on him. The series then focuses on the Secret Origin of Hal Jordan, going into detail on key components that would propel the book forward, such as Abin Sur’s death, Hal's Fall out with his Family, Ferris Air, his relationship with the Air Force, The Blackest Night Prophecy, and Black Hand. Major Guest Stars include Batman, Green Arrow, Alan Scott, The Green Lantern Corps, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, The Flash, and many, many more.

Major Story arcs include the Sinestro Corps War, Secret Origin, Rage of the Red Lanterns, Agent Orange and Blackest Night. These arcs are all connected to Blackest Night. Sinestro Coprs War follows Sinestro as he builds his own Corps in hopes of apparently strengthening the Green Lanterns, giving the Guardians a reason to re-write the Book of Oa. It also introduces the yellow power ring proper. The storyline also saw the conclusion to Coast City being repopulated and becoming the "City without Fear" in the aftermath of the war. The Sinestro Corps War also served as the prelude to the other five color corps being created through the actions of the war between the Green Lantern Corps and the Sinestro Corps and the lead in to The Blackest Night. Shortly afterwards, the creation of the Alpha-Lanterns was established. As the Green Lantern Corps decided to police their own ranks with Green Lanterns that were turned into cyborgs similar to the Manhunters. The story saw fellow Green Lantern, Laira fall from grace, losing her status as a Green Lantern and becoming a Red Lantern before going into Green Lantern: Secret Origin. Secret Origin deals with Blackest Night as it is mentioned numerous times throughout the arc, also introduces a key player, Atrocitus, who later becomes the key antagonist in the Rage of the Red Lanterns. It also retells the origns of Hal's early days with the Corps, Sinestro and the origins of Black Hand before returning to the present. Rage introduces the Red and Blue Lantern Corps. Agent Orange introduces the single Orange Lantern, Larfleeze. Blackest Night introduces the Black Lantern Corps, Indigo Tribe, as well as the White Lantern Corps. Nekron raises the dead of the DCU in order to control the universe and bring about the end of Life, which is believed to be the only true "peace" known. At the end of Blackest Night, it is revealed that Earth is the center of Life in the Universe. During the arc, the Corps had a truce, focusing on destroying the threat of Nekron and the Black Rings. Afterwards, the leaders of the Corps have settled on Earth as the New Guardians arc is ongoing. During this ongoing arc, a new threat emergences in the form of an apparent prisoner, who is discovered to be Krona of the Green Lantern Corps, who is taking the Entities of each Corps for some sort of purpose yet to be determined.

For Post Flashpoint volume 5, refer to Green Lantern.Collected EditionsNo Fear (#1-6, Green Lantern Secret Files 2005)Revenge of the Green Lanterns (#7-13)Wanted: Hal Jordan (#14-20)The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 1 (#21-23, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1, Green Lantern Corps #14-15)The Sinestro Corps War (#21-25, Green Lantern Corps #14-19, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1)Absolute Sinestro Corps War (#21-25, Green Lantern Corps #14-19, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special #1)The Sinestro Corps War Vol. 2 (#24-25, Green Lantern Corps #16-19)Green Lantern By Geoff Johns Omnibus Volume 2 (#26-52)Secret Origin (#29-35) / Secret Origin (#29-35; Ryan Reynolds Introduction edition)Rage of the Red Lanterns (#26-28, #36-38, Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lantern #1)Agent Orange (#39-42)Blackest Night: Green Lantern (#43-52)Brightest Day (#53-62)Green Lantern By Geoff Johns Omnibus Volume 3 (#53-60)War of the Green Lanterns (#63-67)

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