Genres: Action, Adventure, Superhero
Publisher:ย DC Comics
Vol 1: December 1989 – May 1990
Hal Jordan…as a young boy, he watched his father make aviation history before tragedy struck. As an adult, he dealt with that tragedy. Then came the fateful day when a flight simulator test and a flash of green light led him to a crashed alien spaceship, a ring…and a beginning that would lead to intergalactic fame. GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD DAWN is the saga of Hal Jordan, from his childhood, through his test pilot days. The tale traces his discovery of a great power and his learning to use that power that will some day make him the greatest of all the Green Lanterns.
Vol 2: April 1991 – September 1991
Hal Jordan is sent to prison for driving under the influence and injuring someone. En route to prison he sneaks away to stop a bank robbery and arrives back just in time to get strip searched (this time he was wise enough to conceal his power ring). While in prison Hal is framed for the murder of his cell mate. Hal’s caseworker Guy Gardner believes he is innocent and attempts to clear him of the crime. Meanwhile on Oa the Guardians of the Universe call upon Sinestro to train Hal.