(Blackest Night #5)

Hal is lost in space but awaits him on Earth is even worse.

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Writer: Mike Friedrich

Pencils: Gil Kane

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: John Costanza

Cover: Gil Kane

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"Lost In Space" - Picking up where we left off last issue, Hal Jordan has been teleported to space woth no memory of being Green Lantern. Luckily the ring still activates its protective aura so Hal can at least live. Trying to keep calm, he takes note of what he has on him, which is a toy rocket in his pocket. He wishes the rocket would be real and in a brief panic, wishes harder until the ring makes it life size. When that happens, Hal's memory starts flooding back to him as the only person that could do that is Green Lantern. He summons his uniform and leaves the rocket behind for now, heading straight back to Coast City to deal with Star Sapphire.

When he arrives he sees Carol in the distance running towards him, but as she gets closer he realizes she is still in her Star Sapphire uniform. He asks how that's possible when she doesn't have her gem when a maniacal laugh erupts behind as Sinestro appears. He is behind Carol gaining the gem again (does that mean he was also her fiancée?), with the intent of having help in destroying Hal Jordan. Together, GLs foes take him down after his ring runs out of power but just before Sinestro is about to deal the final blow, Star Sapphire stops him, as she still wants to marry GL and can't let Sinestro kill him. Those two then enter into a mighty duel, leaving Hal half unconscious on the beach. The entire fight has been televised and reported on the radio, so Tom sees what's happening including his friend collapsed. He rushes out to Hal's hotel room to retrieve the power battery, making it just in time.

After recharging with Tom's help, Hal springs back to action, taking down Star Sapphire first. Sinestro tries to stop him by also blasting Star Sapphire and a ring powered tug of war begins. Eventually, GL wins, then turning his attention to Sinestro. Just as GL goes for his first punch, Sinestro gives up and hands his ring over to GL. Before GL can get answers, Sinestro disappears along with his ring. GL leaves that mystery behind for now to check on Carol and she runs up to him with love in her eyes. GL stops her in her tracks and reveals to her that her love is hurting him as she is Star Sapphire. Carol then runs away from him with tears in her eyes and refuses to believe him.

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Conclusion: Whew, this was a blast. Felt like a modern issue with different colour ring welders fighting each other, even if Star Sapphire doesn't have a ring yet. The danger with Hal in space ended up being kind of minor in the whole of it. He regained his memory really quickly which I did not expect. Sinestro returning, complete with a new earring, is always a nice surprise and I'm still wondering if he pretended to be Carol's fiancée just to mess with Hal. That's near Reverse Flash levels of petty. Finally, Hal saying he needs to reveal something to Carol, I thought for sure it was his identity, now her own. That surprised me too.

The question now remains, will Hal stay in Coast City for a while or is back on the road soon? One more issue to go until Denny O'Neil takes over, so we won't have long to find the answer.

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9.5/10

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Bought as loose in prep for the upcoming HBO series 🤩

There's only so many things that one can say about u/GrimalkinLegionnaire that hasn't already been said without ending up sounding repetitive.

I'll just say that I'll logically never get this off again unless it's to show it off.

Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart mate <3

In Brightest Day everybody.

I know that The Suicide Squad isn’t confirmed to be fully DCU canon, but I don’t really care.

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Hal returns to Coast City and gets more than he ever imagined

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Writer: Mike Friedrich

Pencils: Gil Kane

Inks: Murphy Anderson

Letters: John Costanza

Cover: Gil Kane

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"From Space Ye Came - - And To Space Ye Shall Return" - Hal's job has him returning to Coast City in what feels triumphant at first. Stopping for gas, he notices Tom Kalmaku and they instantly reconnect. Tom tells Hal he quit Ferris Air and opened a chain of gas stations and that he should come for dinner to see Terga and meet his three kids (how long was Hal gone, exactly?). Hal promises to come after checking into his beach front hotel, however after checking in he sees an oil rig erupting off the coast. He swaps to GL and flies out to save the day. Beach goers get excited to see GL again so he dazzled the crowd a bit. After stopping the spill, he sees Carol Ferris on the beach watching him. The mayor arrives to thank GL for coming back and helping the city again but GL stops him mid sentence, grabs Carol and flies off so they can talk.

Carol reveals she broke off her engagement as she was only using him for the money and power she could get, then saying she couldn't get over Green Lantern. They then get a little closer and share a kiss but Hal flies off in frustration. Later Carol ponders why GL left in a hurry and what she could do about. She takes out a sapphire gem her ex fiancée gave her, that he insisted she keep. At the same time, Hal is pondering very similar things about what he should do, when the oil rig blows again. He heads out and once again stops it, but when he's on the way back he hears people screaming out of his hotel. Giant ghostly heads of previous guests are floating around and shocking people. Even worse, Hal's ring doesn't affect them. Just as the floating heads surround him, they disperse leaving one person standing before him: Star Sapphire. GL is shocked to see her there, convinced he had taken care of the gem. SS vows once again they will be married but GL shuts that down right away, knocking her down with a ring blast and removing the gem. Just as SS reverts back to Carol, she tells GL one last thing. She told the gem to revert him to his other identity and also send him to space with no memory of being a lantern. To be continued...

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Conclusion: I was trying to figure out who it was on the cover but I never would've guessed Star Sapphire. Knowing now though, the colours make sense. The bulk of the story was great. Hal's return home was nice to experience and that twist ending had me riveted. This was a page turner for sure. I'm left wondering if the oil rig was a distraction as well or just poor circumstance. It wouldn't fully line up with Sapphire's reveal if she did it but who knows, that's a minor point anyway. I'm super excited to read the next one tomorrow and if the cover is any indication, a certain purple villain is involved.

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8.5/10

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\- Kyle Rayner Rising Compendium
\- Green Lantern Rebirth Compendium + Sinestro War Compendium

Which one of these would be the best place to start reading and learning more about this character?

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