Secret Origins (1986) #7

[iamrman]

Writer: Steve Englehart

Pencils: Ernie Colon

Inks: Rodin Rodriguez

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The only thing of any interest in this retelling of Guy Gardner’s origin is one scene from back when he was a teacher. I couldn’t post just one half page, so I had to pad everything out.

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If people didn’t have enough reasons to dislike Guy, now we find out he was a filthy scab!

Some time later, Green Lantern reveals his secret identity and names Guy as his backup.

Guy tries to charge his ring with Hal’s lantern. It does not go well.

Guy’s girlfriend Kari gives Hal a piece of her mind.

Hal hooks up with Kari while Guy is lost in another dimension/comatose.

Next: Secret Society of Super-villains #6.

Comments

[scorntx]

Hal Jordan, always the classiest of class acts.


(Guy wearing a cardigan just looks odd.)

Maybe it's just the Englehart writing, but Kari seems to have an unusual speaking pattern.

If that's a bug in the design, seems like the Guardians should've been on that.
But with their track record they absolutely do seem like the kind to have lanterns drive people nuts on purpose, just 'cuz.

[iamrman]

At least Kari is of legal age.

[jkcarrier]

Kari's dialogue was pretty stilted under Denny O'Neil, too. I assume it's meant to suggest that English is not her native tongue, but I don't recall if they ever actually explored her background.

[onsokumaru]

For one moment, I thought Sinestro was posing as a cop.

[tripodeca113]

oh my god this changes everything about Guy Gardner.
I can't believe I ever liked him. Someone from Baltimore...