DC Retroactive: Green Lantern - The '90s

ARTISTS

Writer: Ron Marz
Penciller: Darryl Banks
Inker: Terry Austin
Colorist: Allen Passalaqua
Letterer: Wes Abbott
Editor: Ben Abernathy

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CHARACTERS & SETTINGS

hero: Booster Gold

Setting: 20th-century Unknown City, DCU

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ISSUE SUMMARY

Cover Description: Green Lantern flies through rings above a city. (No Booster Gold.)

Brief Synopsis: Green Lantern fights Effigy.

Issue Summary: Green Lantern Kyle Rayner is interrupted from monitor duty in the JLA Watchtower -- where he observes Booster Gold among other heroes -- by the violent return of his foe Effigy. The enemies fight on the moon before plummeting to Earth.

Recognizing Green Lantern's reluctance to let harm come to bystanders, Effigy turns his attacks on the citizens of New York City. His efforts to save the innocent victims from Effigy drain Green Lantern's ring.

Effigy tries to ambush Kyle Rayner as he recharges the ring in his apartment, but Rayner turns the power of his lantern on Effigy. Using his recharged ring, Green Lantern hurls Effigy back into deep space. Reveal Potential Spoilers

Costume Worn: MARK XI armored power-suit

Issue Notes: The events of this issue are intended to take place in the 1990s. Effigy first appeared in Green Lantern, Volume 3, #113 and #114, in summer 1999. Effigy did not reappear until Green Lantern, Volume 3, #123 in spring 2000. Therefore, this issue must take place between those dates. Since Green Lantern and Booster Gold fought together in Green Lantern, Volume 3, #115-116, it seems logical that this issue takes place after that meeting, giving Effigy enough time to return to Earth and Green Lantern the desire to follow up on the actions of Booster Gold and Blue Beetle.

Story Notes: This issue contains two stories. Only one, "Hothead", includes Booster Gold.

Reprints: This issue contains a reprint of the story "A Beginning" originally published in Green Lantern, Volume 3, #78 in 1996.

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ISSUE ANNOTATIONS

Page 4, panel 5
Booster Gold is seen in a monitor in the JLA Watchtower Monitor Womb. Booster is one among several heroes -- including Batman, Blue Beetle, Martian Manhunter, Mister Miracle, and Superman -- that are being observed by Green Lantern Kyle Rayner while on monitor duty. This is Booster Gold's only appearance in this issue.

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ISSUE REVIEW

Boosterrific Review: Green Lantern and Effigy battle with energy constructs for 22 of 25 pages in throwback that is very loyal to stories of the period. though not groundbreaking in any way, fans of late 1990s Green Lantern comics will find this familiar and comfortable territory.

Boosterrific Rating:

• Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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