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Green Lantern: Rebirth

Hal Jordan returns — and the modern mythology begins.

2004 – 2005

Collected in Green Lantern: Rebirth.

IssuesGreen Lantern: Rebirth #1–6

PublishedOctober 2004 – May 2005

WriterGeoff Johns

ArtistEthan Van Sciver

SourcesPublication details via Wikipedia

The story

For a decade, Hal Jordan was dead — a villain, then a sacrifice, then a ghost. Green Lantern: Rebirth brings him back, and in doing so rebuilds the entire mythology from the foundation up.

This is the perfect entry point: it re-establishes who Hal is, what the Corps means, and — crucially — it reveals the truth about Parallax and the yellow impurity. Everything Geoff Johns builds for the next seven years starts here.

Six issues. No prior knowledge required. Start here.

Key characters

Hal JordanThe return

Kyle RaynerThe torchbearer

John StewartThe Marine

Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #1 — cover artwork. Ethan Van Sciver (cover pencils and inks); Peter Steigerwald (cover colors). Artwork source & details.

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Artwork credits (4 images)

Credits refer to the illustrations shown here. Open a record for sources, adaptations and unresolved details. Some artwork and source pages contain story spoilers.

Rebirth — Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #1 — cover artwork. Ethan Van Sciver (cover pencils and inks); Peter Steigerwald (cover colors).
Hal Jordan — Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #45 (2018), Tyler Kirkham variant cover, cropped detail. Tyler Kirkham (cover pencils and inks); Arif Prianto (cover colors).
Kyle Rayner — Green Lantern (2023) #33 / legacy #600 (2026), David Nakayama variant cover, cropped detail. David Nakayama (cover art and colors).
John Stewart — Dark Nights: Death Metal #4 (2020), Stanley “Artgerm” Lau John Stewart variant cover, cropped detail. Stanley “Artgerm” Lau (cover art and colors).