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Green Lantern: Secret Origin (2026 Edition)
Return to Hal Jordan's early days with the ring and his introduction to the Corps.
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Secret Origin
Hal Jordan's origin, retold.
2008
Collected in Green Lantern: Secret Origin.
IssuesGreen Lantern #29–35
Published2008
WriterGeoff Johns
ArtistEthan Van Sciver
The story
Every hero gets their origin retold eventually — this is Hal's definitive version. The test pilot, the crash, Abin Sur's dying wish, and the choice that made him a Lantern.
Reads fine on its own, but it also quietly recontextualizes everything: Sinestro's role in Hal's early days, the Guardians' secrets, and the first hints of the larger saga. A breather between wars that deepens both.
Key characters
Green Lantern (2005) #29 — main cover. Ivan Reis (cover art); Dave McCaig (cover colors). Artwork source & details.
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.
- Secret Origin — Green Lantern (2005) #29 — main cover. Ivan Reis (cover art); Dave McCaig (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).
- Sinestro — Green Lantern (2011) #52 (2016), New 52 homage variant cover artwork. Billy Tan (variant cover pencils and inks); Alex Sinclair (variant cover colors).
- Carol Ferris — Green Lantern Corps #4 (2025), Jonboy Meyers variant cover, cropped detail. Jonboy Meyers (cover illustration).
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