The Green Lantern movie didn't adequately capture the legendary space police force. Tales of The Green Lantern Corps Annual 3, the last issue of the annuals, featured short stories profiling and starring many of the countless brave Green Lanterns patrolling the galaxies. Besides the Alan Moore story featuring noted Green Lantern Katma Tui, you'll discover several other gems that made the annual a must-read for any fan of the Corps. Following the similar format used in Tales of The Green Lantern Corps Annual 2, the subsequent annual focused on the minor Corps members. Unfortunately, Annual 3 proved to be the last of the series and the Green Lantern Corps monthly comic was eventually cancelled too. The short stories provided a lasting glimpse of the depth of the Corps. Other acclaimed writers and artists besides Alan Moore who contributed on Annual 3, included Kurt Busiek, Joey Cavalieri, Joe Staton, Kevin Nowlan and John Byrne. Joe Staton provided a special framing sequence starring one of the Green Lanterns featured in the annual.
Tales of The Green Lantern Corps Annual 3 included some of the following stories:
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| Katma Tui journeys to the darkest regions of outer space |
IN BLACKEST NIGHT
Katma Tui journeys to the Obsidian Deeps, an outer region Space Sector lacking any light due to it's proximity from the Sun, on an assignment by the Guardians. The purpose of her travel was to assign a new Green Lantern for that sector. What happens when she encounters a resident and potential Lantern, who doesn't understand the concept of color?
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| A Green Lantern debates the deceit of his power |
WORSHIP
A Green Lantern has abused the special powers granted by his power ring and has become a deity on his own planet. When three fellow Corps swoop down to inform of his own planet's peril. He is once again reminded of duties and as a guilt sets in, he questions the sham he has beset on his own people.
A SENSE OF OBLIGATION
A Green Lantern is fighting an intruding spaceship from attacking a nearby planet, when the unthinkable happens as the ship self-destructs and explodes. Her body and the pieces of the wreckage are hurled to the nearby planet below, from the blast. It's then revealed that the Green Lantern is pregnant but slowly dying as a result of her injuries. The unborn child is still alive but the Lantern's ring is busy searching for a successor. That successor just happens to be one of the survivors of the enemy ship.
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| A Green Lantern discovers that GLC candidates aren't obvious at first |
MANY ARE CALLED
A Green Lantern is set to retire and the Guardians direct to a nearby planet for his successor. However, upon arrival at the lush and barren planet void of any noticeable lifeforms, the Green Lantern's ring fails to find someone worthy for the Corps. After trial and error, he finally realizes who the (many) inhabitants are.
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