- "You have been chosen for one reason. You are a man that will overcome great fear. Hal Jordan of Earth. Do you accept this duty?"
- ―Abin Sur
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| Green Lantern | |
| Title: | "Airborne" |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $3.50 |
| Cover date: | July, 2005 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dan DiDio |
| Writers: | Geoff Johns |
| Pencilers: | Carlos Pacheco; Ethan Van Sciver |
| Inkers: | Jesus Merino; Ethan Van Sciver |
| Cover artists: | Carlos Pacheco Alex Ross [1] |
| Cover inker: | Jesus Merino Alex Ross [1] |
| Cover colorist: | Peter Steigerwald |
| Colorists: | Moose Baumann |
| Letterers: | Rob Leigh |
| Assistants: | Harvey Richards |
| Editors: | Peter Tomasi |
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| Next: | Green Lantern #2 |
"Airborne" is the title to the first issue of the fourth volume of the American superhero comic book series Green Lantern. The issue was written by Geoff Johns with artwork by Ethan Van Sciver on pages 1-4 and Carlos Pacheco on pages 5-30. The issue was inked by Jesus Merino with cover art illustration composed by Pacheco and Merino (as well as Alex Ross on the variant cover). The issue was colored by Moose Baumann and lettered by Rob Leigh. It was edited by Peter Tomasi with Harvey Richards as assistant editor. The issue shipped with a July, 2005 cover date and carried a cover price of $3.50 per copy (US) 4.75 CAD (Canada).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Abin Sur (In flashback only)
- Jim Jordan
- Chris
- Johnson
- Kristy
Organizations
- Manhunters (Behind the scenes only)
- United States Air Force
Races
- Humans
- Shark monsters
- Robots
- Ungarans (In flashback only)
Locations
Items
Vehicles
- Manhunter space vessel
- USAF fighter jets
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
Alex Ross variant cover.
- The character of Hal Jordan, aka Green Lantern, was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane. He first appeared in Showcase #22 in October, 1959 in a story titled "S.O.S. Green Lantern!" He received his first ongoing Green Lantern comic book series in August, 1960.
- This issue is reprinted in the Green Lantern: No Fear hardcover collection, released in June, 2006. It was reprinted in the Green Lantern: No Fear trade paperback collection in May, 2008.
- This issue shipped to retailers in both newsstand edition and direct market edition.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Alex Ross.
- The events of this issue take place after the events of the Green Lantern: Rebirth limited series.
- The origin of Hal Jordan is retold in this issue.
- Hal Jordan appeared last in Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1. He appears next in Green Lantern, Volume 4 #2.
- First appearance of Shane Sellers. He appears next in Green Lantern, Volume 4 #2. Shane Sellers makes a chronologically earlier appearance in Green Lantern, Volume 4 #29.
- First appearance of Jillian Pearlman. She appears next in Green Lantern, Volume 4 #2.
- John Stewart appeared last in Green Lantern: Rebirth #6.
- The Shark appeared last in Aquaman, Volume 5 #31. He appears next in Green Lantern, Volume 4 #4.
- First and only appearance of Kristy, who is a waitress at a diner in Barstow; dies in this issue.
- First and only appearance of Chris, who is Kristy's boyfriend; dies in this issue.
- First appearance of Johnson.
Recommended Reading[]
See also[]
Media
The World of Green Lantern
Green Lantern miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Green Lantern, Volume 4 #1 at DCDP
- Green Lantern, Volume 4 #1 at Comics.org
- Green Lantern, Volume 4 #1 at Comic Vine
- Green Lantern, Volume 4 #1 at the DCU Guide
- Green Lantern, Volume 4 #1 at the Green Lantern Wiki