Tangent Comics: Green Lantern Vol 1 1

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 * Title              = Tangent Comics
 * Image              = Tangent_Comics_Green_Lantern.jpg
 * Volume             = 1
 * Issue              = 1
 * Month              = December
 * Year               = 1997
 * NextIssue          = -


 * Executive Editor   =
 * CoverArtist1       = J.H. Williams III


 * Editor1_1          = Eddie Berganza
 * Editor1_1          = Dana Kurtin
 * Writer1_1          = James Robinson
 * Writer1_2          = John Ostrander
 * Writer1_3          = Andy Lanning
 * Writer1_4          = Dan Abnett
 * Penciler1_1        = J.H. Williams III
 * Penciler1_2        = Georges Jeanty
 * Penciler1_3        = Mike Mayhew
 * Penciler1_4        = Ryan Sook
 * Inker1_1           = Nick Gray
 * Inker1_2           = Wade Von Grawbadger
 * Inker1_3           = Drew Geraci
 * Colourist1_1       = Lee Loughridge
 * Letterer1_1        = Dave Lanphear


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 * StoryTitle1        = From Beyond the Unknown
 * Synopsis1          =

The Green Lantern introduces herself and tells three tales from three deceased individuals. Which she uses her magical lantern in resurrecting the deceased so they can perform their task in bringing themselves to rest in peace.

Comet's Tale
Green Lantern introduces Captain Comet, a hero of the war in Czechoslovakia. Captain Comet was a African-American college student of the 1960s who received his powers from a freak accident when a glowing comet enters over his campus, which one of its pieces broke on impact and pierce his skull. Within a decade he was a hero and broke the racial boundaries of a "black superhero" by proving himself his patriot for his country. In which he enter into the war with Russia. While defending the Pilsen U.S. Army base in Czechoslovakia, he encountered a Soviet missile carrying the Red Tornado mist-virus. His efforts to divert the missile was heroic, but was distracted by an unexpected explosion at the Pilsen base and inadvertently causing the missile to detonate and killing him.

Resurrected by Green Lantern, Captain Comet angrily enter the household of Senator Edward Manson in the middle of his art gallery display. After subduing Manson's guests the Flash and the Atom, Captain Comet whisk Senator Manson away to a isolated area. Captain Comet talk to Manson, recalling the destruction of the Pilsen base and that Manson was stationed there. And he now knows that Mason was a Russian spy who had planted a bomb at Pilsen. Given that his status was hardly known by the Russian high command, Manson defected to Americana and entered into politics. Manson admits and reveals that the bomb he was to plant was unintended, and was to be use at a later date. When he was given a mission by the Americans and left the base, his possessions were relocated to the base's new barracks. Theorizing that moving them activated the bomb. Given to circumstances, he would've died if he still stayed there. Manson tells that staying in America made him a good man and that his espionage was a duty that he was thrust upon by his Russian heritage. Captain Comet still want revenge, but refuse to kill Manson as it is not a personal vendetta given that he is resurrected for the loved ones of those that died at Pilsen. Instead he knows what price he will pay for Manson once he goes back to his home before leaving.

Some hours later, Senator Manson reaches to his home to find it ablaze. He learns that Captain Comet came and incinerated his paintings, which he greatly cherish. Captain Comet returns to his grave with justice having been done.

Tales of the Unexpected
In the second story, King Faraday was a Moldavian exile who'd love for solving crimes. However, as a guest flight with a pilot, Arthur Curry, of Captain Boomerang's stunt pilots, an engine malfunction and forcing Faraday and Curry to eject from the airplane's cockpit. But the rapid expulsion for Faraday's large form snapped his neck. He now returns from his grave and meet his friend Roy Raymond, publisher of the House of Mystery, for publishing his last mystery he hadn't yet solve. Hoping that this last tale would bring him peace.

Faraday was solving the murder of millionaire Ralph Digby, who was killed with a bullet to the head. There was no clues, witnesses nor motive. But Faraday learned that Digby had wronged both business partners and rivals. Among his latest was Alfred Pennyworth, whose publishing empire Digby had bluntly seized. Faraday met Pennyworth, and though Pennyworth dislike Digby there wasn't any mild hatred trace within him to even kill Digby. However, Pennyworth did opened his records to Faraday which led him to learn Digby's seizure was his plan to shutdown magazines and book departments that were failing and then sell the more streamlined, profitable result to a group of buyers. By turning them into more video magazines. Faraday then recalls that there was once clue at the scene of Digby's murder: a bullet lodged in a wall exactly six inches away from where Digby stood. Given that the killer had miss the first shot. Also Faraday reveals to Raymond that Pennyworth's records shows that one of the failing companies that Digby was to close down was Raymond's House of Mystery. It was when Digby was killed and soon later Raymond reverse his company's failure. Faraday then points out that Raymond is the killer. He acknowledge that Raymond loved his company and cannot afford to lose it. And also he was good shooter before an accident during a hunting accident caused to lose his right eye. With his loss of his eye to aim, Roy failed to kill Digby on the first shot and he had to angled his gun to the side to again shoot Digby.

Faraday tells Raymond that he will not to the police about this and that he only came to gain his final rest by reporting his final mystery to Raymond, as he have always done. And that there is no reason to go on, given Raymond the decision to publish the story or not, and that Digby was never a good man. Before leaving, Raymond gives him and himself drinks of brandy as a final farewell between them.

Return to Sender
A reporter from World's Finest interviews pilot Arthur Curry, the newest member of Captain Boomerang's fliers, about how he came to be a pilot and Captain Boomerang. During the Second World War, Captain Boomerang was known as Adam Clay who lived on his Australian family's plantation in Burma. When the Japanese invaded, Clay's parents and family were killed before they could escape. Only Adam escaped in the family's old cropduster plane. Soon later his tragic experience changed him to becoming fighter pilot and found a group of disenfranchised from around the world like himself affected by the Axis. Forming a private air corps, and due to Adam's Australian background called himself Captain Boomerang. Most especially after the team's planes, with their distinctive V-wing formation. Boomerang and team fought through World War Two and other adventures that is already happening. After fighting other wars in the fight for freedom, Captain Boomerang stayed young from genetic surgery and thus never having to retire or stand down as leader. However, Captain Boomerang is still deeply sad of not just of his family but someone he had love.

Arthur Curry himself found himself on Boomerang's team during an aerial exhibition among the spectators when a team of aerial villains known as the Darkstars attacked. During their dogfight and not noticing that a single Blackstar broke away and came for the crowds, Arthur see to stopping it and flied a flier and shot it down. This earned his recognition on Boomerang's fliers. Even when he was involved for the death of his passenger, King Faraday, and was close to being booted from the team Boomerang vouched for him. Arthur reveals that he doesn't have family as his mother, Michelle Curry, was a war reporter during the war in Czechoslovakia who was killed in the Pilsen base explosion. He also tells he doesn't know about his father and that Captain Boomerang and his fliers are the only surrogate family he has. The reporter is intrigued and shows Arthur a letter and photo that Captain Boomerang is Arthur's father. It is reveal that Michelle and Boomerang were close lovers, and that Boomerang had tried to propose Michelle but her independence left her undecided. But when pregnant with Arthur, she told Boomerang that she would marry him in a letter. Unfortunately, after Arthur was born (which she'd was unsure of telling this to Boomerang) this didn't happen since her death in Czechoslovakia. Stunned, Arthur needs to tell this to Boomerang as he runs off. It is in the end that the reporter is a resurrected Michelle Curry as she returns to her grave, happy to see that her message to her son and Boomerang came through.

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters: Villains: Other Characters:
 * Appearing1 =
 * Green Lantern
 * Captain Comet
 * King Faraday
 * Captain Boomerang
 * Senator Edward Manson
 * Roy Raymond
 * Arthur Curry (Earth-9)Arthur Curry
 * Michelle Curry
 * The Atom (Adam Thompson)
 * The Flash (Lia Nelson)
 * Ralph Digby
 * Alfred Pennyworth
 * Metal Men
 * Sam Schwartz

Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * Raven
 * House of Mystery Publications
 * Red Tornado Warhead

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