They have surrounded me with their Green Power! But I spit on that power once -- and I spit on it now! 
- — Sinestro
Green Lantern Corps #217 is an issue of the series Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1987.
Synopsis for "Inside Summer Skies"
Following the signal of nearby Power Rings, the squad of John, Arisia, Katma, and Kilowog cross with the Green Lantern Corps of Klyminade, conformed by Olapet, Flodo Span, and Driq, who is half-dead, kept barely alive by the power of his ring. Flodo explains that they are the only ones who survived from the eight members of their group and that Sinestro is the one responsible for their deaths (and Driq's state), who escaped from imprisonment on Oa with the help of the MadGod of Sector 3600. Thus, the seven Green Lanterns join forces to face Sinestro together.
Meanwhile, on Earth, Hal Jordan and Tom Kalmaku check on Carl Ferris' condition after his attack at Ferris Aircraft. The doctor says that the stress of losing the entire company to Mr. Smith and the sudden disappearance and apparent "death" of Carol Ferris drew Carl to a mental breakdown. Hal tries to communicate with him, but he keeps rambling about "them" without explaining who they are. When Hal and Tom go outside, they meet Mr. Smith, and the doctor runs behind them, desperately informing them that Carl's condition got worse and he died from a sudden heart attack.
In space, the Green Lanterns continue looking for Sinestro. Now inside the territory controlled by the MadGod, they find Sinestro at a moon base attacking a nearby planet. The Green Lanterns attack and Sinestro blasts Driq, obliterating him. But that injury doesn't mean anything to someone already dead. Sinestro resists the rest of their attacks knocks them all down, ready to deal the killing blow. Suddenly, Driq reappears and destroys Sinestro's base, apparently killing the villain. While the Lanterns wonder if Sinestro is alive, the MadGod turns his attention toward them and sucks them all into a black hole.
Appearing in "Inside Summer Skies"
Featured Characters:
- Green Lantern Corps of Earth
- Green Lantern Corps of Klyminade
- Flodo Span (First appearance)
- Olapet (First appearance)
- Driq (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Guardians of the Universe (Flashback only)
- Sciencell inmates (Flashback only)
- Thomas Kalmaku
- Carl Ferris (Dies)
- Mr. Smith
Locations:
- Sector 3600 (Flashback only)
- Sector 0 (Flashback only)
- Sector 2814
Items:
Notes
- Sinestro escaped the Sciencells in Oa, with the assistance of T:D:H:D, the MadGod of Sector 3600, in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2.
- Carl Ferris thinks Carol Ferris is death, but she is actually under the influence of the Star Sapphire since Green Lantern (Volume 2) #192.
Trivia
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #2
See Also