Secret Origins Vol 2 7

"The Secret Origin of Green Lantern": Guy Gardner, a physical education teacher, was almost chosen by Abin Sur as the Green Lantern of Earth. Instead, he had to wait through several injurious moments to receive his [[Green Lantern Rin

"The Secret Origin of Green Lantern"
Cover
Secret Origins Vol 2 #7
October, 1986
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Brian Bolland
The Secret Origin of Green Lantern
Writers	Steve Englehart
Pencilers	Ernie Colon
Inkers	Rodin Rodriguez
Colourists	Anthony Tollin
Letterers	Augustin Mas
Editors	Roy Thomas
The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Sandman
Writers	Roy Thomas
Pencilers	Michael Bair
Inkers	Steve Montano
Colourists	Carl Gafford
Letterers	David Cody Weiss
Previous Issue	Secret Origins Vol 2 # 6
Next Issue	Secret Origins Vol 2 # 8

Secret Origins (Volume 2) #7 is an issue of the series Secret Origins (Volume 2) with a cover date of October, 1986. It was published on July 10, 1986.

Synopsis for "The Secret Origin of Green Lantern"

Guy Gardner, a physical education teacher, was almost chosen by Abin Sur as the Green Lantern of Earth. Instead, he had to wait through several injurious moments to receive his ring, and hated Hal Jordan when he finally got it.

Appearing in "The Secret Origin of Green Lantern"

Featured Characters:

• Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

• Abin Sur (Dies in flashback)
• Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Flashback only) (Origin)
• Kari Limbo (Flashback only)

Antagonists:

• Sinestro (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Freddie Mertz (Flashback only)
• Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (Flashback only)
• Green Lantern Corps (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Ch'p (Flashback only)
  • John Stewart (Flashback only)
  • Katma Tui (Flashback only)
  • Kilowog (Flashback only)
  • Tomar-Re (Flashback only)
• Guardians of the Universe (Behind the scenes)
• Janet Sanborn (Flashback only)
• Katt (Flashback only)
• Keevon (Flashback only)
• Suzy DeLancy (Flashback only)
• Baltimore Orioles (Mentioned only)
• The Flash (Mentioned only)
• Stanley Kubrick (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Antimatter Universe (Flashback only)
• Earth-0 (Flashback only)
  • California (Flashback only)
    • Coast City (Flashback only)
    • Star City (Flashback only)
  • Maryland (Flashback only)
    • Baltimore (Flashback only)
      • Baltimore High (Flashback only)
  • Missouri (Flashback only)
    • St. Louis (Flashback only)
  • Oa (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Green Lantern Power Battery (Flashback only)
• Green Lantern Ring (Flashback only)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

• Abin Sur's Starship (Flashback only)

Events:

• Crisis on Infinite Earths (Mentioned only)
• Legends (Mentioned only)
  

Appearing in "The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Sandman"

Featured Characters:

• The Sandman/Wesley Dodds (Flashback and main story) (Origin)

Supporting Characters:

• Crimson Avenger/Lee Travis (Flashback and main story)
• Sally Stevens

Antagonists:

• Phantom of the Fair (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Bob Crane
• Charles McNider
• Fiorello LaGuardia
• Grover Whalen
• Johnny Chambers
• King George VI
• James Lawrence
• John Law
• Libby Lawrence
• Myra Mason
• Queen Elizabeth
• Ted Knight
• Tubby Watts
• Winston Smythe (Flashback only)
• Sandy the Golden Boy (Cameo)
• Wing (Cameo)
• Adolf Hitler (Mentioned only)
• Benito Mussolini (Mentioned only)
• Brooklyn Dodgers (Mentioned only)
• Charles Lindbergh (Mentioned only)
• Doris Lee (Mentioned only)
• Ezra Gill (Mentioned only)
• Francisco Franco (Mentioned only)
• General Electric (Mentioned only)
• George Washington (Mentioned only)
• Henry Luce (Mentioned only)
• New York Giants (Mentioned only)
• Popeye the Sailor (Mentioned only)
• Scotland Yard (Mentioned only)
• Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• 1939
  • New York
    • New York City
      • Manhattan
      • Queens
        • Flushing Meadows
          • New York World's Fair
            • Perisphere
  • China (Mentioned only)
  • England (Mentioned only)
    • London (Mentioned only)
  • Estonia (Mentioned only)
  • Germany (Mentioned only)
  • Japan (Mentioned only)
  • Latvia (Mentioned only)
  • Poland (Mentioned only)
  • Spain (Mentioned only)
  • Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Elektro the Robot
• Globe-Leader newspaper
• Gravity Rod
• Sandman's Gas Gun

Vehicles:

• 
  

Notes

• Guy Gardner's origin retcons his dimensional exile as being Antimatter Universe rather than Phantom Zone and Sinestro as his tormentor rather than General Zod.
• "The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Sandman" was reprinted in Last Days of the Justice Society of America. This is the first time that Sandman has his origin told, after 47 years of existence.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Secret Origins series

Recommended Reading

• Green Lantern Recommended Reading
  • Green Lantern (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 2)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 3)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 4)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 5)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 6)
  • The Green Lantern (Volume 1)
  • The Green Lantern: Season Two (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 3)
  • Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern: New Guardians (Volume 1)
  • Green Lanterns (Volume 1)
  • Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)