Green Lantern #1

Three Green Lanterns surge forward against a dramatic desert canyon backdrop in this June 1990 series launch — the dominant figure in classic green-and-black charges straight at the viewer, flanked by two fellow ring-bearers in dynamic flight poses. Cover artists Pat Broderick and Mark Nelson pack the image with real momentum, and the cover's promise of "the long-awaited return of DC's greatest cosmic heroes" sets an appropriately grand tone. With writer Gerard Jones and artist Pat Broderick leading the charge on "Down to Earth," this first issue signals a fresh era for the Corps.