Cover: Keith Pollard & Rick Hoberg

Green Lantern #163

Apr 1983 · DC · 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

📊 ~44,593 copies sold its debut month

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★ 1st appearance — Hollika Rahn

About this Issue

Green Lantern #163 marks the debut of Hollika Rahn, the Green Lantern of Space Sector 1632, whose origin on the planet Rhoon — a world split between science and sorcery — gave the Corps mythology one of its more conceptually inventive members. The 'Green Magic' backup story leaned into the tension between rational and mystical worldviews in a way that distinguished it from the standard space-opera fare of the era's GL backups. Hollika's story proved durable enough to carry forward through the Darkstars era and all the way to Blackest Night, giving this introductory issue genuine long-term narrative weight. The lead story simultaneously ties off a suspenseful two-parter while advancing the ongoing Eddore/Arisia subplot, making the issue a compact showcase of the anthology format DC was refining for the title at the time.

Contains 4 stories

"...Or Give Me Death" Part II

7 pp · Superhero

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Dorine [Onu Murtu]Green Lantern [Eddore of Tront]Green Lantern [Arisia]

In ""...Or Give Me Death" Part II", Hal Jordan and Dorine push through the wreckage of a derelict spaceship toward its core battery, their bond tested as danger closes in. When Hal is thrown into the void, his Green Lantern ring races to save him—just in time to re-activate, but then vanishes without a trace, leaving only the ring behind.

Green Magic

6 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero

Green Lantern [Hollika Rahn] (first appearance)Green Lantern (Hollika's predecessor)

In "Green Magic," on the planet Rhoon, the scientific community faces a crisis when a hidden treasure is discovered beneath their exile site. The descendants of the Green Lanterns’ former allies—those once banished for wielding magic—now find themselves at odds with the scientists who seek to reclaim their world. As tensions rise, the heir to the Green Lantern ring must navigate a clash of ideologies, where science and sorcery stand on opposing sides.

Green Magic, Part Two

6 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero

Green Lantern [Hollika Rahn]

In "Green Magic, Part Two," Green Lantern finds himself caught between duty and desire when he rescues a pilot during a volatile conflict. As a fragile bond forms between them, both must navigate the growing tension between their opposing sides—each wary of trusting a connection that could unravel everything they’ve fought for.

Snap Sequence

1 pp · Superhero

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]Sinestro of KorugarRalph [Ex-Guardian of the Universe]

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History

The issue arrived during a fertile period for writer Mike W. Barr, who was juggling Green Lantern scripts alongside editorial duties at DC and the launch of Camelot 3000 with Brian Bolland — one of DC's earliest direct-market-focused maxi-series. The 'Green Magic' backup introducing Hollika Rahn was scripted by letterer and occasional writer Todd Klein with art by Chuck Patton, reflecting the era's practice of using the GL backup slot as a creative incubator for new Corps members. Editor Ernie Colon oversaw an unusually talent-dense issue that also included a Gil Kane pin-up and a comedic strip by Robin Snyder, Keith Giffen, and Colon himself.

Trivia · 9 facts

First appearance of Hollika Rahn, the Green Lantern of Space Sector 1632, homeworld Rhoon — created by writer Todd Klein and artist Chuck Patton in the backup story 'Green Magic.'
Hollika Rahn's origin: orphaned daughter of scientists, she was raised by Avir, the previous GL of Rhoon, among the planet's sorcerer exiles — masking the science-based nature of her power ring as magic.
Lead story '...Or Give Me Death, Part 2' is written by Mike W. Barr with pencils by Keith Pollard and inks by Rick Hoberg; it concludes a two-part thriller in which Hal Jordan and Dorine Clay must survive his own sentient, rogue spaceship.
The issue also advances the ongoing Arisia/Eddore subplot, with Arisia attempting to stop Eddore from defying the Guardians' orders.
Includes a special pin-up by GL co-creator and iconic series artist Gil Kane.
A comedic one-page strip by Robin Snyder, Keith Giffen, and Ernie Colon rounds out the issue's anthology format.
The letters column features a contribution from Kevin Dooley, who would later become a DC writer and editor.
Both the 'Green Magic' story and a Hal Jordan story from this issue were reprinted in the German anthology Grüne Leuchte (Egmont Ehapa) #9, September 1983.
Hollika Rahn went on to join the Darkstars alongside John Stewart and other former Corps members, and was later resurrected as a Black Lantern during the Blackest Night event.