Green Lantern #169
In "Off on a Tanjent!", Hal Jordan finds himself drawn into a surreal psychodrama unfolding across the cosmos, a story that continues from the previous issue and deepens the mystery of the Green Lantern Corps' inner workings. On the planet Tanjent, a boy exiled for his perceived weaknesses is given a Green Lantern ring and must lead a desperate rescue of fellow outcasts returning in captured alien ships. Written by Joey Cavalieri and illustrated by Howard Simpson and José Delbo, with dynamic inks by Gary Martin and vibrant colors by Gene D'Angelo, the issue features a striking cover by Gil Kane.
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The framing sequence involves completion of a psychodrama performed by other Green lanterns for Hal Jordan and appears to be continued from the previous issue: it is continued in the next issue. In the main story, a boy on a planet of mental giants is exiled for his inadequacies, granted a Green Lantern's ring, and saves other exiles who are being attacked after returning to Tanjent in captured alien spaceships.
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