Secret Origins #18
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Before and After Science" traces the ancient origins of the Star-Heart, a celestial relic that descends to prehistoric Earth and is forged into a lantern—centuries before Alan Scott would wield its power. Written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by George Freeman, this issue blends myth and science with a vivid, otherworldly tone, grounded in the mystery of how a cosmic artifact shaped a legend. The cover by Bill Sienkiewicz captures the story’s primal grandeur with striking, dynamic detail.
In "Before and After Science," Jack Ryder—once a man caught in the crossfire of crime—wakes from the brink of death transformed by a desperate experiment. Drugged, shot, and left for dead by a mob boss, he’s revived by the enigmatic Professor Yatz, only to emerge as the mysterious and volatile Creeper.
In "The Tale of the Green Lantern," a fragment of the ancient Star-Heart descends to Earth in antiquity, forged into a lantern that awakens with a will of its own. When it finally finds its way to Alan Scott, the lantern grants him power unlike any other—ushering in a legacy that would shape the future of the Green Lantern Corps.
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Reprinted in Last Days of the Justice Society of America #[nn] (2017)
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