Silver Age: Green Lantern #1

Dressed up in loving Silver Age style, this 2000 one-shot pits Green Lantern against his most fearsome nemesis — the cover, penciled by Gil Kane and inked by Kevin Nowlan, captures a towering, snarling Sinestro looming over a diminutive Hal Jordan, whose power ring blazes in a burst of green energy as the villain's massive hands close in. The dramatic cover copy warns that the planet Thanagar itself hangs in the balance, setting the stage for Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's all-new tale written in the spirit of the era DC's banner proudly celebrates.