Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2
In "Defeat!", the Green Lantern Corps races against time as they uncover a terrifying alliance between Krona and Nekron, whose combined forces threaten to tear open the rift between life and the unliving. With every fallen Guardian or Green Lantern empowering Nekron, and Nekron in turn fueling Krona, the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. Written by Mike W. Barr and Len Wein, with dynamic art by Joe Staton and Frank McLaughlin, and a striking cover by Brian Bolland, this 1981 issue delivers a high-stakes cosmic crisis that redefines the cost of heroism.
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The Green Lanterns discover that Krona has teamed with Nekron to widen the rift between the known universe and the realm of the unliving, which would destroy the universe. Each Green Lantern or Guardian who dies increases Nekron's power, who increases Krona's power.
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