Reading order
Kyle Rayner Reading Order
From the last ring to the White Lantern and back to Los Angeles. 317 issues.
Kyle Rayner was a struggling freelance artist when he got the last Green Lantern ring in 1994, and for years he was the only Green Lantern there was. This guide follows him from that ring through Ion, the White Lantern and The Omega Men to the 600th issue of Green Lantern, where he becomes Earth's Green Lantern again.
Where to start
- New to Kyle? Start with Green Lantern #51, his first story with the ring, and keep going.
- Want something recent? Green Lantern (2023) #33 brings Kyle back to Los Angeles and makes him the lead of the book.
- Want one story that stands on its own? Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda's The Omega Men is twelve issues and needs no homework.
What's in it
- Only stories where Kyle is a lead or co-lead. We started from every issue ComicVine lists him in and kept the ones he drives.
- Chapters from other series are included when Kyle co-stars, like his crossovers with Green Arrow and the Flash.
- Left out: his years on the JLA, Countdown and the big events where he's one of many heroes. The era guides cover those.
- Emerald Twilight is the one exception. It's Hal Jordan's story, but it's where Kyle gets the ring.
The year in parentheses is the year the series launched, which tells the different Green Lantern volumes apart.
Released issues only, as of October 14, 2026.
The last Green Lantern (1994-1996)
Ron Marz's run, from the last ring to Hal Jordan's funeral.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 48 to 50 • Nov 1993 to Jan 1994 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, Bill Willingham, Fred Haynes
Hal Jordan's fall. Kyle appears at the end of issue 48 and gets the last ring in issue 50.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 51 to 55 • Feb 1994 to Jul 1994 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, Jamal Igle, Steve Carr
Kyle's first stories with the ring. Major Force murders his girlfriend, Alex DeWitt, in issue 54.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 0 • Oct 1994 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, Romeo Tanghal, Steve Mattsson
A Zero Hour tie-in. Kyle and Hal, now Parallax, end up on Oa together.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 56 to 62 • Sep 1994 to Mar 1995 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, Cully Hamner, Fred Haynes
Kyle moves to New York.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 63 and 64 • Apr 1995 to May 1995 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, Mark Bright
Parallax View. Hal comes back and fights Kyle for the ring.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 65 to 75 • Jun 1995 to Jul 1996 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Paul Pelletier, Darryl Banks, Ron Lim
Includes Fast Friends with the Flash (66 and 67) and Hero Quest (71 to 73), where Kyle looks for advice from Batman, Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 76 • May 1996 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Paul Pelletier
Hard-Traveling Heroes: The Next Generation. Kyle and Connor Hawke's Green Arrow pick up where Hal and Oliver Queen left off.
Green Arrow (1988)
Issue 110 • Jul 1996 • Single issues
Writer: Chuck Dixon • Art: Rodolfo Damaggio
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 77 • Jun 1996 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Paul Pelletier
Green Arrow (1988)
Issue 111 • Aug 1996 • Single issues
Writer: Chuck Dixon • Art: Rodolfo Damaggio
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 78 to 80 • Sep 1996 to Nov 1996 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, J.H. Williams III
Issue 80 ties in to The Final Night.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 81 • Dec 1996 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks
Hal Jordan's funeral.
Growing into the ring (1997-2000)
The rest of Ron Marz's run, with Kyle's team-ups with the Flash, Green Arrow and Alan Scott.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 82 • Jan 1997 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Tom Grindberg
Kyle, John Stewart, Guy Gardner and Alan Scott raise a glass to Hal.
Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends (1997)
Issues 1 and 2 • Feb 1997 to Mar 1997 • Single issues
Writers: Ron Marz, Brian Augustyn, Mark Waid • Art: Andy Smith, Bart Sears, Jeff Johnson
Kyle and Wally West team up again.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 83 to 91 • Feb 1997 to Oct 1997 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, Chris Batista, Stephen Jones
In Retribution (83 to 85), Kyle faces Fatality, who hunts Green Lanterns.
Green Arrow (1988)
Issue 125 • Oct 1997 • Single issues
Writer: Chuck Dixon • Art: Doug Braithwaite, William Rosado
Hate Crimes, a crossover with Green Arrow.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 92 • Nov 1997 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks
Green Arrow (1988)
Issue 126 • Nov 1997 • Single issues
Writer: Chuck Dixon • Art: Doug Braithwaite
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 93 to 96 • Oct 1997 to Mar 1998 • Single issues
Writers: Ron Marz, Jim Starlin • Art: Paul Pelletier, Darryl Banks, Tom Grindberg
Issue 96 starts Three of a Kind, with Kyle, the Flash and Green Arrow on vacation.
Green Arrow (1988)
Issue 130 • Mar 1998 • Single issues
Writer: Chuck Dixon • Art: William Rosado
The Flash (1987)
Issue 135 • Mar 1998 • Single issues
Writers: Grant Morrison, Mark Millar • Art: Paul Ryan
Green Lantern/Sentinel: Heart of Darkness (1998)
Issues 1 to 3 • Mar 1998 to May 1998 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Paul Pelletier
Kyle teams up with Alan Scott, the first Green Lantern.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 97 to 99 • Apr 1998 to Jun 1998 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Darryl Banks, Mike McKone
Future Shock (98 and 99) throws Kyle into a future where the Corps is a criminal organization.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 100 to 107 • May 1998 to Dec 1998 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Jeff Johnson, Paul Pelletier, Darryl Banks
Kyle and a young Hal Jordan from the past fight side by side, then Hal follows him home for Emerald Knights. Kyle isn't in issue 104.
Green Lantern: The New Corps (1999)
Issues 1 and 2 • Mar 1999 to Apr 1999 • Single issues
Writer: Chuck Dixon • Art: Scot Eaton
Kyle builds a new Corps. Jade stars in Green Lantern 108 to 111 while Kyle is off in space, so they're skipped.
Green Lantern: Fear Itself (1999)
Issue 1 • Apr 1999 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Brad Parker
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 112 to 128 • May 1999 to Sep 2000 • Single issues
Writers: Ron Marz, Jay Faerber, Dan Jurgens • Art: Darryl Banks, Ron Lim, Jeff Johnson
Kyle comes home in issue 112.
Green Lantern: Circle of Fire (2000)
Issue 1 • Oct 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan • Art: Cary Nord, Norm Breyfogle
Oblivion, born from Kyle's own fears, attacks.
Green Lantern/Adam Strange (2000)
Issue 1 • Oct 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan • Art: Cary Nord
Green Lantern/Atom (2000)
Issue 1 • Oct 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan • Art: Trevor McCarthy
Green Lantern/Firestorm (2000)
Issue 1 • Oct 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Jay Faerber • Art: Cary Nord, Ron Randall
Green Lantern/Power Girl (2000)
Issue 1 • Oct 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Scott Beatty • Art: Pete Woods
Green Lantern/Green Lantern (2000)
Issue 1 • Oct 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Randy Green
Green Lantern: Circle of Fire (2000)
Issue 2 • Oct 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan • Art: Darryl Banks, Robert Teranishi
Judd Winick (2000-2002)
Kyle gets an assistant, Terry Berg, and for a while becomes Ion.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 129 to 131 • Oct 2000 to Dec 2000 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Darryl Banks
Winick's first issues.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 132 to 136 • Jan 2001 to May 2001 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Darryl Banks, Mark Bright, Matt Wagner
While Rome Burned. Kyle and the JLA against Alex Nero, who has a yellow power ring.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 137 to 143 • Jun 2001 to Dec 2001 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Darryl Banks, Dale Eaglesham, Eric Battle
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 144 to 150 • Jan 2002 to Jul 2002 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Dale Eaglesham, Brandon Badeaux, Jamal Igle
Kyle's power keeps growing until he becomes Ion. Issue 150 ends that chapter.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 151 to 155 • Aug 2002 to Dec 2002 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Dale Eaglesham, Eric Battle
Hate Crime (154 and 155) follows the homophobic attack on Terry.
To the end of the series (2003-2004)
Winick's last issues, Ben Raab's run in space and Ron Marz's return for the finale.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 157 to 161 • Feb 2003 to May 2003 • Single issues
Writers: Judd Winick, Jay Faerber • Art: Dale Eaglesham, Jamal Igle
Winick's last issues. Issue 156 is a John Stewart story, so it's skipped.
Green Arrow (2001)
Issue 23 • Jun 2003 • Single issues
Writer: Ben Raab • Art: Charlie Adlard
Black Circle: Urban Knights, a crossover with Green Arrow.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 162 • Jun 2003 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Charlie Adlard
Green Arrow (2001)
Issue 24 • Jun 2003 • Single issues
Writer: Ben Raab • Art: Charlie Adlard
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 163 • Jun 2003 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Charlie Adlard
Green Arrow (2001)
Issue 25 • Jul 2003 • Single issues
Writer: Ben Raab • Art: Charlie Adlard
Green Lantern (1990)
Issue 164 • Jul 2003 • Single issues
Writer: Judd Winick • Art: Charlie Adlard
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 165 to 175 • Jul 2003 to May 2004 • Single issues
Writer: Ben Raab • Art: Rick Burchett, Jim Fern, Dale Eaglesham
Kyle heads into space to restore order in Sector 2814.
Green Lantern (1990)
Issues 176 to 181 • Jun 2004 to Nov 2004 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Luke Ross
Homecoming?, the last six issues of the series, ends with Kyle's showdown with Major Force.
Rebirth, Ion and the Sinestro Corps War (2004-2008)
For the Sinestro Corps War this follows Kyle's chapters. The full crossover order, with the Green Lantern Corps issues he isn't in, is on the Sinestro Corps War page.
Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004)
Issues 1 to 6 • Oct 2004 to May 2005 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Ethan Van Sciver
Hal Jordan comes back, and Kyle, John, Guy and Kilowog all have a part in freeing him.
Green Lantern Corps: Recharge (2005)
Issues 1 to 5 • Sep 2005 to Mar 2006 • Single issues
Writers: Dave Gibbons, Geoff Johns • Art: Patrick Gleason
Kyle and Guy Gardner help rebuild the Corps.
Rann/Thanagar War: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
Issue 1 • Apr 2006 • Single issues
Writer: Dave Gibbons • Art: Dave Gibbons, Ivan Reis
Jade's sacrifice leaves Kyle with the power he carries in Ion.
Ion (2006)
Issues 1 to 12 • Jun 2006 to Mar 2007 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Greg Tocchini, Fernando Pasarin, Tom Grindberg
Ron Marz's twelve-issue series about Kyle and the power of Ion.
Sinestro Corps Special (2007)
Issue 1 • Jun 2007 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Dave Gibbons, Ethan Van Sciver
Parallax takes Kyle as its new host.
Green Lantern (2005)
Issues 21 and 22 • Jul 2007 to Aug 2007 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Ivan Reis
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax (2007)
Issue 1 • Sep 2007 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Adriana Melo, Mike McKone
Kyle's fall, from inside his own head.
Green Lantern (2005)
Issues 23 to 25 • Oct 2007 to Dec 2007 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver
Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Ion (2008)
Issue 1 • Dec 2007 • Single issues
Writer: Ron Marz • Art: Ed Benes, Michel Lacombe
The power of Ion looks for a new bearer.
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issue 19 • Dec 2007 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Patrick Gleason
Green Lantern Corps (2008-2011)
Kyle co-leads Green Lantern Corps, first with Guy Gardner and later with John Stewart.
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issue 20 • Jan 2008 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Carlos Magno, Patrick Gleason
Ring Quest begins. Issues 21 and 22 are an Alpha Lantern story without Kyle, so they're skipped.
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issues 23 to 28 • Apr 2008 to Sep 2008 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Patrick Gleason, Luke Ross
Kyle and Guy open Warriors, a bar on Oa, in issue 27.
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issues 29 to 32 • Oct 2008 to Jan 2009 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Patrick Gleason
Sins of the Star Sapphire.
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issues 33 to 38 • Feb 2009 to Jul 2009 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Patrick Gleason
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issues 39 to 47 • Aug 2009 to Apr 2010 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Patrick Gleason
Kyle's side of Blackest Night.
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issues 48 to 57 • May 2010 to Feb 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Ardian Syaf, Tyler Kirkham
Revolt of the Alpha-Lanterns and The Weaponer.
Green Lantern (2005)
Issue 64 • Mar 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Doug Mahnke
Earth's four Lanterns fight their own Corps with other rings, and Kyle takes the blue one.
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issue 58 • Mar 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Tyler Kirkham
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (2010)
Issue 8 • Mar 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Fernando Pasarin
Green Lantern (2005)
Issue 65 • Apr 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Doug Mahnke
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issue 59 • Apr 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Tyler Kirkham
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (2010)
Issue 9 • Apr 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Fernando Pasarin
Green Lantern (2005)
Issue 66 • May 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Doug Mahnke
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issue 60 • May 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Tyler Kirkham
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (2010)
Issue 10 • May 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi • Art: Fernando Pasarin
Green Lantern (2005)
Issue 67 • Jul 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Geoff Johns • Art: Doug Mahnke
War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath (2011)
Issues 1 and 2 • Jul 2011 to Aug 2011 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Miguel Angel Sepulveda, Tyler Kirkham, Andy Smith
Green Lantern Corps (2006)
Issues 62 and 63 • Jul 2011 to Aug 2011 • Single issues
Writers: Tony Bedard, Scott Kolins • Art: Daniel HDR, Freddie E. Williams II, Joe Prado
The last two issues. Kyle isn't in issue 61.
The White Lantern (2011-2016)
Kyle's New 52 series, then Tom King's The Omega Men.
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issues 1 to 7 • Sep 2011 to Mar 2012 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Tyler Kirkham, Harvey Tolibao
Rings from every Corps choose Kyle at once.
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issues 8 to 12 • Apr 2012 to Aug 2012 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Tyler Kirkham, Tomás Giorello
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issue 0 • Sep 2012 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Aaron Kuder, Andrei Bressan
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issues 13 to 15 • Oct 2012 to Dec 2012 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Amilcar Pinna, Andrei Bressan, Aaron Kuder
Kyle trains with the other Corps, one emotion at a time.
Green Lantern: New Guardians Annual (2013)
Issue 1 • Jan 2013 • Single issues
Writer: Keith Giffen • Art: Andrei Bressan, Scott Kolins
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issues 16 and 17 • Jan 2013 to Feb 2013 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Aaron Kuder
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issues 19 and 20 • Apr 2013 to May 2013 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Andres Guinaldo
Wrath of the First Lantern. Kyle comes out of it as the White Lantern. He isn't in issue 18.
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issues 21 to 27 • Jun 2013 to Jan 2014 • Single issues
Writer: Justin Jordan • Art: Brad Walker, Geraldo Borges, Andrei Bressan
A new creative team sends Kyle out with the Templar Guardians.
Green Lantern: New Guardians Annual (2013)
Issue 2 • Apr 2014 • Single issues
Writer: Justin Jordan • Art: Edgar Salazar, Jed Dougherty, Stephen Segovia
Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011)
Issues 28 to 40 • Feb 2014 to Mar 2015 • Single issues
Writer: Justin Jordan • Art: Diogenes Neves, Brad Walker, Rodney Buchemi
Ends with It All Ends Here (38 to 40) and the fate of the White Lantern.
Convergence: Green Lantern/Parallax (2015)
Issues 1 and 2 • Apr 2015 to May 2015 • Single issues
Writer: Tony Bedard • Art: Ron Wagner
A Convergence tie-in with the Zero Hour era's Kyle and Hal.
The Omega Men (2015)
Issues 1 to 12 • Jun 2015 to May 2016 • Single issues
Writer: Tom King • Art: Barnaby Bagenda, Toby Cypress, Ig Guara Barros
Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda's political science fiction thriller.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016-2018)
Kyle is part of an ensemble here. These are the arcs built around him.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016)
Issues 9 to 12 • Nov 2016 to Jan 2017 • Single issues
Writer: Robert Venditti • Art: Rafa Sandoval, Ed Benes, Ethan Van Sciver
Bottled Light. Kyle and Hal are the Corps' only hope against Larfleeze.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016)
Issues 14 to 17 • Feb 2017 to Mar 2017 • Single issues
Writer: Robert Venditti • Art: Rafa Sandoval, Ethan Van Sciver
Quest for Hope. Kyle and Hal look for the Blue Lanterns, and Kyle chooses which ring to wear.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016)
Issues 26 to 29 • Aug 2017 to Sep 2017 • Single issues
Writer: Robert Venditti • Art: Rafa Sandoval
Fall of the Gods. Kyle and Hal protect Orion from the God Killers. Kyle sits out issue 28.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (2016)
Issues 33 to 36 • Nov 2017 to Jan 2018 • Single issues
Writer: Robert Venditti • Art: Jackson Herbert, Jose Luis
Twilight of the Guardians. Hal, John, Guy and Kyle rescue the last Guardians.
Back in Los Angeles (2026-now)
DC K.O.: Green Lantern Galactic Slam (2026)
Issue 1 • Jan 2026 • Single issues
Writer: Jeremy Adams • Art: Cian Tormey, Patrick Boutin-Gagné
A DC K.O. tie-in. Kyle gets knocked across the galaxy and into a wrestling federation.
Green Lantern (2023)
Issues 33 to 39 • Mar 2026 to Sep 2026 • Single issues
Writers: Jeremy Adams, Ron Marz • Art: Xermanico, Ig Guara Barros, Montos
Kyle moves back to Los Angeles and becomes Earth's Green Lantern again, starting with the 600th issue.
Covers and issue details from ComicVine.