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In one of the most lovely , and meta , ways possible , Green LanternKyle Rayner proved he was n’t like any of the other Corps members . In 2001’sSuperman # 170 , Superman and Lois share anadventure with their dog Krypto , and while they duke it out with , and try on to evade , Mongul , readers are treated to a 2nd story - a children ’s story about Krypto , write by Clark Kent and illustrated by Kyle Rayner ! The issue is pen by Jeph Loeb , illustrated by Dale Keown , inked by Cam Smith and colour in by Tanya and Richard Horie .
In the early-1990s , under an editorial mandate , Green Lantern Hal Jordan , sorrow - stricken over the destruction of Coast City , went insane and slaughter the entire Green Lantern Corps as well as their leaders , the Guardians of the Universe . The sole pull through Guardian , Ganthet , travel to Earth and dedicate the last Green Lantern doughnut to artist Kyle Rayner . Over time , Raynerproved himself as Green Lantern , and he retained his closed chain when Hal Jordan , reveal to have been under the influence of Parallax , returned as a Lantern . Kyle Rayner has gone from strength to strength , act as the Corps ' ' Torch Bearer ' to carry them through the dark times , and eventually becoming an extremist - muscular White Lantern by unlocking the totality of the Emotional Spectrum . However , this unbelievable superpower sometimes obscures the fact that Rayner ’s artistic natural endowment is kernel to both his powers and his expectation .
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The tale , jell not long after Kryptoreturned to persistence , start with Lois and Clark walk the firedog , contend to control the tiptop - powered eyetooth . The walkway is cut short when Mongul , and his sister , Mongal , attack the trio , and while Krypto and Superman defend the evil pair , Lois endeavor to get to condom . finally , Krypto and Superman are able-bodied to overcome Mongul and his sister , but Superman also realizes that Krypto is too dangerous to be permit out into the general public , so he grounds the dog in the Fortress of Solitude indefinitely . Interspersed throughout the master story is another tale , made up to resemble a shaver ’s rule book , also about Krypto . Told in simple-minded narrative , the write up features illustrations of Krypto ( attend more like a puppy ) as he goes through his day , getting into shenanigan . referee then learn this cunning children ’s history is written by Clark Kent and illustrated by Kyle Rayner !
When he was inaugurate in 1994’sGreen Lantern # 48 , Rayner was intended to be adifferent kind of Green Lanternthan Hal Jordan or John Stewart , who were military men . Rayner was an artist , and this shone through in his character ’s other years ; the hard - light conception Rayner created with his mob far outpaced his predecessors , and Rayner ’s Centennial State - creator Ron Marz insisted that Rayner never create the same matter with his ring twice . However , as Rayner has begun spend more and more time in space , his artistic background has been downplay , which short - transfer everything that made Raynera distinct Green Lanternin the first lieu .
This story serves as an first-class reminder that Rayner was an creative person before becoming one of the greatest Lanterns ever , and that it ’s vital to the character ’s individuality . However , there ’s also something enjoyably meta about a laughable - leger superhero who draws laughable - book superheroes . As a writer and artist , Clark Kent and Kyle Rayner have the potential to body forth the people creating their adventures , and even to tell stories of their own .
In gain to being one of Earth ’s premiereGreen Lanterns , Kyle Rayner is an artist , a fact that sometimes get the short shrift in his stories , but fan arrest an unbearably precious , and meta , reminder of this fact inSuperman # 170 .
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