#51 - This is Kyle's first solo adventure. He goes up against a baddie named Ohm, who has it in for the old Green Lantern, Hal Jordan (this is a recurring theme for a while kiddies, get used to it). In the first round, Kyle gets his clock cleaned, but in the second round he wises up and puts his imagination to good use and whoops up on Ohm. In the meantime he tells his girlfriend, Alex, about his new-found abilities, and redesigns the costume. In the very end, a couple big bad guys by the names of Mongul and Major Force break out of a maximum security prison for super-powered villains.
#52 - As Kyle is
getting used to his new powers he gets an unexpected visit from another
super-villain, Mongul. Apparently Mongul is a little upset about
having spent years in prison, and blames Hal for it. Now that he's
out, he's got a bone to pick with Green Lantern, and it doesn't matter
which one. Things look bad for Kyle, as the book ends with a "Too
Be Continued..."
As a background story, a government agency has found a piece of glowing
green metal that was found in the alley where Kyle received his ring.
Could there be a connection. . . (of course there is silly, why else would
I mention it here).
#53 - Mongul's nearly killed Kyle. Wouldn't this be interesting, kill off the Green Lantern three issues after introducing him. No, actually Superman comes to the rescue. In an extended battle, it is discovered that the ring no longer has the vulnerability to yellow, which comes as a surprise to everyone; Superman and Mongul remember the old Ring, while this is the first Kyle ever heard about it. Anyway, Kyle ends up hitting Mongul like a locomotive, actually he hits him WITH a locomotive, which puts Mongul out of commission. A little more on that glowing green metal is explained as the government agency contracts Major Force to get the ring from Kyle, in any way necessary.
#54 - Kyle and his girlfriend spend a night on the town, Kyle in his GL uniform. He drops her off at her apartment and is invited to spend the night. He thinks it's a pretty good idea, but there's a disturbance downtown, so he flies off to take care of it. It's apparently a section of L.A. from the year 2088 that has somehow been transported through time to 1994. While he's dealing with the situation, Major Force shows up at Alex's apartment and tries to squeeze some information out of her, literally. He mutilates her body and stuffs it into the refrigerator for Kyle to find. Naturally Kyle isn't happy about this and starts to beat the ever-luvin' crap out of Major Force. He does pretty well, but, unfortunately, the ring runs out of energy, and Major Force is still standing.
#55 - The glowing green metal from a couple issues back turns out to be the GL battery and Kyle gets a much needed recharge. He manages to really whoop up on Major Force and when he gets him incapacitated, Kyle begins questioning Major Force about who sent him. This doesn't go very far as the always astute L.A.P.D. shows up and orders the GL to surrender. Kyle flies home where he is greeted by the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Alan tells Kyle about the previous GL, and how Hal went crazy. He also tells him of the upcoming crisis, a crisis in time, and how his help will probably be called upon. In the very end, Alan's prophetic words come true as Superman shows up with Metron (a god or something), asking for help. For more on Zero Hour, check out the trade paperback, it's a pretty good read.