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Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters · 2026

Lanterns

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Two Green Lanterns investigate a crime on Earth

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Do you need to watch it before Man of Tomorrow?

Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main storynot included
  • Chronological5 of 7
  • Everything7 of 9

Post-credits scenes

No post-credits scenes. You can stop when the credits roll.

Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

In 2016, veteran Hal Jordan and rookie John Stewart, picked by the Guardians, investigate a murder in Rushville, Nebraska, where aliens are hunting a hidden Manhunter. The Manhunter is Zoe Macon; the town comes under attack, John kills Zoe, takes Hal's ring and turns down being a Green Lantern. In 2026, John comes back and finds Hal dead, his ring gone. The truth: Sheriff Kerry Kane killed Hal, afraid he'd uncover the truth about her adopted son, Noah, another Manhunter. John chooses compassion, lets Noah live and takes up the ring. The copy of Hal stored in the ring says goodbye, and John flies for the first time. Sinestro stays imprisoned, his fate unclear.

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5 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. CameoGuy Gardner, brand ambassador

    In episode 6, Nathan Fillion is back as Guy Gardner, now trying to cash in on the Green Lantern brand: a signal in the sky, his face on ads and even plans to open a bar.

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  2. ReferenceThe copied Bat-Signal

    Hal says Guy "ripped off that Bat guy over in Gotham" by putting up a Green Lantern signal in Rushville. It's the DCU's first live-action Batman nod.

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  3. ReferenceJanus Cosmetics and a Gotham sheriff

    A Janus Cosmetics poster, the company of the villain Black Mask in the comics, shows up in the series. And Sheriff Kerry Kane, it turns out, is from Gotham.

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  4. ReferenceFerris and Central City

    In episode 7, the air base nods to Ferris Aircraft in Coast City, where Hal and his father work in the comics. And his dad asks if they "beat Central," a nod to the Flash's city.

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  5. Behind the scenesA down-to-earth suit

    The muted green suit draws on Green Lantern: Earth One by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko. Hal's look is modeled on Sam Shepard's Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff (1983).

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