| GREEN LANTERN by STONE ARCH BOOKS |
In 2013, Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone Publishing, released a line of Green Lantern chapter books aimed at young readers. Written by a variety of authors with illustrations by Dan Schoening, each 56 page 5.25″ by 7.5″ book featured Hal Jordan with heroes and villains from the Green Lantern mythos.
These stories are set in their own continuity with each being a self-contained adventure. Guardian of Earth presents Hal's origin as Green Lantern, followed by The Last Super Hero where he begins his training.
Battle of the Blue Lanterns
Written by Michael V. Acampora
In the far reaches of space, deadly MANHUNTER robots attack a small planet and its people. Luckily, HAL JORDAN, a member of the GREEN LANTERN CORPS is close by! The super hero stops the first wave of mechanical killers, but hundreds more quickly follow. Soon, HAL is overwhelmed, unable to hold off the assault any longer. Then suddenly, two members of the BLUE LANTERN CORPS restore his energy. HAL is thankful for the help, but it comes with a price. They want HAL to give up his GREEN RING and join the BLUE LANTERNS . . . or suffer the consequences.
Beware Our Power!
Written by Scott Sonneborn
EVIL STAR and his army are on the loose! Luckily, HAL JORDAN, the GREEN LANTERN of Sector 2814, is hot on their trail. The super hero tracks the villains to a far corner of space, a remote moon-town named Porta Cuoli. As HAL prepares to attack, a second GREEN LANTERN shows up . . . Fentara Rrab, from Sector 2815. At first, HAL is grateful for the help, but Fentara Rrab doesn't share the feeling. He's a veteran member of the GREEN LANTERN CORPS and immediately takes charge. If the two can't cooperate, this super hero duo will become a dynamic disaster.
Notes: The story differs from the solicitation in that the moon-town Porta Cuoli is a planet, Porto Collis and Arisia Rrab is the Green Lantern, not Fentara Rrab.
Escape From the Orange Lanterns
Written by Michael V. Acampora
Warriors of the GREEN LANTERN CORPS are missing all over the universe! The search for his partners leads HAL JORDAN to the jungles of Okaara, a deadly planet of danger and deception. HAL finds his friends, imprisoned and robbed of their rings. He also finds the gross, greedy LARFLEEZE, a cruel ORANGE LANTERN who creates an army of phantom fighters. Can HAL defeat an orange version of himself . . . when he is deprived of his own power ring?
Fear the Shark
Written by Laurie S. Sutton
Something fishy is at work in COAST CITY. A new super-villain rises from the peaceful waters . . . the SHARK, who uses telepathy and oceanic powers to feed off the citizens’ frenzy and fright. Luckily, citizen HAL JORDAN is secretly hero GREEN LANTERN. His power ring should be able to liquidate the SHARK’s watery weapons. But when the slippery predator sends a monstrous tsunami toward the city, can the Emerald Crusader stop the mounting wave of fear?
Guardian of Earth
Written by Michael Dahl
During a routine test flight above the deserts of the Southwest, ace pilot HAL JORDAN has a too-close-for-comfort encounter with a UFO. His jet takes a nosedive, but before HAL bites the dust, a gigantic green hand appears, grabs the aircraft, and prevents the crash. The mysterious UFO reveals HAL'S alien rescuer who possesses an amazing green ring of untold power. What does HAL do when the alien offers him the ring, and announces that the human pilot is now the new GUARDIAN OF EARTH?
High-Tech Terror
Written by Michael Anthony Steele
While on intergalactic patrol, HAL JORDAN, a member of the GREEN LANTERN CORPS, receives a distress call. A nearby planet is under attack . . . by lawn mowers! All of the planet's machines have come alive. Cars, semi-trucks, even television sets, have transformed into deadly robots. Soon, HAL learns that a superpowered robot is behind the mechanical chaos . . . TEKIK, a member of the evil SINESTRO CORPS. To stop his mini machines, the GREEN LANTERN must stop TEKIK first. Unfortunately, pulling the plug on this super-villain won't be so easy.
Prisoner of the Ring
Written by Scott Sonneborn
On a distant planet, GREEN LANTERN battles an attack of formerly peaceful robots. He learns too late that the mechanical marauders are infected by an ultra-evil, ultra-advanced nano virus hungry for power. The wizard quickly invades the nearest form of high tech energy: GREEN LANTERN’s ring. HAL JORDAN must shrink to microscopic size and enter the ring itself, or else his unlimited power will turn against the very galaxies he has sworn to protect!
Red Lanterns' Revenge
Written by Michael Vincent Acampora
HAL JORDAN, guardian of intergalactic Sector 2814, travels to Mars with two of his GREEN LANTERN CORPS teammates to investigate a mysterious crater on the Red Planet. Clues lead them to the distant planet Ysmault, but it's a trap! HAL's companions are captured by ATROCITUS, leader of the rebellious RED LANTERNS. But if HAL gives in to his anger, the mad Atrocitus will grow in strength, take over Earth's solar system, and become even more powerful than HAL!
Savage Sands
Written by J.E. Bright
The immortal super-villain VANDAL SAVAGE is loose! He has escaped prison and fled to the timeless tombs of Egypt, where he raises an army of living mummies. HAL JORDAN, as GREEN LANTERN, soars into the shifting sands to defeat the zombie-like rampage, but VANDAL SAVAGE has another weapon. He animates the sleeping Sphinx itself! HAL must solve the ancient riddle of the stone-cold creature, or he’ll never leave Egypt alive.
The Last Super Hero
Written by Michael Dahl
HAL JORDAN of Earth is recruited to join an intergalactic law enforcement squadron known as the GREEN LANTERNS. He is summoned to their headquarters on the planet Oa, which lies at the center of the universe. Unknown to HAL, or any of his new alien partners, is that a traitor lurks within their league. Betrayal and destruction strike Oa without warning. The GREEN LANTERNS mysteriously lose their powers just as they face their greatest enemy. HAL must quickly learn to become a super hero before he becomes the last.
The Light King Strikes!
Written by Laurie S. Sutton
After patrolling the galaxy, HAL JORDAN, a member of the GREEN LANTERN CORPS, streaks toward Earth. The neon lights of downtown Las Vegas guide the super hero toward his final destination. Then suddenly, the brightest city on the planet goes dark! Touching down, HAL spots the source of the black out . . . the brilliant but evil, DR. LIGHT! He'll stop at nothing to absorb all the light in the universe and become the most powerful super-villain ever created. HAL must put an end to this light king's reign, or it'll be lights out for him as well.
Web of Doom
Written by Michael Anthony Steele
HAL JORDAN can't get a break! He tries to free a fleet of intergalactic battle cruisers from the energy webs of the ruthless KIRIAZIS. But the crosiers cruisers don't want his help. The war-like race wants to fight their own battles. Then, as KIRIAZIS spins her evil plans, another villain arrives and causes problems for everyone. The only way out of this sticky situation is for GREEN LANTERN to team up with his former foe. Can the two warriors work together or will this epic battle become an epic fail?