or "The Iron Lantern's Emerald Escape!"



In part three of our four-part series on the greatest comic book stories never told, we uncover two epics that would have left DC Comics unrecognizable in their wake. Join The Unreal Experts as they trek through the heart of darkness to battle a mysterious adversary with plans to expose their favorite heroes' deepest frailties, are rescued by a cosmic soldier of fortune with a care-free attitude and unsettlingly familiar color scheme, and ponder along the way just how generic a company is willing to make a single character. What story nearly gave the DC Universe its own answer to "Watchmen"?What was the original identity of Guy Gardner? What kind of a name is Trammel Soloman?


To find out, well, you'll just have to listen!







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FURTHER READING

The original pitch for Crisis Of The Soul

Concept sketch for Trammel Soloman

First ever sketch of Guy Gardner's classic costume (and that name...)

Concept art for The Corruptor 

The Corruptor's beautiful Tom Hiddleston face

Be Research Mike and buy your own copy of Back Issue #9 for the full Crisis scoop

An interview with Gerard Jones on his Green Lantern run, and "Emerald Twilight"

The original solicits for "Emerald Twilight"

This episode's cover is an edit of this Parallax sketch by Georges Jeanty