Kyle Rayner

Kyle Rayner is a fictional character, a superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern, and at the time, the only member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, and at times as Ion. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks, Rayner first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 3, #48 (1994), as part of the “Emerald Twilight” storyline, in which DC Comics replaced Green... more

Kyle Rayner is a fictional character, a superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern, and at the time, the only member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, and at times as Ion. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks, Rayner first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 3, #48 (1994), as part of the “Emerald Twilight” storyline, in which DC Comics replaced Green Lantern Hal Jordan with the more appealing Rayner. Following Jordan’s return to Green Lantern status in the 2004–2005 limited series Green Lantern: Rebirth, and the 2005 crossover event Infinite Crisis, Kyle returned to his alias of Ion. After the events of the Sinestro Corps War, Kyle returned to his original role as a Green Lantern officer, along with a promotion to Honor Guard Illustres of the Corps. Kyle Rayner's father is a Mexican-American CIA agent named Gabriel Vasquez (Green Lantern vol. 3, #150), who has worked under various... less