''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn'' is a

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published by

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. The series retold the origins of

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and how he became a

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in post-

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continuity. It is created by

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and

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, with the first issue written by

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''Emerald Dawn II''

''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II'' is the sequel to ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn''. It was published from April to September 1991. This series explores what happened during Jordan's 90-day jail sentence, when he was taken under training by

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''Green Lantern: Secret Origin''

Certain aspects and events of ''Emerald Dawn'' have been retconned by the 2008 arc '' Secret Origin'', written by

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Collected editions

''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn'' was first reprinted with newsprint-type paper and cheaper priced

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in 1991 with new cover art by M. D. Bright and

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. It was later collected as trade paperback once again in 2003 with a brand-new cover by

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and Mark Farmer (). ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II'' was collected for the first time as a trade paperback in 2003 with new cover art by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer (). This book is currently out of print. ''Green Lantern: Hal Jordan Vol. 1'' (2017) trade paperback collects both ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn'' #1-6 and ''Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II'' #1-6 in a single volume for the first time in chronological order ().

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