Story: "The Bonds of Friends and Lovers" (22 Pages)

Credits: Judd Winick (plot, script); Darryl Banks (pencils); Rich Faber (inks); Chris Eliopoulos (letters); Moose Baumann (colors, color seperations); Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character: Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)

Supporting Characters: Jade, Terry Berg

Other Characters: André Choi; Elaine Berg (first appearance; Terry's mother; next in issue #154)

Synopsis:

Jade responds to Kyle's proposal of marriage with a 'not yet', but does decide to go back into the super-hero business using the 'spare' Green Lantern ring. When he tells Terry, the young man behaves very oddly, telling Kyle that he really doesn't care about Jen, and that he didn't want Kyle to be with her. Only after he leaves does Kyle realise it's because Terry has a crush on him. He seeks advice from Andre, thinking the art director's gay - two colleagues annoyed with him already.

Jade tells Kyle that she and John had already realised about Terry's crush, and persuades him to go and talk to the boy. Kyle reassures him that he is perfectly normal and that they are still friends.