Story: "Hate Crime Part One" (22 Pages)

Credits: Judd Winick (plot, script); Dale Eaglesham (pencils); Rodney Ramos (inks); Kurt Hathaway (letters); Moose Baumann (colors, color seperations); Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character: Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)

Supporting Characters: Terry Berg (in a coma; also in flashback preceding main story); David (Terry's boyfriend, also in flashback preceding main story), Jade

Villains: Daniel Hirsh and two unnamed others (the guys who beat up Terry)

Other Characters: Deborah Himota (TV journalist, named next issue); Elaine Berg (last in issue #137), Mark Berg (first appearance; Terry's father); Andy (a police detective)

Synopsis:

Terry Berg is lying in a coma, the victim of a hate crime after three guys saw him and his boyfriend David kissing outside a club. David blames himself, as perhaps do Terry's parents who won't let him see their son. Kyle Rayner is extremely angry, and goes after the guys that did it, bringing them in following more than a little violence.