Story: "The Blind Part One" (22 Pages)

Credits: Benjamin Raab (plot, script); Rick Burchett (pencils); Rodney Ramos (inks); Kurt Hathaway (letters); Moose Baumann (colors); Nachie Castro (assistant edits); Bob Schreck (edits)

Feature Character: Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)

Supporting Characters: Kilowog, Ganthet; Lianna II (last in issue #161), Jade, Merayn Dethalis

Villains: One of the Xadai (a demon from the myths of Kilowog's home world), Commander Ashari (of the Cosmic Emergency Management Agency, also in the employ of the Black Circle, dies), Shiro Nova (an assassin; first appearance of all three)

Other Characters: The inhabitants of Mellifera (an insect-like race, all die), Professor Tipanus Terpis (an alien scientist, captain of the Tsunami), Felizia (from Felinas-3), Krix (of the Thoraxian Confederacy, latter two Terpis' colleagues; first appearance of all)

Comment: Continues in the next issue

Synopsis:

While Ganthet tries to proptect Kilowog from the demons of his planet's myth, Green Lantern receives a distress call from a group of scientists who have encountered a phenomenon called the Blind which has destroyed numerous worlds. It seems that its next destination is Sol, so he must save the Earth, also finding himself under attack from a vessel that doesn't seem to want him to succeed.