Story: "Emerald Eclipse, Part One" (18 Pages)

Credits:

Peter J. Tomasi (plot, script)
Patrick Gleason (pencils)
Rebecca Buchman (inks)
Randy Major (colors)
Steve Wands (letters)
Adam Schlagman (edits)

Feature Characters:

Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
Arisia
Sodam Yat (all three last in issue #30)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Soranik Natu
Saarek (in between issue #29 and #37)

Villains:

Mongul II
Arkillo (last in #34)
Star Sapphire (Miri Riam)
Kryb
Imecsub (first appearance; a Sinestro Corps soldier; dies)

Other Characters:

Diro Yat
Cara Yat (both last in flashback in issue #18)
Kered (last in issue #29; as a spirit; behind the scenes)

Comments: Bannered as a "Prelude to Blackest Night" and "Origins & Omens" issue.
Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Second Story: "Origins & Omens" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Peter J. Tomasi (plot, script)
Patrick Gleason (pencils)
Rebecca Buchman (inks)
Randy Major (colors)
Steve Wands (letters)
Adam Schlagman (edits)

Feature Character:

Scar

Guest Stars:

Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Shorm (last in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #25)
G'Hu (last in issue #1)
Symon Terrynce (last in issue #29)
Volk