Story: "Fade to Black" (22 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Characters:

Green Lantern (Guy Gardner; also in flashback following Blackest Night #1, page 10 and main story)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner; also in flashback following Blackest Night #1, page 10 and main story)
Brik
Kilowog (all four next in Blackest Night #2)
Isamot Kol
Salakk (appearances page 14, panel 2-3 and page 15, panels 3 and 6 of all of the above same as appearance in Blackest Night #1)
Princess Iolande
Soranik Natu
Arisia
Vath Sarn
Morro (last in Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #27; in Blackest Night #1 in between page 16, panels 2 and 3)
Stel (last in Blackest Night #1)
Larvox
Lok Neboora
Sodam Yat

Villains:

Mongul II
Arkillo
Kryb (last in issue #34)
Tekik (last in Blackest Night #1; both next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #44)
Barin
Bzzd
Diamalon
Fentara
Galius Zed
Hollika Rahn
Jack T. Chance
Katma Tui
Ke'Haan
Tanakata Z
Tylot
Zharan Pel (all twelve last in Blackest Night #1)
Jade
Quond
Tomar-Re

Other Character:

Diro Yat

Comments: Bannered as a Blackest Night issue.
Story takes place during Blackest Night #1.