Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins # 1 1998 NM-

Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins #1 (1998) is an anthology issue providing a comprehensive history of the various human Green Lanterns through short stories and character profiles. 

Main Stories

The main narrative, titled "Guy Talk," serves as a framing device where Guy Gardner, at his bar "Warriors," recounts the entire history of Earth's Green Lanterns to a customer. This storytelling structure allows the issue to present the backgrounds and key events for each major character: 

• Alan Scott: A story detailing his Golden Age adventures.
• Hal Jordan: Stories covering his test pilot days and the circumstances of his origin before he became Parallax.
• John Stewart: A tale focusing on his early days as a Lantern and his struggles with social issues.
• Guy Gardner: His own history, including an anecdote about how he was initially approached by a power ring but rejected it before it found Hal Jordan.
• Kyle Rayner: The current Green Lantern at the time, whose story is explored through various character interactions and profile pages. 

Supplementary Content

In addition to the main stories, the issue features several supplemental sections:

• Character Profiles: Detailed encyclopedic entries (similar to a "Who's Who" format) for numerous Green Lantern characters and villains, including Hal Jordan/Parallax, Alan Scott/Sentinel, and Kyle Rayner.
• Kyle Rayner's Sketchbook: A peek at Kyle's personal sketchbook, which includes his early costume designs and doodles of his fellow heroes.
• "Lost Pages": A short story featuring Hal Jordan's former love interest Carol Ferris and best friend Thomas Kalmaku reminiscing about Hal after the new Green Lantern (Kyle) saves them from a fire.
• Interviews: An in-character interview with Jade, Alan Scott's daughter and Kyle Rayner's girlfriend, discussing her life and career at the time.