Reboot: Green Lantern (v3) #98-99

Green Lantern (v3) #98-99 (May-June 1998)
title: "Future Shock"

writer: Ron Marz

penciller: Darryl Banks
inker: Terry Austin
lettering: Chris Eliopoulos
colorist: Rob Schwager

associate editor: Dana Kurtin
editor: Kevin Dooley

covers: Darryl Banks
reviewers: Siskoid & Shotgun

Mission Monitor Board:  
Apparition, Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Ferro, Invisible Kid, Live Wire, Saturn Girl, Spark, Star Boy, Triad, Ultra Boy, Violet, XS

Guests: 
Cary Wren, Ganthet, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, Louvre curator, Science Police; in flashback: Arisia, Chaselon, Guardians of the Universe, Kilowog, Tomar Re

Opponents: 
30th-Century Green Lantern Corps (Tomar Ro, Dalana Barr, Flaay P'kari, Nytoro Borin, Renno, Din Collus, Sklarian, Sparak), Parallax (flashback), Sinestro

5YL: Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #4

The Legion of Super-Heroes (v4) Annual #4 (1993)
title: "Jamm"

writers: Tom & Mary Bierbaum

pencillers: Stuart Immonen, Darryl Banks, Joe Phillips, Christopher Taylor, Nick J. Napolitano
inkers: Terry Austin, Wade Von Grawbadger, Ron Boyd, Dan Davis
lettering: Bob Pinaha
colorist: Tom McCraw

editors: K.C. Carlson, Eddie Berganza, Mike McAvennie

cover: Stuart Immonen
reviewer: Siskoid

Mission Monitor Board:  
Andromeda, Apparition, Brainiac 5 (SW6, only in pin-up), Cosmic Boy (SW6), Dawnstar, Dragonmage, Invisible Kid, Kent Shakespeare, Matter-Eater Lad (SW6), Shadow Lass, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy (SW6), Valor

Guests: 
Daxamites, Harlak, Infectious Lass, Jamm (1st appearance), Lauren Gand, Loomis, Night Girl, Pol Krinn II, Rond Vidar

Opponents: 
Angon (a Bloodline Parasite), Mordru's undead army

5YL Legion of Super-Heroes #50

Recap: The Legion has defeated Mordru and peace has returned to the universe ... for now. Matter-Eater Lad has rescued Saturn Queen from the grips of Evillo. Timber Wolf, who had been time displaced, was back in the 30th century but was slowly dying from addictions and maladies. And Element Lad was dying after turning all the resurrected  Trommite zombies into tsarin crystals. If there was ever a time for a 'day in the life' issue to catch up on everybody, it would be the special 'anniversary' 5oth issue.

Legion of Super-Heroes #50 is a giant-sized special issue, an issue with a higher page count, a pin-up gallery, and a short strip in the style of the Batman Animated Series in the back. It also seemed to be an issue where writers Tom & Mary Bierbaum as well as Tom McCraw decided they needed to take stock of the book's characters, trimming away plot lines that just didn't seem to be going anywhere and trying to narrow the focus of the title.

5YL Legion of Super-Heroes #49

Recap: Mordru's attempt to rule the universe has been ended. The Legion of Super-Heroes are recovering from a hard war in which they had to fight their beloved fallen friends. Earlier in the year, Tenzil Kem helped upend the rule of Prince Evillo on the planet Tartarus by reviving the dead souls Evillo sent to a purgatory-like land.

Legion of Super-Heroes #49 was something of a call back to the earlier creative tone of this title. Looking back at the title, then writers Keith Giffen and Tom & Mary Bierbaum would insert humor issues as a way to let plots simmer a little longer or to give readers a chance to take a breath after a major arc closed. In particular, Matter-Eater Lad was used as comic relief to let the readers have a chuckle while reading an otherwise dystopic future.