Editing Kyle Rayner (section)

==Publication history==
Created by writer [[Ron Marz]] and artist [[Darryl Banks]], and named after a [[Kyle Reese|character]] from [[James Cameron]]'s film ''[[The Terminator]]'', Kyle Rayner first appeared in ''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' vol. 3, #48 (1994), as part of the "[[Emerald Twilight]]" storyline, in which DC Comics replaced Green Lantern [[Hal Jordan]] with Kyle, who was the sole Green Lantern throughout the late 1990s and into the mid-2000s in a very successful run that rejuvenated the Green Lantern franchise. He served as a member of the JLA where he was one of the brightest stars. During the later end of this period he was also briefly known as '''[[Ion (DC Comics)|Ion]]'''.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book|last = Wallace|first = Dan|contribution = Green Lantern|editor-last = Dougall|editor-first = Alastair|title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia|pages = 144–147|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|place = New York|year = 2008|isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1|oclc = 213309017}}</ref>

Following Jordan's return to Green Lantern status in the 2004–2005 [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] ''[[Green Lantern: Rebirth]]'', and the 2005 [[fictional crossover|crossover]] storyline "[[Infinite Crisis]]", Kyle returned to his alias of Ion. After the events of the "[[Sinestro Corps War]]", Kyle returned to his original role as a Green Lantern officer, along with a promotion to Honor Guard Illustres of the Corps. Later on, he becomes a [[White Lantern Corps|White Lantern]] following the mastery of all seven lantern rings. After DC Rebirth, Kyle again returns as Green Lantern, along with his original Corps uniform.