Comic Title: Green Lantern Corps #209
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1987
On Sale Date: November 20, 1986 Newsstand Date November 20, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #33

Newsstand Date November 20, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #104

Shipping Date October 28, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #33

Shipping Date October 28, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #104

Shipping Date October 28, 1986
Source: Comics Journal, #111

Copyright Date October 28, 1986
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1986
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "Red Alert"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Green Lantern Corps (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Steve Englehart
Penciller: Joe Staton
Inker: Mark Farmer
Letterer: Bob Lappan
Colorist: Anthony Tollin

Reprinted In:
Green Lantern Corps:Beware Their Power HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Green Lantern Corps (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• John Stewart (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Katma Tui (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Kilowog (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Ch'p (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Arisia (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Salakk (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)

Guest Star(s)

• Guy Gardner (last appearance in Legends #6; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Rocket Red (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)

Supporting Character(s)

• Kari Limbo (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)

Villain(s)

• Rocket Red Brigade (first appearance; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Rocket Red #4 (Dmitri Pushkin; real name not revealed in this story; first appearance; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Rocket Red #7 (Vladimir Mikoyan; real name not revealed in this story; first appearance; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)

Other Character(s)

• Mikhail Gorbachev (last appearance in Green Lantern Corps #208; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Ronald Reagan (last appearance in Legends #6; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• Anatoly Gregorievich (Gorbachev's aide; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #210)
• An unnamed presidential advisor (no further appearances)

Comments:
The Rocket Red Brigade consists of at least seven numbered members not including Josef Danoff, the original Rocket Red, who is not numbered. Numbers 1 through 6 are clearly present plus one member whose number can not be seen. It can be assumed that he is Rocket Red #7.

This story takes place after the conclusion of Legends.

This story is continued in part from Green Lantern Corps #208 and continues in Green Lantern Corps #210.

Synopsis:
The Green Lantern Corps returns to America after the presidential ban on super-heroes is revoked. Guy Gardner also returns in an attempt to convince the others to invade Russia where Kilowog, John Stewart, and Katma Tui remain. A fight ensues between Hal and Guy which results in Guy flying off to Russia on his own.

In the Soviet Union, Kilowog has completed improvements on a Rocket Red Brigade. John and Katma remain distrustful of the Soviets which prompts the Russians to order their capture. Kilowog and the first Rocket Red Josef Denisovich discover that their friends are missing, but before they can act on that information Guy Gardner begins his attack. Kilowog and Josef come to the defense of the Soviets, while alert levels are raised by both the Russian and American governments.