The following contains spoilers for DC Pride: Through the Years #1, on sale now from DC Comics.
DC Pride: Through the Years #1 brought a rush of nostalgia back to many generations of fans as well as a brand-new story featuring Alan Scott's Green Lantern and his boyfriend Johnny Ladd.
Past Prologue (written by Tim Sheridan, with art from Cian Tormey, colors by Matt Herms and letters from Lucas Gattoni) both closes out the issue and leads to the beginning of Alan Scott’s upcoming Green Lantern series. The story follows Alan when he was a part of the Army Corps of Engineers. There he meets his colleague John Michael Ladd and the sparks flew immediately.
Alan was immediately impressed by him. He acknowledged that while Johnny was a newer addition to his team he was a very qualified and welcomed one. As their relationship developed Alan grew more and more attracted to Johnny. He described his feelings as “confusing” and while he couldn’t comprehend his whirlwind of emotions, Johnny “made it all make sense”.
Green Lantern's Relationship With Johnny Ladd is Complicated
Everything was going well for a bit, however, things quickly escalated one night when the pair began to discuss the future of their relationship. Johnny wanted a serious commitment, he even took a ring off of his hand and put it on Alan’s finger. Although this moment was touching, Alan ruined the heartfelt gesture by panicking. He claims that his feelings for Johnny were mutual, but he also believed that the two of them could never openly be together.
As much of a mood killer as Alan’s reaction was, something even worse happened. The Crimson Flame burst into the scene and the story concludes with a cliffhanger and a bittersweet monologue. “The story I'm about to tell you is about an unquenchable fire. The kind that burns across all time, igniting and lighting our way to the most essential corners of human existence -- death, life, and power. In other words...a love story.”
Past Prologue can be found in DC Pride: Through the Years #1, written by Tim Sheridan, with art from Cian Tormey, colors by Matt Herms and letters from Lucas Gattoni.