Kyle Rainer was just an ordinary college student, struggling to follow his dream of becoming an artist- that is until he git the Green Lantern power ring from the former Green Lantern of Earth, Alan Jordan. His wild imagination allows him to use the power of the ring in previously unforseen ways, making him perhaps the most powerful Green Lantern in the hitory of this universe. While it was Jordan, and not him, who fought the invaders with Superman, Batman, and the others, Kyle was eventually invited to join the League.