<P> Palmer helps the heroes escape via a phone line, and then brings them to the JSA, who were also being attacked by Black Lanterns . During the crisis, Palmer meets Damage, son of Al Pratt, the first hero to be called Atom . The two heroes briefly acquainted during the battle, and begin to develop a friendship . Palmer stopped the Black Lantern Al Pratt from killing Damage, but was unable to keep the reanimated Jean from finishing the job . Palmer made a futile attempt to stop one of the black rings from turning Damage's corpse into an undead before Jean used his own technology to shrink him, Mera, and herself into the fully transformed Damage's ring . As Palmer and Mera battle Jean inside the black ring, Jean reveals Nekron's plan along showing what is happening at Coast City, as deceased residents and revived heroes arise as Black Lanterns under the demon lord's commands . Deadman witnesses their battle and plans to rescue Palmer and Mera from Jean . Deadman saves Palmer and Mera by briefly possessing Jean, allowing them to escape and join the heroes against Nekron and his army . During the battle, Palmer is chosen as a deputy officer of the Indigo Tribe to be more effective against Nekron's forces . Although the Indigo Tribe eschews formal uniforms for tribal patterns over simple garments, Ray Palmer's costume is turned into a close approximation of the tattered Sword of the Atom clothings he had used in the past . </P> <P> Palmer's past is rehashed, showing that he never quite got over Jean, even during the days of Sword of the Atom . Indigo - 1 claims that she can teleport the armies of each Lantern Corps onto Earth, if given time to meditate . The responsibility falls to Palmer to protect her while she does so . Before she enters her trance, she reveals to Palmer that the indigo staff and his overwhelming compassion allows him to mimic the other powers of the Lantern Corps; she demonstrates this by temporarily becoming a Red Lantern and vomiting corrosive blood all over an attacking company of Black Lanterns . She then enters her trance, while Palmer fights off Black Lanterns Hawkman and Hawkgirl by temporarily becoming an Orange Lantern, loudly proclaiming "I want my friends back!" He then summons two orange energy duplicates of Khufu and Chay - Ara to help him fight off his and Indigo - 1's attackers . He is briefly successful . But then Jean shows up to torment him, and she leaps into Indigo - 1's ring . Palmer follows her . He ends up reliving Sue Dibny's death, and is then attacked by various Black Lantern Morlaidhans, the minuscule race he befriended during Sword of the Atom . He fights them off and, summoning the powers of a Green Lantern, destroys Jean . Indigo - 1 manages to summon the various armies and thanks Palmer for his help . He tells her to keep his involvement in the deployment of the troops a secret, and asks that she help him find a way to legitimately resurrect Hawkman and Hawkgirl . </P> <P> In the final battle, Palmer gets his wish when Hawkman and Hawkgirl are brought back to life by power of white light at the end of the Blackest Night series . Ray's involvement of secret resurrect remains unknown . </P> <P> In July 2010 Ray Palmer had a Brightest Day one - shot that led to a co-feature in Adventure Comics . Written by Jeff Lemire with art by Mahmud Asrar, the co-feature focused on Ray Palmer's early life . For a brief three - issue tenure, Palmer was part of writer James Robinson's new Justice League line - up, but resigned in order to help his friend Martin Stein with some sort of project . At the start of the Brightest Day event, Ray and Stein are seen at the funeral of Gehenna, the girlfriend and partner of the second Firestorm, Jason Rusch . When Jason gets into a confrontation with Ronnie Raymond over Gehenna's death, Ray steps in and tries to stop it . Ray manages to separate Jason and Ronnie from Black Lantern constructs . </P>

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