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Green Lantern
Green Lantern
Green Lantern
The Maltusian scientist Krona decided to break his world's greatest taboo by creating a device that would allow
him to witness the creation of the universe. Krona activated his time machine, thus observing Creation itself.. .and
unleashed a wave of evil across the universe that spread to more than 50 million worlds.
The Maltusians banished Krona to the farthest reaches of the universe and decided that they would make it their
They migrated to the known center of the universe, a planet called Oa. There, they began to develop strategies
that would enable them to battle the evils Krona had unleashed. They called themselves Oans, and they evolved,
over time, into the group of beings who would be known as the Guardians of the Universe.
Their first attempt to stem the tide of evil was to use androids known as Manhunters. Armed with weapons that
drew power from a central battery on Oa, the Manhunters did their duty for centuries. Then for unknown reasons,
the Manhunters rebelled against their programming and launched a millennia-long battle that culminated with an
attack on Oa, where they succeeded in overpowering the Guardians. Ultimately, the Guardians overcame their
android constructs, stripping them of their power and banishing them across the universe. A faction of Guardians
believed that the Manhunters should have been destroyed outright, but that faction did not prevail.
Undaunted by the failure of the Manhunter androids, the Guardians vowed to once again renew their mission. Using
living creatures as their agents — to reduce the likelihood of betrayal — the Guardians selected the most worthy
champions from across the galaxies and equipped them, initially, with pistols that were charged by the power
battery. In time, these weapons were modified into the power rings, and the warriors were dubbed the Green
Lantern Corps. Rori Dag of Rojira was selected by the Guardians to be the first such Green Lantern, and his
success led each Guardian to select one species from which a Green Lantern would be chosen.
The women of Oa left the planet after some two and a half billion years, following the teachings of Zamar and jour-
neying to the planet after which she was named. Along the way, they stopped on Korugar, where they took many
male lovers. The male Guardians, trying to overcome the emotion of jealousy, left a legacy tying the central power
battery's power to the Korugarians. But despite their best intentions, billions of years later, the Guardians' actions
In 1066 (by Earth's common calendar), the Manhunters discovered this planet and, sensing that it had
"possibilities," they began establishing agents here. Ever since, the Earth has been a focal point for cosmic
activity and has remained carefully watched by Sector 281 4's resident Green Lantern.
Recent upheavals led all the Guardians — save one named Ganthet — to depart this plane of existence, along with
their Zamaron female counterparts. The Corps was destroyed, the main battery was crushed. The line of Green
Lanterns dwindled to but a handful, concentrated on Earth.
Then, from the ashes of defeat, the Guardians were reborn, and the power battery was recharged. Their great-
est champion, Hal Jordan, was resurrected and this heralded the rebuilding of the Corps itself.
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THE STARS OF THE DC UNIVERSE
CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN THESE BOOKS:
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE: GREEN LANTERN JLA/TITANS: THE TECHNIS PLASTIC MAN: UN THE LAM
THE DC UNIVERSE STORIES J Winick/G. Jones/R Marz/ IMPERATIVE K. Baker
OF ALAN MOORE D Banks/M D Bright/ D. Grayson/P Jimenez/P. Pelletier/
A Moore/D Gibbons/various D. Eaglesham/various various THE POWER OF SHAZAM!
EMERALD DAWN J. Ordway
BATGIRL: YEAR ONE EMERALD DAWN 11 WORLD WITHOUT
JLA:
S. Beatty/C. Dixon/M Martin/ THE ROAD BACK GROWN-UPS RONIN
J. Lopez EMERALD TWILIGHT/ T Dezago/T Nauck/H. Ramos/ F, Miller
A NEW DAWN M McKone/vanous
BATMAN/SUPERMAN/ BAPTISM OF FIRE STARMAN
WONDER WOMAN: TRINITY EMERALD ALLIES JLA: YEAR ONE J. Robinson/T Harns/P Sne|b|erg/
M Wagner EMERALD KNIGHTS M Waid/B Augustyn/B Kitson/ W Grawbadger/vanous
NEW JOURNEY, OLD PATH various SINS OF THE FATHER
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE THE POWER
OF ION NIGHT AND OAY
Vols. 1-2 BROTHER'S KEEPER JUSTICE LEAGUE: INFERNAL DEVICES
Various PASSING THE TORCH A MIDSUMMER S NIGHTMARE TO REACH THE STARS
M Waid/F Nicieza/J. Johnson/ A STARRY KNIGHT
BATMAN: HUSH Vols. 1-2 GREEN LANTERN: LEGACY — D Robertson/various STARS MY DESTINATION
J. Loeb/J Lee/S Williams THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT GRAND GUIGNOl
OF HAL JORDAN JUSTICE LEAGUE: A NEW SONS OF THE FATHER
BATMAN: YEAR ONE J Kelly/B. Anderson/B. Sienkiewicz BEGINNING
F. Miller/D Mazzucchelli K Giffen/J.M. DeMatteis/ SUPERGIRL: MANY HAPPY
GREEN LANTERN: WILLWORLD K. Maguire/vanous RETURNS
BIRDS OF PREY J M DeMatteis/S Fisher P. David/E. Benes/A Lei
C Dixon/G Simone/G Land/ JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA:
E Benes/vanous HARD TIME: 50 TO LIFE THE NAIL SUPERMAN/BATMAN
BIRDS OF PREY S Gerber/B Hum JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: J Loeb/E McGuinness/D. Vines/
OLD FRIENDS, NEW ENEMIES ANOTHER NAIL M TurnerVP Steigerwald
OF LIKE MINDS HAWKMAN Alan Davis/Mark Farmer
Vol. 1: PUBLIC ENEMIES
SENSEI AND STUDENT G Johns/J Robinson/R. Morales/ Vol. 2: SUPERGIRL
M. Bair/vanous JSA
BIZARRO COMICS Vol. 1: ENDLESS FLIGHT G. Johns/J. Robinson/D Goyer/
various
SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Vol. 2: ALLIESAND ENEMIES S. Sadowski/R. Morales/L. Kirk/
J Loeb/T. Sale
various
BIZARRO WORLD HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE Vol. 1: JUSTICE BE DONE
various SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT
M Wolfman/G. Perez/K Kesel Vol. 2: DARKNESS FALLS M. Waid/L Yu/G. Alanguilan
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS
Vol. 3: THE RETURN OF
JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD SUPERMAN: GODFALL
M Wolfman/G Perez/J. Ordway/ Jack Kirby/vanous
HAWKMAN
various Vol. 4: FAIR PLAY M Tumer/J. Kelly/T. Caldwell/
FOREVER PEOPLE P Steigerwald
FOURTH WORLD Vol. 5: STEALING THUNDER
CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS NEW GODS Voi. 6: SAVAGE TIMES
Vols. 1-3
SUPERMAN: RED SON
MISTER MIRACLE Vol. 7: PRINCES OF DARKNESS M Millar/D Johnson/
G. Fox/D O'Neil/L. Wein/
Plunkett/vanous
M Sekowsky/D Dillin/vanous JIMMY OLSEN ADVENTURES BY JSA: ALL STARS
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