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Emerald Knights
"Emerald Knights" is a 6-part story that was originally published in ''Green Lantern'' vol. 3, issues #101-106. It is the story of Kyle Rayner teaming up with a pre- Parallax Hal Jordan. This story was later collected by DC Comics in 1998 as the trade paperback ''Green Lantern: Emerald Knights'' (), which included the last pages of ''Green Lantern'' vol. 3, issue 99 and issue #100, as well as ''Green Arrow'' vol. 2, #136. Background Kyle had been battling his sometime nemesis Grayven when he fell into a time-warp and wound up in the 30th Century, where he met the Legion of Super-Heroes. When asking to get back, the 30th Century Brainiac put Kyle in a time-machine, intending to send Kyle back to his regular time. However, Kyle wound up being transported 10 years further back, to a time when Hal Jordan, many years before he became Parallax, was battling Sinestro (set during ''Green Lantern'' vol. 2, #9, implied to be the result of either a time platform malfunction or simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, and the electromagnetic spectrum of emotional willpower. The characters are typically depicted as members of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic law enforcement agency. The first Green Lantern character, Alan Scott, was created in 1940 by Martin Nodell with scripting or co-scripting of the first stories by Bill Finger during the Golden Age of Comic Books and usually fought common criminals in Capitol City (and later, Gotham City) with the aid of his magic ring. For the Silver Age of Comic Books, John Broome (writer), John Broome and Gil Kane reinvented the character as Hal Jordan in 1959 and shifted the origin of the character from fantasy to science fiction. Other notable Green Lanterns include Guy Gardner (character), Guy Gardner, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinestro
Thaal Sinestro () (or simply Sinestro) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, particularly those featuring Green Lantern. Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged for abusing his power. He is the archnemesis of Hal Jordan and founder of the Sinestro Corps. Sinestro has appeared in various forms of non-comics media including shows, films, and video games, and he made his live-action debut in the 2011 film ''Green Lantern (film), Green Lantern'', played by Mark Strong. Publication history The character was created by John Broome (writer), John Broome and Gil Kane, and first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #7 (August 1961). In 2009 in comics, 2009, IGN ranked Sinestro as the 15th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. Fictional character biography Green Lantern Sinestro is born on the planet Korugar in space sector 1417. His dedication to preserving order originally manifests in his previous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |