Katma Tui is a

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, an extraterrestrial from the planet Korugar, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the

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. She is the Green Lantern successor of the supervillain

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and the predecessor of Sinestro's daughter, Soranik Natu. Katma Tui has made limited appearances in other media, primarily in association with the Green Lanterns. Kim Mai Guest and

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voice the character in ''

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'' and '' Duck Dodgers'' respectively.

Publication history

Katma Tui first appeared in ''

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'' (vol. 2) #30 (July 1964) and was created by writer John Broome and artist

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Fictional character biography

Katma Tui hails from the planet Korugar, in the area of space designated Sector 1417 by the

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. After Sinestro, the sector's Green Lantern, takes over Korugar and is imprisoned in the

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universe, Tomar-Re nominates Tui to replace him. The people of Korugar come to view the Green Lantern symbol as one of oppression and pain and see Tui as a monster for joining the group. In her first mission as a Lantern, Tui and Korugaran scientist Imi Kann destroy an

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-like alien threatening Korugar. She considers leaving the Corps to be with him, but

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convinces her not to. In subsequent appearances, Tui marries John Stewart, recruits Rot Lop Fan into the Green Lantern Corps, and works with several Lanterns in California, including

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, Ch'p, and Arisia Rrab. Katma Tui is later killed by Star Sapphire. She has remained dead since, but is temporarily resurrected in '' Green Lantern: Mosaic'' and ''

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''.

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Katma Tui appears in '' Batman: In Darkest Knight''.

In other media

* Katma Tui makes a non-speaking appearance in the '' Superman: The Animated Series'' episode "In Brightest Day...". * Katma Tui appears in the ''

'' episode "Hearts and Minds", voiced by Kim Mai Guest. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. * Katma Tui makes a non-speaking appearance in the ''

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'' episode "The Return". * Katma Tui makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Day of the Dark Knight!". * Katma Tui appears in the '' Duck Dodgers'' episode "The Green Loontern", voiced by

. * Katma Tui appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Katma Tui appears in '' Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century'' #6.

References

External links

Article on the Death of Katma Tui

''Justice League'' Animated Profile

The Unofficial Katma Tui Biography

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