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Character/DC

Green Lantern

Abin Sur of Ungara, Sector 2814

234 appearancesSince 1959

Part of the Green Lantern mantle · 139 known bearers →

Green Lantern first appeared in Showcase #22 (1959-09), published by DC. 234 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

A member of the Green Lantern Corps from Sector 2814, which includes Earth. He was Hal Jordan's predecessor and was the one who personally gave the ring to him after a fatal crash on Earth.

Character history

Key issues

5 issues

Showcase
#22
first appearance
1959-09-00
52
#22
death
2006-12-00
Green Lantern
#30
death
2008-06-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Green Lantern
1960–1986
11 issues →
Legends of the DC Universe
1998–2001
8 issues →
Green Lantern
2005–2011
4 issues →

FCBD 2011 Green Lantern Flashpoint Special Edition #1 cover

FCBD 2011 Green Lantern Flashpoint Special Edition

#1

death

2011-06-00

Secret Origins #3 cover

Secret Origins

#3

2014-08-00

SPGCape Archive 2005

Showcase Presents: Green Lantern

2005–2011

3 issues →

Green Lanterns cover

Green Lanterns

2016–2018

3 issues →

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps cover

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps

2016–2018

3 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2022

3 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2018–2021

3 issues →

The Green Lantern cover

The Green Lantern

2019–2019

3 issues →

Justice League Unlimited cover

Justice League Unlimited

2025–

3 issues →

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest cover

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest

1980–1982

2 issues →

Action Comics Weekly cover

Action Comics Weekly

1988–1989

2 issues →

GLACape Archive 1993

Green Lantern Archives

1993–2012

2 issues →

F&GCape Archive 1999

Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold

1999–2000

2 issues →

Booster Gold cover

Booster Gold

2007–2011

2 issues →

Booster Gold cover

Booster Gold

2008–2008

2 issues →

Booster Gold cover

Booster Gold

2009–2011

2 issues →

TGLCape Archive 2010

The Green Lantern Omnibus

2010–2012

2 issues →

Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost cover

Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost

2011–2011

2 issues →

Flashpoint: Abin Sur - The Green Lantern cover

Flashpoint: Abin Sur - The Green Lantern

2011–2011

2 issues →

Flashpoint: Hal Jordan cover

Flashpoint: Hal Jordan

2011–2011

2 issues →

Green Lantern: Sector 2814 cover

Green Lantern: Sector 2814

2012–2014

2 issues →

Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus cover

Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus

2015–2016

2 issues →

GLTCape Archive 2016

Green Lantern: The Silver Age

2016–2019

2 issues →

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Green Lantern: The Silver Age Omnibus
2017–2018
2 issues →
HJACape Archive 2017
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps
2017–2018
2 issues →
Superman Giant
2018–2019
2 issues →
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns
2019–
2 issues →
Justice League by Scott Snyder The Deluxe Edition
2019–2022
2 issues →
Wonder Woman Giant
2019–2020
2 issues →
Showcase
1956–1978
1 issue →
Justice League of America
1960–1987
1 issue →
Secret Origins
1961–1961
1 issue →
DC Special
1968–1977
1 issue →
Secret Origins
1973–1974
1 issue →
SOOCape Archive 1976
Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes
1976–1976
1 issue →
The Secret Origin of Green Lantern [Leaf Comic Book Candy]
1980–1980
1 issue →
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps
1981–1981
1 issue →
TGLCape Archive 1986
The Green Lantern Corps Annual
1986–1986
1 issue →
History of the DC Universe
1986–1986
1 issue →
Secret Origins
1986–1990
1 issue →
Green Lantern
1990–2004
1 issue →
DC Silver Age Classics Showcase 22
1992–1992
1 issue →
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly
1992–1994
1 issue →
Green Lantern Annual
1992–2000
1 issue →
The Darkstars
1992–1996
1 issue →
Starman
1995–2005
1 issue →
The Power of SHAZAM!
1995–2010
1 issue →
Green Lantern Secret Files
1998–2002
1 issue →
Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl
1998–1998
1 issue →
Secret Origins Replica Edition
1998–1998
1 issue →
FCape Archive 1999
Fanboy
1999–1999
1 issue →
Secret Origins Featuring the JLA
1999–1999
1 issue →
MESCape Archive 2000
Millennium Edition: Showcase 22
2000–2000
1 issue →
Superman & Batman: Generations II
2001–2001
1 issue →
Green Arrow
2001–2007
1 issue →
GLTCape Archive 2001
Green Lantern: Traitor
2001–2001
1 issue →
F&GCape Archive 2001
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold
2001–2001
1 issue →
Bizarro Comics
2001–2001
1 issue →
History of the DC Universe
2002–2009
1 issue →