Green Lantern Corps
Abin Sur
The Lantern whose ring chooses Hal Jordan.
Abin Sur is the Green Lantern whose ring chooses Hal Jordan. His legacy also connects several later Lantern stories, making him more than an origin-story messenger.
Continuity: Main DC comics continuity; this profile follows the cited era rather than asserting a permanent present-day status.
- Affiliation
- Green Lantern Corps
- First appearance
- Showcase #22 (1959)
Story history — History and later developments — spoilers
Abin is a history professor from Ungara who serves Sector 2814. His death on Earth leads to Hal’s recruitment. Later stories expand his associations with Sinestro and the threats approaching the Corps. Different retellings explain the circumstances of his final journey differently; Secret Origin should be read as a later account rather than assumed to reproduce every detail of Showcase #22.
Reference scope: DC’s dossier identifies Showcase #22 (1959), Ungara and his history-professor background. The timeline connects the classic origin with later retellings.
Profile reviewed 2026-11-04.
