Green Lantern Corps
Tomar-Re
A Xudarian veteran of Sector 2813.
Tomar-Re is a Xudarian Green Lantern and an early guide to the Corps beyond Earth. His career connects Hal Jordan’s first space adventures with the wider DC universe.
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
- Green Lantern #6 (1961)
Story history — History and later developments — spoilers
A scientist from Xudar, Tomar-Re serves Sector 2813 and becomes a trusted colleague of Earth’s Lanterns. Superman #257 gives him a tragic connection to Krypton: he attempts a rescue but cannot prevent its destruction. His son Tomar-Tu later follows him into the Corps. The family connection does not make the two interchangeable characters.
Reference scope: DC identifies Green Lantern #6 (1961) as the debut and Superman #257 as the Krypton story. Its alien-Lantern feature establishes Tomar-Tu’s family connection.
Profile reviewed 2026-11-04.