The Blue Lanterns Are Born

The story

Not all Guardians agreed with their brethren's cold logic. Ganthet and Sayd — who had dared to feel emotion, to love — were exiled from Oa for acknowledging the prophecy of the Blackest Night. They settled on the planet Odym and did what the Guardians never could: they forged hope into a weapon.

The first blue power ring sought out a priest named Bro'Dee Walker, on the planet Astonia. His sun was dying; his people were doomed. Yet Walker climbed a mountain to pray for deliverance — and the ring found him. He became Saint Walker, the first Blue Lantern, and used his new power to rewind his dying sun (though he arrived too late to save his own family).

The Blue Lanterns debuted in Green Lantern vol. 4 #25 (2007–08, Johns/Van Sciver). Unlike other Corps, blue rings don't seek bearers independently — each new Lantern chooses the next. And their power is unique: blue light supercharges green, making a Blue and Green Lantern together nearly unstoppable.

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