In-Universe History · Billions of years ago
Krona's Sin
One scientist's curiosity shatters creation — and forges the Guardians.
Billions of years ago
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The story
On the planet Maltus, the scientist Krona defied his people's oldest taboo: never observe the beginning of the universe. Driven by curiosity, he built a machine to pierce the temporal barrier and look back at the moment of creation itself — and glimpsed the Hand of Creation depositing the speck that would become all things.
His machine exploded. The universe shattered — splitting into the infinite Multiverse, and in the same instant the Anti-Matter Universe was born, unleashing evil into the cosmos for the first time. As punishment, the Oans transformed Krona into pure energy, condemned to wander the cosmos forever.
And the Oans themselves were changed by what Krona had done. They became the Guardians of the Universe — dedicating themselves to order, building the Green Lantern Corps, and burying the truth of the original sin. It was first told in Green Lantern vol. 2 #40 (October 1965), by John Broome and Gil Kane.
JLA-Z (2003) #2 — Krona profile illustration. Joe Prado (profile art); Tom McCraw (profile colors); Wildstorm FX (profile color separations). Artwork source & details.
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