Abin Sur

ABIN SUR

Real Name: Abin Sur

Class: Extraterrestrial (Ungaran) technology-user

Occupation: Green Lantern

Group Affiliation: formerly Green Lantern Corps, Black Lantern Corps

Known Relatives: Amon Sur (son), Arin Sur (sister, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Ungara, Space Sector 2814

First Appearance: Showcase #22 (September-October, 1959)

Powers: As a Green Lantern, Sur wielded a power ring fueled by willpower and capable of doing almost anything he could imagine as long as it was recharged by his emerald power battery once every 24 hours. Examples of its' powers include flight, phasing, creating giant objects formed of energy, and force fields. ABin primarily used a spaceship capable of intergalactic travel as a means of transportation. Like all Ungarans, Abin was capable of limited regeneration

History: Abin Sur was recruited into the Green Lantern Corps, and became a legendary law enforcement agent.

(Martian Manhunter II #21) - Abin Sur captured Tybalt Bak’sar and other conspirators that destroyed the planet Zapher. Tybalt’s accomplices committed suicide, but Abin prevented him from suiciding so he could stand truial. The Guardians sentenced himt o life on the prison planet, and he vowe to destroy Abin Sur and the rest of the Green Lanterns. The Weaponers of Qward free Tybalt, and gave him an arsenal to destroy Abin Sur with. Abin’s battle with Tybalt reached Earth, and he intended to find Green Lantern Alan Scott to aid him. The Martian Manhunter stopped their fight, but found himself in conflict with Abin because he remembered the Guardians pact with the Martians to let them police their own solar system. Abin told him the Martians were believed extinct, so the Guardians saw their agreement as null and void. Manhunter recognized Abin as honorable and Tybalt as dangerous, so they teamed up to defeat him.

After a near-fatal battle Abin crash landed on Earth. Dying, he knew he had to find a successor, and his ring chose Earthman Hal Jordan.

(Day of Judgment #4) - The soul of Green Lantern Hal Jordan summoned the spirit of Abin Sur and a band of deceased Corps members to help him fight and weaken Asmodel /Spectre. The attack was successful, and Hal took the Spectre-Force away from Asmodel, becoming the new host of the spirit of vengeance.

(Green Lantern: Rebirth #4) - Abin Sur’s spirit appeared to Hal Jordan as he was traveling to the afterlife, and told him his work on Earth was not yet finished. Hal returned to his body and was resurrected as Green Lantern.

(Green Lantern IV #17) - Abin’s vengeful son Abin Sur captured Hal Jordan, and demanded he show him the location of his father’s grave. Amon wanted to properly homnor Abin’s bones, and then intended to take Hal’s power ring, which he considered his birthright. Amon dug up his father and Hal told him he should stop blaming everything bad in his life on not having his father around. Hal never got a free pass, and he didn’t see why Amon thought he deserved one. Amon threatened to kill him, and Hal called his bluff, naming him a coward. They fought, but at that moment Amon was teleported away by a yellow power ring sent by the Sinestro Corps. Hal took Abin’s body and space ship and made a memorial for him on his planet of Ungara. He regretted that it took so long, but was glad to honor a predecessor and a father.

Comments: Created by John Broome & Gil Kane.

Abin Sur's memorial in the Crypt f the Green Lantern Corps was shown in Green Lantern / Sinestro Corps: Secret Files #1.

Green Lantern: Rebirth reprinted Abin’s appearance in Showcase #22.

Abin Sur had cameos in Green Lantern III #55, 150, Green Lantern IV #1 and 14.

Bizarro-Superman wrote and illustrated “The Few, The Proud” comic book featuring the Abin Sur in Bizarro Comics #1.