Green Lantern

Hal Jordan was a retired fighter pilot with a reputation for being fearless when he took a job as a test pilot with Ferris Aircraft. On a routine solo flight, a strange green force summoned Hal to a crashed starship and its occupant, Abin Sur, a member of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps, a peacekeeping force dedicated to protecting the universe. They do so with the aid of powerful rings that, fueled by the wearer’s willpower, use their green energy to create nearly anything their user imagines.

The dying alien informed Hal that his ring identified him as the best choice to replace him as Green Lantern. Would he accept the responsibility? Hal never hesitated. He placed the ring on his finger and recited the Green Lantern oath: “In brightest day, in blackest night…”