Hal Jordan had originally been a not-so-ordinary ordinary man from Coast City.
That meant he had no superpowers of his own. But as an ace test pilot, Hal had the best flying skills in America and fearless courage, earning him the nickname "High-Speed Train" among his colleagues.
When Hal was young, his father, also a pilot, died in a crash caused by an aircraft malfunction. Having watched his father die before his eyes, Hal believed nothing could ever break him again. So when he grew up, he resolutely devoted himself to the very career that had claimed his father's life.
After yet another test flight of a newly developed aircraft, Hal faced the greatest turning point of his life.
As a green meteor crashed to Earth, a Green Lantern visited the planet-
The Green Lanterns of the Green Lantern Corps protected the balance of the universe through the power of the green light of "will," earning them the title of "Space Police."
Abin Sur, the legendary Green Lantern who had once sealed away "Parallax," was hunted down and mortally wounded by his escaped enemy, and his spacecraft crash-landed on Earth. Knowing he would die from his injuries, Abin Sur ordered the Green Lantern Ring, which carried the power of "will," to find a successor.
Perhaps because the ace test pilot did not fear death, Hal Jordan became the successor chosen by the Green Lantern Ring.
Hal inherited Abin Sur's Lantern Ring and Power Battery, gaining superpowers fueled by the strength of his will and given form within the limits of his imagination.
"In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power-Green Lantern's light!"
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No evil shall escape my sight.
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