Green Lantern Corps
| Green Lantern Corps | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Green Lantern Corps | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Showcase #22 (September 1959) |
| Created by | John Broome Gil Kane |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Oa Mogo |
| Roster | |
| See: List of Green Lanterns | |
The Green Lantern Corps is a law enforcement agency appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Co-created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, the organization first appeared along with member Hal Jordan in Showcase #22 in 1959.
The agency patrols the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residing on the planet Oa. According to DC continuity, the Green Lantern Corps have been in existence for three billion years. Currently operating amongst the 3600 "sectors" of the universe, there are 7204 members (known commonly as Green Lanterns). Each Green Lantern is given a power ring, a tool granting the use of incredible abilities that are directed by the wearer's own willpower.