Biography

Early Life

Originally a history professor on the planet Ungara, Abin Sur was appointed as Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814.

Abin was Thaal Sinestro’s best friend and trusted confidante, so much so that they considered each other to be brothers. Sinestro would eventually fall in love with and marry Arin Sur, Abin’s sister. The two would have a child together, Soranik Natu, Abin’s niece.

With an unknown woman, Abin fathered a son named Amon Sur.

Abin Sur met a demon named Qull of the Five Inversions, a humanoid with a gaping mouth in his chest and a tongue-shaped head, crucified by three glowing spikes topped with the symbol of the Green Lantern Corps. This unholy messiah predicted the hero would die when his power ring ran out of energy at a critical moment, while he was fighting an opponent or unprotected in hard vacuum. Abin Sur, worried by this prophecy, began using a starship for interstellar voyages, as an additional safeguard.

Badly injured during a patrol and with his space ship seriously damaged, he made an emergency landing on the nearest habitable planet (Earth) and began using his power ring to search for a successor to wield the ring after he passed on. The ring settled on Hal Jordan as the most suitable replacement right before his death.