| Oans | |
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 Art by Jamal Igle, Green Lantern Secret Files (2005) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Lantern (vol. 2) #1 (July 1960) |
| Created by | John Broome (writer) Gil Kane (artist) |
| Characteristics | |
| Place of origin | Oa |
| Notable members | Appa Ali Apsa Ganthet Sayd Scar |
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The Guardians of the Universe are a race of extraterrestrial superhero characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Green Lantern. They first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #1 (July 1960), and were created by John Broome and Gil Kane.[1] The Guardians of the Universe have been adapted to a number of films, television programs, and video games.
The Guardians of the Universe are the founders and leaders of the interstellar law enforcement agency known as the Green Lantern Corps, which they administer from their homeworld Oa at the center of the Universe. The Guardians resemble short humans with blue skin and white hair. They are depicted as being immortal and are the oldest living beings created in the Universe. Dc comics had an original appearance of the guardians of the universe in strange adventures #22 July 1952 .. in captain comet story “the guardians of the clockwork universe”.
- ^ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Guardians of the Universe", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 150, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017