Simon Baz

Simon Baz
Cover of Green Lantern (vol. 5) #0 (November 2012). Art by Doug Mahnke and Christian Alamy.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe New 52 Free Comic Book Day Special Edition #1 (May 2012)
Created byGeoff Johns
Doug Mahnke[1]
In-story information
Full nameSimon Baz
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsGreen Lantern Corps
Justice League
Notable aliasesGreen Lantern
Solomon Baz (Earth-3 Doppelgänger)
Abilities
  • Skilled marksman and gunsmith

Use of power ring grants:

  • Flight
  • Force field
  • Generation of hard-light constructs
  • Real-time translation of all languages
  • Space & time travel
  • Energy projection & absorption
  • Material & mind alteration
  • Holographic projection
  • Phasing
  • Emerald sight
  • Environmental playback
  • Will empowerment
  • Invisibility and Light Refraction
  • Wormholes and Spatial warps
  • Limited cellular regeneration
  • Electromagnetic scanning
  • Galactic Encyclopedia
  • Ring duplication
  • Emergency homing beacon
  • Pocket dimensions
  • Resurrection
  • Security protocol
  • Preset conditions
  • Thought relay

Simon Baz, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke. Baz is an officer of the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force. The character made his debut in 2012[2] following DC's 2011 company-wide relaunch as part of its Green Lantern story arc "Rise of the Third Army", in which he replaces Silver Age hero Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern of Earth's sector.[3]

Prior to his debut, the character made an unnamed cameo in The New 52 Free Comic Book Day Special Edition #1.[4] DC later added Baz to its flagship team-up title Justice League of America in 2013. Baz is a Lebanese immigrant, and currently resides in Dearborn, Michigan.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference USAToday was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ MoneyControl.com Entertainment article
  3. ^ "All the Different Green Lanterns of Earth, Explained". Collider. 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  4. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  5. ^ "Meet the new Green Lanterns. Yes, there are two of them". The Washington Post. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. ^ ""Green Lanterns" Core: Who Are Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz?". CBR. June 27, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2019.