▁first ▁full ▁appearance ▁in ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁# 0 ▁during ▁the ▁" R ise ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Army " ▁story line ▁written ▁by ▁Geoff ▁Joh ns . ▁He ▁was ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁street ▁racing ▁in ▁a ▁st olen ▁car ▁with ▁an ▁armed ▁bomb ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁van . ▁While ▁being ▁question ed ▁by ▁authorities , ▁Sin estro ' s ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁ring ▁chose ▁Simon ▁as ▁its ▁next ▁ring ▁bear er , ▁rec ruit ing ▁him ▁into ▁the ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁Corps . ▁The ▁squ ir rel - like ▁Lan tern ▁B ' dg ▁follows , ▁becoming ▁B az ' s ▁ment or ▁and ▁friend . ▁The ▁Justice ▁League ▁eventually ▁tracks ▁B az ▁down ▁and ▁questions ▁him ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁ring . ▁Bat man ▁tries ▁to ▁dis arm ▁him ▁by ▁removing ▁Simon ' s ▁ring , ▁but ▁self - def ense ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁the ▁ring ▁prevent ▁this . ▁Following ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁" W r ath ▁of ▁The ▁First ▁Lan tern ", ▁Simon ▁B az ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁join ▁Am anda ▁W aller ▁and ▁Steve ▁Tre vor ' s ▁" Just ice ▁League ▁of ▁America " ▁under ▁the ▁pre ten se ▁that ▁his ▁criminal ▁charges ▁would ▁be ▁dropped ▁and ▁his ▁innoc ence ▁public ly ▁declared ▁after ▁F BI ▁Agent ▁Franklin ▁Fed ▁v ouch ed ▁for ▁him . ▁During ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁" Tr inity ▁War " ▁story line , ▁after ▁Cy borg ' s ▁( V