▁the ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁Corps , ▁and ▁along ▁with ▁John ▁Stewart ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁Corps ▁members ▁assigned ▁to ▁S ector ▁ 2 8 1 4 , ▁personally ▁defe ating ▁Sin estro ▁in ▁the ▁Sin estro ▁Corps ▁War . ▁Jordan ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁ 2 8 1 4 . 1 . ▁ ▁Post - S in estro ▁Corps ▁War , ▁DC ▁Comics ▁revis ited ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁Hal ▁Jordan ▁as ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁Black est ▁Night ▁story line , ▁the ▁next ▁chapter ▁in ▁the ▁Geoff ▁Joh ns ▁era ▁on ▁Green ▁Lan tern . ▁Hal ▁Jordan ▁is ▁the ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Ryan ▁Reyn olds ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁film . ▁ ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁Green ▁Lan tern s ▁ ▁Guy ▁Gard ner ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Guy ▁Gard ner ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁choice ▁to ▁replace ▁Ab in ▁Sur ▁as ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁of ▁sector ▁ 2 8 1 4 . ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁to ▁receive ▁Ab in ▁Sur ' s ▁ring , ▁but ▁Jordan ▁was ▁closer . ▁This ▁placed ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁" back up " ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁for ▁Jordan . ▁ ▁But ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Green ▁Lan tern , ▁tra ged y ▁struck ▁Gard ner ▁as ▁a ▁power ▁battery ▁ble w ▁up ▁in ▁his ▁face , ▁putting ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁com a ▁for ▁years . ▁During ▁the ▁Cris is ▁on ▁In finite ▁Earth s ,