▁Stewart , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁active - d ut y ▁Lan tern s ▁in ▁Earth ' s ▁sector ▁of ▁space . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁also ▁automatically ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁Corps , ▁a ▁gal actic ▁" pol ice " ▁force ▁which ▁be ars ▁some ▁similar ities ▁to ▁the ▁" L ens men " ▁from ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁series ▁written ▁by ▁E . E . ▁Smith , ▁although ▁both ▁cre ators ▁Julius ▁Schw art z ▁and ▁John ▁Bro ome ▁denied ▁ever ▁reading ▁Smith ' s ▁stories . ▁Nevertheless , ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁min is eries ▁" Green ▁Lan tern ▁Corps " ▁hon ors ▁the ▁similarity ▁with ▁two ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁corps : ▁Edd ore ▁of ▁Tr ont ▁and ▁Ar is ia . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁reb irth ▁of ▁Super man ▁and ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Green ▁Lan tern ' s ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Coast ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Hal ▁Jordan ▁seem ingly ▁went ▁ins ane ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Power ▁B atter y . ▁Now ▁calling ▁himself ▁Par alla x , ▁Hal ▁Jordan ▁would ▁dev ast ate ▁the ▁DC ▁Un iverse ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁Earth ' s ▁sun ▁was ▁threatened ▁by ▁a ▁Sun - E ater , ▁Jordan ▁sacrific ed ▁his ▁life , ▁exp ending ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁his ▁vast ▁power ▁to ▁reign ite ▁the ▁dying ▁star . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁subsequently ▁returned