

The book first appeared in Green Lantern vol. But we'll talk about that some other time.Īnother important feature is the Book of Oa.

This was the reason retconned for the Yellow Impurity. As Green Lantern Rebirth #3, February 2005, revealed, the Guardians sealed the Fear Entity Parallax into the Central Power Battery. The Central Battery serves as the reservoir for all of the Guardians willpower and as such, all Green Lantern rings draw their power from it. The city's chief feature is the Central Power Battery, which first appeared in Green Lantern Vol. In fact, their city is the only real feature of note on the entire planet. The planet was a barren desert planet when they came and built their city there. It was only later that the concept of transluminal speed was introduced and real life science was throw out the window.Īs eventually told, the Maltusians, the species that eventually evolved into the dwarf race known as the Guardians of the Universe, came to the planet in the center of the universe that would be known as Oa following rogue Maltusian Krona's accidental creation of the Anti-Monitor, the Multiverse and maybe even the concept of "evil". I've always found that interesting, that the problem with planets millions of lightyears away was deftly dealt with fifty-two years ago. Two things of note: This was their first appearance too, meaning Hal had zero idea about his bosses and two, he was sent there via what amounts to an "Astral Projection" using his power ring. In its first appearance, it was first shown when the Guardians of the Universe call Hal Jordan to a meeting. It was created by Silver Age DC mainstay Gardner Fox and Gil Kane. 2 #1, August 1960, the first issue of Hal Jordan's solo title and fourth appearance overall. Besides, it's an entire planet that serves as the HQ for space police. It's not as iconic as the Batcave or the Fortress of Solitude, sure, but its still in the higher echelons. As far as comic book headquarters go, the Guardians of the Universe's planet Oa might be one of the best.
