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Green Lantern (Salaak)

Green Lantern (Salaak)

57 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1982–2025 Β· 4 key issues
Who is Green Lantern?

Salaak is a four-armed alien from the planet Slyggia who was chosen by the Green Lantern Corps to wield a power ring fueled by willpower, granting him flight, energy constructs, and force fields. He rose to become one of the Corps' most indispensable members, serving as Keeper of Records and custodian of the sacred Book of Oa.

Stepping onto the Bronze Age DC stage in 1982 β€” courtesy of Paul Kupperberg and Don Newton β€” this Green Lantern made their debut in the pages of Green Lantern #149 and has been part of the cosmic tapestry ever since. With 57 catalogued appearances stretching across more than four decades and four key issues that collectors keep an eye out for, this is a figure whose staying power speaks for itself. The company here is genuinely stellar: sharing pages with Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Kilowog, Katma Tui, and Salakk across titles like The Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern, and even Action Comics places this character squarely at the heart of DC's vast interstellar mythology. If you love the rich, sprawling world of the Corps and want to dig deeper than the household names, this is exactly the kind of discovery that reminds you why longbox diving is such a joy.

Identity

Real name. Salaak (Salakk)

Powers. Wields a Green Lantern power ring (energy constructs, flight, force fields, energy projection) fueled by willpower via a power battery; four-armed alien physiology from the planet Slyggia.

Teams & affiliations
Green Lantern CorpsGuardians of the UniverseManhunters
β˜… First appearance
Green Lantern #149
Feb 1982

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1982–2022

Green Lantern #149 β˜… 1982
Green Lantern #149
Green Lantern #201 β˜… 1986
Green Lantern #201
Green Lantern: In Brightest Day #[nn] 2008
Green Lantern: In Brightest Day #[nn]
Batman / Superman #6 2014
Batman / Superman #6
Bombshells: United #19 2018
Bombshells: United #19
Detective Comics #1065 2022
Detective Comics #1065

Appearances

Green Lantern (1960)
Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
#8
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Action Comics (1938)
Superman (1987)
Adventures of Superman (1987)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
Superman Annual (1987)
#1
Flash (1987)
#8
Justice League International (1987)
#10
Wonder Woman (1987)
#13
Secret Origins (1986)
Firestorm the Nuclear Man (1987)
#68
Who's Who Update '88 (1988)
#1
Green Lantern: In Brightest Day (2008)
Tiny Titans (2008)
#25
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
Batman / Superman (2013)
#6
Detective Comics (2011)
Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition (2015)
Bombshells: United (2017)
#19
Batman Giant (2018)
#13
Blue Beetle: Jaime Reyes (2022)
#2
Batgirl (2025)
#3