Cover: George Pérez

Green Lantern #141

Jun 1981 · DC · 0.50 USD

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★ 1st appearance — Kalista★ 1st appearance — Harpis★ 1st appearance — Tigorr★ 1st appearance — Nimbus★ 1st appearance — Primus★ 1st appearance — Broot★ 1st appearance — Demonia

About this Issue

Green Lantern #141 is the debut of the Omega Men, DC's first ongoing alien-resistance team built entirely out of non-Earth characters, introducing a fully realized interstellar political landscape — the Vega system under the boot of the Citadel — that the Green Lantern titles had never attempted at that scale. The issue planted the seed for one of the most creatively fertile corners of DC's Bronze Age cosmos: the Omega Men's own 38-issue series, their role in the Invasion! crossover, and ultimately Tom King's critically celebrated 2015 reimagining all trace their DNA to this single issue. It also matters structurally because the Vega system was explicitly placed off-limits to the Green Lantern Corps by treaty, giving the team a narrative reason to exist independently of Hal Jordan and carving out a genuinely autonomous science-fiction sandbox inside the DC Universe. Crucially, the Omega Men's solo series would go on to introduce Lobo — one of DC's most enduring anti-hero characters — making this issue the indirect origin point of that entire creative lineage.

Contains 2 stories

The Lurkers in the Shadow

17 pp · Superhero

In "The Lurkers in the Shadow," Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris take a much-needed break in the mountains after a turbulent period at Ferris Aircraft, where Carl Ferris has reclaimed leadership and Carol has been demoted. Their quiet retreat is interrupted when they encounter the mysterious Omega-Men, leading to an unexpected confrontation that tests their resolve.

Doom in the Citadel of Ice

8 pp · Science Fiction

AerielaRadAlva Xar

In "Doom in the Citadel of Ice," Adam Strange returns to Rann, where the sea queen Aeriela keeps her promise and leads him to the hidden location of Alva Xar. But as Adam nears his goal, he is ambushed and captured in the frozen heart of the citadel.

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History

Marv Wolfman had been writing Green Lantern from issue #133 onward, deliberately trying to deepen Hal Jordan's personal life while simultaneously expanding the book's science-fiction reach; the Omega Men were the capstone of that cosmic ambition. Joe Staton, already the series' regular penciller, handled the interior art, while George Pérez provided the cover — a collaboration that gave the debut issue an artistic profile well above its contemporaneous Bronze Age peers. Editor Len Wein oversaw the issue alongside a secondary Adam Strange backup story written by Laurie Sutton and drawn by Rodin Rodriguez, a feature that had been running in the title since #132. Wolfman's run on the title ended around #151, making the Omega Men introduction the most consequential world-building act of his Green Lantern tenure.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of the Omega Men — Primus, Kalista, Tigorr, Broot, Nimbus, Harpis, Demonia, and Lambien/Auron — as a team of freedom fighters from the Vega star system.
Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Joe Staton; cover by George Pérez with Anthony Tollin coloring; edited by Len Wein. Published June 10, 1981.
The main story is titled 'Who Are…the Omega Men!' / 'The Lurkers in the Shadow'; Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris, vacationing in Canada, stumble upon the Omega Men hiding from Citadel hunters.
The issue establishes the core worldbuilding rule that the Green Lantern Corps is forbidden by treaty from entering Vegan space, giving the Omega Men their structural reason for existing as an independent team.
The issue also contains an Adam Strange backup story written by Laurie Sutton and drawn by Rodin Rodriguez, part of a recurring feature that ran from Green Lantern #132 to #147.
The Omega Men's debut launched a four-issue arc across Green Lantern #141–144 before the characters crossed into Action Comics and New Teen Titans appearances on their way to a 38-issue solo series (1983–1986).
The Omega Men solo series, itself a direct outgrowth of this debut issue's world, introduced Lobo — created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen — making GL #141 the indirect root of that character's existence in the DC Universe.
The characters introduced in this issue — particularly Primus, Kalista, Tigorr, and Broot — remained active in DC continuity for decades, appearing in the 2004 Adam Strange limited series, Rann–Thanagar War (2005), and Tom King's acclaimed 2015 Omega Men revival.