Green Lantern #142
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeGreen Lantern #142 (July 1981) is the second chapter of Marv Wolfman's 'Omega-Men Saga,' and the issue in which Lambien — a god-like member of the newly introduced Omega Men — dies and is reborn as Auron, God of Light, making this the character's first appearance under that identity. The issue deepens the world-building around the Vega system and its oppressive Citadel empire, a corner of DC's cosmic mythology that would eventually sustain a 38-issue ongoing series, introduce Lobo, inspire a 2015 Tom King revival, and connect directly to characters like Starfire in The New Teen Titans. The Omega Men's founding premise — that the Green Lantern Corps was barred from Vega space, leaving a band of alien refugees to fight tyranny alone — gave DC a genuinely distinct science-fiction franchise at a moment when Bronze Age cosmic storytelling was expanding beyond the Corps itself. This issue, along with its neighbors in the arc, planted seeds whose narrative consequences stretched across three decades of DC publishing.
In "The Omega Men," Green Lantern steps in to aid the scattered survivors of a fallen civilization as they face relentless attacks from the Citadel Hunters. Amid the wreckage, the dying remnants of the fallen Lambien coalesce into a new being—Auron—whose origins and purpose remain shrouded in mystery.
In "The Crystal Peril!", Adam, a Green Lantern, faces a chilling betrayal when the criminal Alva Xar attempts to coerce him into conquering the planet Rann. When Adam refuses, Alva transforms his ally Alanna into frozen crystal and destroys her before Adam’s eyes—leaving him shattered and enraged. Just as the emotional toll threatens to overwhelm him, the Zeta-Beam rips him from the scene, hurling him back to Earth.
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Wolfman had taken over Green Lantern with issue #133 (1980) after departing Marvel, bringing with him an ambition to push Hal Jordan into space-faring, sector-wide adventures rather than grounding him on Earth. The 'Omega-Men Saga' ran across Green Lantern #141–144 (June–September 1981) and was written by Wolfman with art by Joe Staton; issue #142 specifically was lettered by Ben Oda, colored by Carl Gafford, and edited by Len Wein. Wolfman's editorial goal was to build a durable new science-fiction franchise for DC, one with its own interplanetary politics, a cast of aliens from conquered worlds, and a structural reason (the Green Lanterns' ban from Vega) to keep the team independent from Corps oversight — and #142 is where many of those elements first receive extended in-story explanation.
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- Cover date: July 1981; on-sale date: April 20–23, 1981 (Grand Comics Database records two close on-sale dates across variants). DC Comics, vol. 2 of the Green Lantern series.
- First appearance of Auron (as Auron): the Omega Man formerly known as Lambien dies and is reborn in this issue, emerging from his containing chamber and declaring himself 'Auron, God of Light' — the character's debut under that name, per Wikipedia's Auron entry and DCU Guide.
- Lambien's character origin is elaborated here: he is the son of the near-godlike Okaaran X'Hal and a Branx warrior, the product of Psion genetic experimentation, and his resurrection grants him energy-manipulation powers roughly equal to his mother's.
- The main story is titled 'The Omega Men!' and features Kalista explaining the team's full origin — how they escaped the Citadel's fascist interplanetary empire and sheltered on Earth — to Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris.
- The issue carries an Adam Strange backup feature ('The Crystal Peril!'), written by Laurie Sutton with art by Rodin Rodriguez; Adam Strange ran as a backup in Green Lantern from #132 through #147, and this issue features Adam and Alanna.
- Creative team for the main story: writer Marv Wolfman, artist Joe Staton, letterer Ben Oda, colorist Carl Gafford, editor Len Wein.
- The issue was reprinted in Germany as part of the Egmont Ehapa series Grüne Leuchte #2/1982 (February 1982), per the Grand Comics Database.
- The Omega Men team appearing in this issue — Primus, Kalista, Tigorr, Broot, Nimbus, Harpis, Demonia, and the newly reborn Auron — went on to headline their own 38-issue ongoing series beginning April 1983, which itself introduced Lobo.
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Reprinted in Grüne Leuchte #2/1982 (1982), Grüne Leuchte #3/1982 (1982), Hercule #25 (1982), Superamigos #10 (1986)
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