Tomar-Re is a character appearing in comics published byDC Comics. He is a member of theGreen Lantern Corps, as well as the predecessor and father ofTomar-Tu.
Tomar-Re is a Xudarian, a bird-like alien and former scientist from the planet Xudar in Sector 2813.[2] After joining the Green Lantern Corps, he serves in its Honor Guard; trains new members, most prominentlyArisia Rrab; and befriendsHal Jordan.
Tomar-Re sought to stabilize the planetKrypton using the rare compound stellarium, but was stopped by asolar flare, and Krypton exploded shortly afterward.[3][4]
Tomar-Re is later killed byGoldface and succeeded by his sonTomar-Tu.[5] He has largely remained dead since, but has appeared as a spirit and was temporarily resurrected as aBlack Lantern inBlackest Night.[6]
A hologram of Tomar-Re appears inSmallville Season 11: Lantern #1. This version was killed while trying to stop a global civil war instigated byGeneral Zod, with his ring traveling to Earth and choosingClark Kent as his successor months after he became Superman.[15]
Tomar-Re appears in theInjustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic. After Hal Jordan aids and abets Superman's Regime and joins the Sinestro Corps, Tomar-Re joins the Green Lantern Corps in an attempt to apprehend Superman. However, they suffer heavy casualties, with Tomar-Re and the survivors being forced to surrender their rings and accept imprisonment in a Regime prison.[volume & issue needed]
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^Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010).The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 442–443.ISBN978-0-345-50108-0.
^Eury, Michael (2006).The Krypton Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 30.ISBN9781893905610.
^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016).The DC Comics Encyclopedia: All-New Edition. DK Publishing. p. 311.ISBN978-1-4654-5357-0.
Green Lantern vol. 5 #14 - #20 (November 2012 - May 2013)
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #10 (December 2016)
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