DC officially settles the greatest Green Lantern in the universe, and it’s certainly not Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, or Jo Mullein. Hal Jordan and John Stewart are naturally the first candidates that come to mind when it comes to the honor of being described as the best ring wielders in the DC Universe. As a pilot, Hal Jordan benefits from instinctual willpower so intense that he often overrides the safety protocols of his ring to accomplish impossible feats through sheer defiance. Meanwhile, John Stewart takes a more calculated approach to his constructs, where every bolt and gear is meticulously visualized from the inside out.

The Green Lantern Corps is further enriched by a diverse roster of human members who bring their own philosophies and skills to the interstellar police force. Guy Gardner stands out for his abrasive territorial attitude and Kyle Rayner weaponizes his talents as a graphic artist to create limitlessly creative constructs. The newer generation features Jessica Cruz, who earned her ring by overcoming her agoraphobia and severe anxiety, alongside her partner Simon Baz, an automotive expert who demonstrated the incredibly rare ability to jumpstart dying hearts with sheer willpower. Finally, Jo Mullein brings an outsider’s analytical eye to the cosmos, wielding a specialized, self-charging ring.

However, none of the terrestrial Green Lanterns earn the status of “greatest Green Lantern,” since that credit actually belongs to one of their most powerful villains.

Sinestro Returns As The Greatest Green Lantern In DC Lore

Green Lantern Corps #20; Written By Morgan Hampton & Jeremy Adams; Art By Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, And Arif Prianto

Guy Gardner and Jessica Drew achieved the unexpected and integrated the Emotional Entities and all the Lantern Corps together for the first time, creating the temporary Chrome Lantern Corps. This unprecedented era of peace has surprising repercussions for the Lanterns’ mythos, as evidenced by Green Lantern Corps #20, which reveals Thaal Sinestro has officially rejoined the Green Lanterns. On top of that, Sinestro reclaims his status as “the greatest Green Lantern that ever lived,” singlehandedly stopping a huge fear construct from destroying Tamaran, using nothing but his compassion and trust to contain the Tamaranean responsible for the attack.

Long before his fall from grace, Thaal Sinestro was widely revered as the greatest of all Green Lanterns, known for his unmatched mastery over the emerald light of will that allowed him to police his sector with flawless albeit dictatorial efficiency. Sinestro’s greatest strength is his unbreakable psychological fortitude, the most valuable weapon for the Green Lantern Corps. Sinestro uses his will to shape constructs with geometric perfection and cast away all fear. In fact, Sinestro controls his will so strongly that he also dominates fear, and with his talent as a natural-born leader, also channels it as the head of the Yellow Lanterns.

Nobody Can Deny Thaal Sinestro Is One Of The Best Green Lanterns In DC Lore

Sinestro Is The Green Lantern Heroes’ Archnemesis For A Reason

Thaal Sinestro has been both the Green Lantern Corps’ ultimate warrior and its most terrifying existential threat. As a hero, Sinestro single-handedly stabilized Sector 1417 and successfully trained generations of ring-wielders. After his fascistic tendencies led to his exile, Sinestro attained his ultimate villainous achievement by weaponizing the yellow light of fear, forging the Sinestro Corps to challenge the status quo of the entire Emotional Spectrum. He successfully orchestrated the catastrophic Sinestro Corps War, overthrew the regime of the villainous Crime Syndicate, and temporarily bonded with the Parallax entity to achieve god-like power.

Sinestro’s cosmic reach extends far beyond his own yellow faction, having forcefully integrated himself into various other emotional groups and villainous alliances where he consistently outclasses his peers. Sinestro temporarily wielded the indigo light of compassion as a member of the Indigo Tribe, and his immense willpower even allowed him to be the first to wield the White Lantern Ring. On Earth, his quest for order has led him to join coalitions like the Legion of Doom and the Injustice League, where his intellect and power overshadows his teammates. Sinestro often displays a palpable boredom when forced to cooperate, as he knows he’s the greatest that ever lived.

Do you like the idea of Sinestro becoming a Green Lantern again?

Green Lantern Corps #20 is now available from DC Comics

Alias

Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz, Sojourner Mullein

Created By

Martin Nodell, Bill Finger, John Broome, Gil Kane, Dennis O’Neil, Neal Adams

First Appearance

All-American Comics

Alliance

Justice League, Justice Society of America, Green Lantern Corps

Franchise

D.C.