Stel
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| Stel | |
 Stel, from Green Lantern Corps: Recharge # 2 (December 2005). Art by Patrick Gleason. |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Lantern (vol. 2) #11 (March 1962) |
| Created by | John Broome Gil Kane |
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| Place of origin | Grenda |
| Team affiliations | Green Lantern Corps |
| Abilities | Power Ring |
Stel is a fictional American comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial robot from the planet Grenda, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps for space sector 3009. He first appeared in DC Comics' Green Lantern (vol. 2) #11 (March 1962), and was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane. [1]
[edit] Character History
Stel was trained by the villain Sinestro, before he became Hal Jordan's greatest foe. Stel serves the Green Lantern Corps though many of its battles, including a breakout from the Prison Planet of the Guardians of the Universe, an invasion by Qwardians, and an attack by the alliance of Nekron, Lord of the Unliving and the rogue Guardian Krona. It is Krona who fells Stel, tearing the Green Lantern to pieces before he is found by his fellow Lanterns. Giving the Lanterns a vital clue with his last breath, Stel is taken back to Grenda to be given a hero's burial.[1]
During Stel's funeral, the Krydos, enemy to the Grendans, attack. Stel's successor as Green Lantern arrives to help deal with the Krydos, but is himself attacked by a Grendan named Yron. Yron believes that Stel has failed as a Green Lantern due to the repeated Krydos attacks that Grenda suffers. Forcing the Green Lantern to take him to Oa, Yron protests to the Guardians that he would be a suitable choice to defend his planet and sector. The Guardians agree and gave Yron his own power ring. Yron's efforts to defend and then attack the Krydos prove to be disastrous, as his tactics end up killing many Grendans. Dying from an attack, Yron realizes that Stel was the better Lantern, and with one last push of willpower, brings Stel back to life. Stel routs the Krydos threat, and is hailed as a hero, while the dead Yron is vilified. The resurrected Stel, however, pronounces Yron a hero, wanting to hear of his action while others fled and cowered rather than his failure.[2]
Stel served with the Corps during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, through Hal Jordan's descent into madness and the loss of the power rings. With the Green Lantern Corps reinstated after the surviving Green Lanterns defeat Parallax on Earth, Stel joins again and is partnered with the Green Man. Stel helps a group of overwhelmed Lanterns, which include Soranik Natu, Kyle Rayner, Kilowog, Guy Gardner and two other Lanterns, both rookies. The entire group, many with low power levels, then face Spider Guild forces.
Stel was recently thought annihilated by an anti-matter explosion precipitated by his Despotellis-infected partner. Against all odds, he manages to survive the blast; a repentant Green Man finds Stel, and the two head to Mogo to repair themselves and ready for the attacking Sinestro Corps. Stel used his ring's energy to compensate for his missing parts.
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