GREEN LANTERN'S enemy SINESTRO plans to control the universe through fear.

Critically acclaimed storytellers Geoff Johns and Dave Gibbons team with superstar artists Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason and Ethan Van Sciver to tell the most tragic story in the Book of Oa. Once one of the most honored members of the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro of Korugar fell to the corrupting influence of the Green Lantern's power ring, and its nearly limitless power, and was banished from the known universe for his crimes. Now, together with some of the most powerful villains from across the cosmos, Sinestro builds a new Corps. Their mission: Rid the cosmos of Green Lanterns and establish a new universal order in the galaxy—under the merciless rule of the Sinestro Corps.

The leader of the Sinestro Corps must travel to Earth to seek help from Black Adam, the one man who may be able to help Sinestro end his conflict with the Paling.

SINESTROÉDEFENDER OF THE EARTH! With the Green Lantern Corps in disarray, the Sinestro Corps is the primary force keeping order throughout the known universe! Now, the same Yellow Lanterns that once spread fear throughout the cosmos are tasked with saving all life from an even greater threat: the anti-emotion zealots called the Paling, who seek to eradicate all emotion in the universeÑincluding fearÑin service of their mysterious Pale Bishop. To find out more about his enemies, Sinestro has brought his Corps to a planet teeming with fear in order to seek out one of the only beings in the universe he calls his friendÉBlack Adam of the planet Earth. But while Sinestro finds the information he seeks on Earth, he also draws the PalingÕs attention to the planet. Now humanity itself stands poised to become emotionless slaves of the PalingÉand even heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman are powerless to stop it. Only the Sinestro Corps can save Earth now. And if EarthÕs heroes want to help, theyÕre going to have to embrace the ability to instill great fearÉ Writer Cullen Bunn (GREEN LANTERN: THE LOST ARMY) and artist Brad Walker (ACTION COMICS) present the all-out battle for the fate of the Earth that could either be SinestroÕs finest hourÉor his final hour! Collects SINESTRO #16-23.

"Originally published in single magazine form in Green Lantern 53-62"--T.p. verso.

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Superman and the Green Lantern battle Siniestro when he threatens Metropolis with thousands of insects created with his yellow power ring.