an alien peace officer named abin sur of the green lantern corps crash lands in the middle of the california desert close to ferris aircraft. as he lay dying, he commands his power ring to seek out a worthy successor. test pilot hal jordan is examining a flight simulator when a corona of green light envelops him, pulling him along with the simulator to the spot of abin sur's crashed vessel. abin sur tells hal that the power of the ring selected him to take on the role of the green lantern. hal agrees to accept the responsibility of wielding the ring in the cause of justice, and with that, abin sur passes away. hal jordan is now green lantern.