Green Lantern (Simon Baz)

Simon Baz, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke.

Prior to his debut, the character made an unnamed cameo in The New 52 Free Comic Book Day Special Edition #1. DC later added Baz to its flagship team-up title Justice League of America in 2013.

Simon Baz was created by Green Lantern writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke. He is the first Middle-Eastern member of the Green Lantern Corps. Simon's heritage and hometown are influenced by Johns, who is half-Lebanese and a native of Detroit, Michigan. The tattoo on his right forearm reads الشجاعة (transliterated al-shaja'a), Arabic for "courage".

Simon Baz is a Lebanese immigrant child living in Dearborn, Michigan. Growing up, Simon and his sister Sira were both persecuted due to their ethnicity. As a young adult, Simon got involved in street racing and eventually car theft; the former put his brother-in-law in a coma in the hospital. Simon is fired from his job and, in a moment of desperation, he steals a car. While trying to evade the police in the stolen vehicle, Simon finds out that there is a bomb in it. Simon drives the van into the abandoned car factory he was laid off from, knowing that no one will be hurt in the explosion. The resulting explosion is seen as an act of terrorism by the authorities, and Simon is brought in for questioning. As Simon is being interrogated, Hal Jordan and Sinestro's rings fuse and form a malfunctioning Green Lantern Power Ring that finds Simon and selects him as the new wielder, flying him away from captivity. With their suspect gone, the federal agents interrogate Amanda Waller about the situation, a transmission that Cyborg of the Justice League picks up. Cyborg relays the transmission to Batman and asks if anyone has spoken to Hal Jordan since he quit the League. Meanwhile, Simon lies on the ground, knocked out, while elsewhere, the Third Army begins to spread.