Katma Tui

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Katma Tui
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Katma Tui as depicted in Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Annual #3 (August 1987)
Art by Joe Staton
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Green Lantern vol. 2 #30 (July 1964)
Created by John Broome
Gil Kane
In-story information
Full nameKatma Tui Stewart
Species Korugarian
Place of origin Korugar
Team affiliations Green Lantern Corps
Black Lantern Corps
Notable aliases Green Lantern
AbilitiesPower Ring

Katma Tui is a comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Korugar, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. She is the Green Lantern successor of the supervillain Sinestro and the predecessor of Sinestro's daughter, Soranik Natu.

Contents

Katma Tui has made limited appearances in other media, primarily in association with the Green Lanterns. Kim Mai Guest and Tara Strong voice the character in Justice League and Duck Dodgers respectively.

Publication history

Katma Tui first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #30 (July 1964) and was created by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane. [1]

Fictional character biography

Katma Tui hails from the planet Korugar, in the area of space designated Sector 1417 by the Guardians of the Universe. Tui leads a rebellion against Thaal Sinestro, a Korugarian and member of the Green Lantern Corps who used his power to conquer Korugar. Tomar-Re nominates Tui as Sinestro's replacement as Green Lantern of Sector 1417, which she accepts. [2]

Marriage

When Hal Jordan resigns from the Corps for Carol Ferris, Tui is infuriated, given that Jordan had persuaded her to give up Imi Kann for the Corps. When John Stewart initially turns down the offer of replacing Jordan as Green Lantern of Earth, Tui, projecting her anger towards Jordan upon Stewart, dismisses him as a coward, which provokes Stewart into changing his mind. Tui would eventually train Stewart and work closely with him on a number of missions. The two soon fall in love, and with the blessings of the Guardians they marry. [3]

Death and legacy

Katma Tui is killed by Carol Ferris as Star Sapphire while she is unpowered, being sliced to death in her kitchen. Star Sapphire did this simply to make a point to Hal Jordan. [4]

During the Green Lantern: Mosaic series, John Stewart becomes involved with the Mosiac World, a composite planet created by the rogue Guardian Appa Ali Apsa. Stewart becomes the first mortal Guardian of the Universe, known as the Master Builder. Stewart is reunited with Katma Tui, but she is killed after Hal Jordan, possessed by Parallax, kills the Guardians and destroys the Central Power Battery. [5] [6]

In the Blackest Night crossover, black power rings are sent throughout the universe, reanimating the bodies of the deceased. Katma Tui is among the first to be resurrected as a member of the Black Lantern Corps. [7] Tui travels to the planet Xanshi to see John Stewart and tries to weaken him by claiming that he caused the planet's destruction. Stewart, spurred on by Fatality, says that he was not the cause of it all and successfully fights off the Black Lanterns. [8] Tui is destroyed by Stewart and Fatality. [9]

In DC Rebirth , Hal Jordan encounters Katma Tui after being transported into the Emerald Space, an afterlife for fallen Green Lanterns. She asks about John Stewart, with Jordan revealing that Stewart still misses her. [10]

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Katma Tui appears in Batman: In Darkest Knight .

In other media

References

  1. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 314. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ↑ Giffen, Keith ; Jones, Gerard  ( w ), Bright, Mark ; Giffen, Keith ( p ), Tanghal, Romeo  ( i ),Tollin, Anthony ( col )."The Power and the Glory"Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II,vol. 1,no. 6(September 1991).DC Comics.
  3. ↑ Englehart, Steve  ( w ), Staton, Joe  ( p ), Farmer, Mark  ( i ),Tollin, Anthony ( col )."Fun Couples!"Green Lantern Corps,vol. 1,no. 212(May 1987).DC Comics.
  4. ↑ Priest, Christopher  ( w ), Kane, Gil  ( p ),Kane, Gil ( i ),Tollin, Anthony ( col )."...and the Pain Shall Leave My Heart" Action Comics ,vol. 1,no. 601(May 1988).DC Comics.
  5. ↑ Jones, Gerard ; Filice, Joe ( w ), Hamner, Cully ; Hunter, Chris ( p ), Panosian, Dan ; Marzan Jr., José  ( i ),Busch, Robbie ( col )."What Dis Be" Green Lantern: Mosaic ,vol. 1,no. 15(August 1993).DC Comics.
  6. ↑ Friedman, Michael Jan  ( w ), Collins, Mike  ( p ),Branch, Ken ( i ), Mattsson, Steve  ( col )."Second Chances!" Darkstars ,vol. 1,no. 21(June 1994).DC Comics.
  7. ↑ Johns, Geoff  ( w ), Reis, Ivan  ( p ),Albert, Oclair ( i ), Sinclair, Alex  ( col )."Blackest Night" Blackest Night ,vol. 1,no. 1(September 2009).DC Comics.
  8. ↑ Johns, Geoff  ( w ), Benes, Ed ; Marz, Marcos ( p ),Benes, Ed; del Negro, Luciana ( i ),Hi-Fi Design ( col )."Semper Fi" Green Lantern ,vol. 4,no. 49(February 2010).DC Comics.
  9. ↑ Johns, Geoff  ( w ), Mahnke, Doug  ( p ),Alamy, Christian ( i ),Mayor, Randy; Eltaeb, Gabe; Strachan, Carrie ( col )."Life Blood" Green Lantern ,vol. 4,no. 52(May 2010).DC Comics.
  10. ↑ Venditti, Robert  ( w ), Benes, Ed  ( p ),Benes, Ed ( i ),Wright, Jason ( col )."Bottled Light, Part 3: By Lantern's Light"Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps,vol. 1,no. 10(February 2017).DC Comics.
  11. ↑ "The World's Finest - Superman: The Animated Series". The World's Finest. February 6, 1999. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  12. 1 2 "Katma Tui Voices (Green Lantern)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 20, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  13. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN . Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #6 - Attack of the Green Lantern Corps (Issue)". Comic Vine . Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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