John Stewart

John Stewart is a fictional superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. He was created as a work for hire by writer Dennis O’Neil and artist Neal Adams for DC Comics, first appearing in the December 1971/January 1972 issue of DC's comic book Green Lantern (volume 2, #87). Stewart has become a major recurring character in the Green Lantern mythos within the DC Universe, usually serving as Earth’s most prominent Green Lantern during the times when other notable Earth Green Lanterns, such as Hal Jordan or Kyle Rayner, are absent, on leave, or retired. He starred in the short-lived spin-off comic Green Lantern: Mosaic, of which DC published 18 issues between June 1992 and November 1993. Additionally, he was the primary character in Green Lantern (vol. 2) from issues 182 through 200, when Jordan relinquished his place in the Corps (1984-1986). While initially not as popular among comics fans as other human Green Lanterns and virtually unknown... full article at wikipedia