WhileSuperman’smission to set free the citizens of Warworld is a noble undertaking , the   dangerous undertaking would work far better withGreen Lantern . Hal Jordan has a in particular notable past tense with Mongul and that may make the Lantern a much good opponent for the galactic tyrant than Superman .

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While there ’s no doubt that Superman and Mongul have a complicated relationship , there ’s one sub who may have an even more personal grievance against the villain . Green Lantern Hal Jordan was once attacked on a grade few Heron have experienced when Mongul decimated his hometown of Coast City . The event causedGreen Lantern to turn evilas Parallax after the stress of lose his place open up him up to being possessed by a awe entity . Even though Hal extract himself back from the brink ,   he still pick Mongul for the role he played in   his Parallax Clarence Day . InGreen Lantern # 7by Geoff Johns and Carlos Pacheco , Hal ’s fellow Lantern John Stewart inform his ally that Mongul was spotted in Sector 2814 , do Hal to immediately go after the scoundrel . Despite Oliver reminding Hal that this is n’t the same Mongul , Green Lantern believes Mongul ’s son is transmit on his father ’s twisted legacy .

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certain , Mongul and Superman havea tenacious bitter account with one another . After all , aside from his many acts of harshness as a despot , one of his most ill-famed attacks on Superman was his role of the Black Mercy to trap the Man of Steel in a fantasy world . There ’s no question that Mongul is a well antagonist for Superman . But when it get along to the ultimate liberation account ask the villain , perhaps Hal Jordan would be well beseem   for it .

Superman may have been routinely challenged by Mongul , but the warlord arguably had a much more sizable and long - lasting impacton the Green Lantern . By put down Coast City , Mongul was able to make the ' greatest ' Green Lantern find enough care to open himself up to possession . If there ’s anyone with an interest in check that Mongul stop his destructive influence for in force , its Hal . Since the Green Lantern considers Mongul a symbolic representation of fear , Hal going to Warworld to free its prisoners would strip the scoundrel of his power and give Hal the closure he needs . Supermanmay   be doing a hunky-dory jobtaking down Mongul for good , but it would be interesting to consider how the story could have been withGreen Lanterninstead .

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