Simon Baz:
As any DC Comic book reader knows, there has always been more than Green Lantern with room for many more and this is no different. Well, there is something a little different! In Simon Baz's case, he is actually the first Lebanese-American Lantern! Let's learn more about him and his story!
Growing up in Detroit for Baz wasn't as his story starts out, the best for he and his sister Sira. After 9//11, both were a magnet for a lot of hate due to them being Lebanese who were Muslim and the terrorist being of the same religion. It was hard on the 10 year old Simon Baz. And as if that wasn't enough, when Simon was as an adult he started to street race ( a sport where cars drive really really fast on public roads which ended up causing his brother-in-law to go into a coma) and eventually steal cars. On one day in particular, Baz found himself in his worst trouble yet as he is found himself being fired from his job. He then out of desperation steals a van that he later finds had a bomb in it. Not knowing how big it is he discovers a factory while police start to follow in hot pursuit to place where the bomb couldn't hurt anyone. The bomb explodes and the police who find him think it is out of an act of terrorism and bring him in. Talk about a cold case of bad luck! He is interrogated but that doesn't last for long as a Green Lantern ring (a ring given only to certain people) spots him and takes him away. Away to help in a fight against Sinestro and his Third Amy set on taking over the Universe! This are crazy and overwhelming series of events for Baz but by Simon's unwilling fearlessness much like Sinestro's, defeats him and later the first Lantern! What a great story for unlikely hero!
Seems like his luck change quite quickly!
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