WAVERLY SAYRE	BIOGRAPHY
	Created by Gerard Jones and Tim Hamilton

Waverly Sayre; Art by Tim Hamilton

PERSONAL DATA

Occupation: Green Lantern
Status: Deceased
Homeworld: Earth
Space Sector: 2814
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Widower
Known Relatives: Peg (wife, deceased), unnamed child (deceased), Bud (dog)
Group Affiliation(s): Green Lantern Corps
Gender: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
First Appearance: Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #2/4 (Autumn 1992): "The Lonely Man"
Creators: Gerard Jones and Tim Hamilton

HISTORY

Living in the United States in the late 1700s early 1800s, Waverly Sayre had hoped to settle down with his wife and raise a family. Unfortunately, this was not to be the case. Sayre's wife, Peg, died in childbirth. The long months were hard on him, filled with nightmares. Depression and loneliness had worn Sayre down, and he believed life was no longer worth living.

Sayre was visited by the emerald projection of his wife and child. He believed their spirits had reached from beyond for him to join them in death. The projection did not want Sayre's death, in fact it gave him an emerald ring.

The ring transported Waverly Sayre across space to an alien world. He believed the aliens were devils that had taken Peg and the baby. Using the ring, the Earthman fought off the invading forces and earned the thanks of the alien world as the new Green Lantern. The voice Waverly Sayre thought was Peg's was actually Satoon, the widow of the late Green Lantern, Laham.

Returning to Earth, Waverly Sayre became something of a mystery to his neighbors. He was never seen in town and his fields were never plowed. The only light from his cabin was the glow of the Green Lantern. - Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #2/4

The final fate of Waverly Sayre remains unknown. An alien, Starkaðr, became Green Lantern after Sayre, but if Starkaðr is a direct successor or not has yet to be revealed. - Legends of the DC Universe #20

Earth would not see another Green Lantern until 1873, when Abin Sur of Ungara bestowed the power ring on Daniel Young of Bailysville, Montana. - Green Lantern Vol. 2 #149

It has recently been reported that Waverly Sayre is memorialized in the Crypts of the Green Lantern Corps on Oa. The circumstances regarding his death have not been revealed.

POWERS AND WEAPONS

As a Green Lantern, Waverly Sayre possessed a power ring and power battery.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Waverly Sayre in chronological order click here

GLCWP NOTE

Waverly Sayre may have been named after an exit on US 17 in New York State. Two towns, Waverly, New York and Sayre, Pennsylvania are on opposite sides of the state line, near the Susquehanna River. Thanks to David Dieteman for this info.

Based on Waverly Sayre's surroundings, I'm guessing he became a Green Lantern in the late 18th/early 19th century. It is possible Waverly Sayre died in the 1860s, and his ring was then passed to Starkaðr who in turn passed it to Abin Sur.

I'd be interested in seeing a story in which Waverly Sayre meets Max Mercury (or Windrunner as he was known then)...