Editing Sinestro (section)

==Publication history==
[[File:Sinestro (circa 1961).png|thumb|upright|left|Sinestro, during his debut in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #7 (August 1961). Art by Gil Kane]]

Sinestro was created by [[John Broome (writer)|John Broome]] and [[Gil Kane]], and first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #7 (August 1961).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |authorlink2=Alex Irvine |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=274}}</ref> According to Kane, his appearance was modeled after British actor [[David Niven]].<ref name="stow">{{cite web |last1=Stowe |first1=Dusty |date=3 August 2017 |title=15 Things You Didn't Know About Green Lantern |url=https://screenrant.com/green-lantern-trivia-facts/ |access-date=9 November 2019 |website=Screenrant.com |publisher=Screen Rant, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Jeremy |date=June 10, 2007 |title=WIZARD INSIDER: SINESTRO |url=http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/004721821.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011160927/http://wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/004721821.cfm |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=2007-10-05 |publisher=Wizard}}</ref>

In 2009, [[IGN]] ranked Sinestro as the 15th-greatest comic book villain of all time.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/15.html | title = Sinestro is number 15 | work = [[IGN]] | publisher = [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]] | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120611105059/http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/15.html | archive-date = 2012-06-11 }}</ref>