Editing Sinestro (section)

===Pre-Crisis===
Sinestro first meets Hal after already making an alliance with Qward; the latter had already beaten the Weaponers three times. Sinestro takes him to Qward and is able to imprison him in a yellow bubble by threatening to kill 100,000 innocent people. Hal uses his ring to create the illusion that it is nearly out of power. After releasing Hal from the bubble to eliminate him, Sinestro is defeated and imprisoned in a specially constructed cell by Hal, who does not take him back to his universe as it would go against the jurisdiction of the Guardians. By gradually sapping the cell's power, Sinestro escapes and continues to menace Hal. He tries to attack the Guardians after kidnapping Hal and assuming his identity to occupy a meeting of Green Lanterns and absorb power from their rings by casting an illusion of an attacking monster. However, Jordan escapes and defeats Sinestro, who is placed in a new prison empowered by the rings of hundreds of Lanterns, so he cannot drain it. However, Sinestro anticipates this and uses a backup yellow ring hidden in his boot to escape.