Who Is Purgatory? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Purgatory is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Paul Christian, with over 7 comic issue appearances.

Who is Purgatory?

Paul Christian was an average New Yorker who had lost his legs in a subway accident years before an accidental meeting with Kyle Rayner changed his life. During an otherwise uneventful day, the Green Lantern found himself in the middle of a battle with a low level thug who had acquired a suit of battle armor. Paul was wheeling his chair outside of the NY Public Library when a stunned Kyle Rayner crashed into him, knocking him from his chair. After Kyle stopped the thug, he apologized to Paul and the two began talking. Intent on being more then just a "beat the bad guy" hero, Kyle passed on a small portion of his power to Paul, allowing the disabled man to will himself a pair of energy crafted legs. Paul was overjoyed over the prospect of walking again and thanked the Lantern as Kyle flew off. Now mobile, Paul traveled to the Statue of Liberty and happily began climbing up the stairs to the observation tower. During the climb he accidentally cut his hand on a broken rail, momentarily distracting his willpower.

Key facts

Purgatory is of human origin and first appeared in "Fast Friends?, Part 1". The character is published by DC Comics. With 7 recorded issue appearances, Purgatory ranks among the most featured characters in comics.