# Green Lantern

Green Lantern is the title of a superhero character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Alan Scott, created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940), was the earliest. The most famous is Hal Jordan, created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Showcase #22 (Oct. 1959). Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring that gives the user great control over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower and strength to wield it.
    See also: Green Lantern (2011 film)

## Alan Scott

* I shall shed my light over dark evil. For the dark things cannot stand the light, The light of the Green Lantern!
** Original Green Lantern oath

## Alpha Lanterns

* In days of peace, in nights of war Obey the Laws forever more Misconduct must be answered for Swear us the chosen: The Alpha Corps!

## Hal Jordan

* In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight Let those who worship evil's might, Beware my power...Green Lantern's light!

## Medphyll

* In forest dark or glade beferned, No blade of grass shall go unturned Let those who have the daylight spurned Tread not where this green lamp has burned.
** Alan Moore Saga of the Swamp Thing #61: All Flesh is Grass Vol.2 (June, 1987)

## Jack T. Chance

* You who are wicked, evil and mean I'm the nastiest creep you've ever seen! Come one, come all, put up a fight I'll pound your butts with Green Lantern's light! Yowza.

## Rot Lop Fan

* In loudest din or hush profound My ears catch evil's slightest sound Let those who toll out evil's knell Beware my power, the F-Sharp Bell!

## Green Lantern/Green Arrow
### Issue 1

* Green Arrow: Like what you've seen? Listen, I hope you enjoyed playing super-hero out there...I hope it did a lot of good for your ego.
    Old man: I been readin about you...how you work for the blue skins...and how on a planet someplace you helped out the orange skins...and you done considerable for the purple skins! Only there's skins you never bothered with. The black skins! I want to know...how come?!
    Green Lantern: I can't…
   * Dennis O'Neil, Green Lantern/Green Arrow #1, (September 30, 1983)

## About Green Lantern

* I picked out the name from the train man on the tracks who was waving a lantern, going from red to green.... Green meant go and I decided that was it. Then I needed a colorful and interesting costume. I was interested in Greek mythology and so the costume took on elements of that. It just all fell into place. When I sent it in, I waited into the second week before I heard the word to come in. I was ushered into Mr. [Max] Gaines office, publisher, and after sitting a long time and flipping through the pages of my presentation, he announced, 'We like it!' And then, 'Get to work!' I did the first five pages of an eight page story, and then they called in Bill Finger to help. We worked on it for seven years.
** Martin Nodell as qtd. in Bill Blac, "An Interview with Green Lantern Creator Martin Nodell", AC Comics, 2000. WebCitation archive
* Green Arrow: That's right, Lantern... apologize. Grovel in front of that walking mummy. You call yourself a hero! Chum, you don't even qualify as a man. You're no more than a puppet... and the Guardians pull your strings. Listen... forget about chasing around the galaxy! And remember America. It's a good country... beautiful... fertile... and terribly sick! There are children dying, honest people cowering in fear, disillusioned kids ripping up campuses. On the streets of Memphis a good black man died... and in Los Angeles, a good white man fell. Something is wrong. Something is killing us all! Some hideous moral cancer is rotting our very souls.
** Dennis O'Neil, "No Evil Shall Escape My Sight", Green Lantern Vol 2 #76, (April, 1970).

## External links

* The Emerald Warrior
* Profile by Alan Kistler
* Classic Comic Books: The Golden Age Green Lantern
* Classic Comic Books: The Silver Age Green Lantern
* Cover photos of each issue of Green Lantern comics