| Green Lantern | |
 Hal Jordan as Green Lantern Art by Ethan Van Sciver |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Showcase #22 (October 1959) |
| Created by | John Broome Gil Kane |
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| Alter ego | Harold "Hal" Jordan |
| Team affiliations | Green Lantern Corps Justice League US Air Force |
| Notable aliases | Pol Manning, Parallax, Spectre, Air Wave, Human Starburst |
| Abilities | Power Ring |
Harold "Hal" Jordan is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. Ethan Van Sciver (b 1974 is an American Comic book Artist, best known for illustrating a number of DC Comics titles including Green DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Showcase has been the title of several Anthology series published by DC Comics. European publications October 29 first issue of Pilote, featuring debuts of the series Astérix by René Goscinny, John Broome, (1913 - 1999 who was frequently credited as John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt, was an American writer-contributor to DC Comics Eli Katz ( April 6, 1926, Riga, Latvia – January 31, 2000, Miami Florida, United States) who The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Pol Manning was an identity assumed by the Fictional Comic book Superhero Hal Jordan, otherwise known as Green Lantern. Parallax is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the DC Comics universe. The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and Superhero who has appeared in numerous Comic books published by DC Comics. Air Wave is the name of three fictional superheroes in the DC Comics universe. This article is about the Green Lantern Corps weapon For the comic book characters see Power Ring (character. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do He is the second Green Lantern and arguably the most famous hero to bear that name. Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, he first appeared in Showcase #22 (October 1959). John Broome, (1913 - 1999 who was frequently credited as John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt, was an American writer-contributor to DC Comics Eli Katz ( April 6, 1926, Riga, Latvia – January 31, 2000, Miami Florida, United States) who Showcase has been the title of several Anthology series published by DC Comics. European publications October 29 first issue of Pilote, featuring debuts of the series Astérix by René Goscinny,
The revamp of Green Lantern as Hal Jordan was one of many old DC Comics characters to emerge in the Silver Age of comics. The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero Controversy erupted among comic book readers in 1994 when Hal Jordan became supervillain Parallax and Kyle Rayner replaced him as the Green Lantern. Events January Avengers West Coast reaches its last issue at number 102 A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and Parallax is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Kyle Rayner is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern
Jordan underwent a number of further changes in the 1990s including dying and later returning as a new incarnation of The Spectre. See also: 1980s in comics, other events of the 1990s, 2000s in comics and the List of years in comics Publications: 1990 The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and Superhero who has appeared in numerous Comic books published by DC Comics. Hal Jordan returned to the role of Green Lantern in 2004's Green Lantern: Rebirth miniseries and is currently the protagonist of the current volume of Green Lantern. Events February February 6: Marvel Enterprises and Electronic Arts announce a multi-year agreement in which EA Green Lantern Rebirth was a six-issue monthly American comic book Limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver
Publication history
Recreated for the Silver Age
After achieving great success in 1956 in reviving the Golden Age character The Flash, DC editor Julius Schwartz looked toward recreating the Green Lantern from the Golden Age of Comic Books. Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was a Jewish Comic book and Pulp magazine The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books generally thought as lasting from the 1930s until late 1940s during which Comic books Like The Flash, Schwartz wanted this new character to have a different secret identity, origin, and personality than his 1940s counterpart. A long time science-fiction fan and literary agent, Schwartz wanted a more sci-fi based Green Lantern, as opposed to the mystical powers of Alan Scott, the forties Green Lantern. Alan Scott is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern He enlisted writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, who in 1959 would reintroduce Green Lantern to the world in Showcase #22 (September-October 1959). John Broome, (1913 - 1999 who was frequently credited as John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt, was an American writer-contributor to DC Comics Eli Katz ( April 6, 1926, Riga, Latvia – January 31, 2000, Miami Florida, United States) who Showcase has been the title of several Anthology series published by DC Comics.
Like E.E. Doc Smith's Lensmen, the new Green Lantern was a member of an intergalactic constabulary made up of many different alien species who were given a device that provided them with great mental and physical abilities; [1] however, both Broome and Schwartz had denied a connection between those stories from science fiction pulps and the Green Lantern comic book stories. E E Smith, also Edward Elmer Smith PhD, EE "Doc" Smith, Doc Smith, "Skylark" Smith, and (to family Ted Gil Kane drew from actor Paul Newman in creating Hal Jordan's likeness and redesigned the Green Lantern uniform into a very sleek form-fitting outfit of green, black, and white - quite the opposite of Alan Scott's red, yellow, green, purple, and black costume with a puffy shirt and cape. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award
The character was a success and it was quickly decided to follow-up his three issue run on Showcase with a self-titled series. Green Lantern #1 began in July-August of 1960 and would continue until #84 in April-May 1972.
This creative team was responsible for introducing many of the major characters in Hal Jordan's life. First and foremost was Carol Ferris, Jordan's love interest. Carol Ferris is a fictional comic book character of DC Comics. She was in charge of Ferris Aircraft, and as such, Hal's boss. While she preferred Green Lantern to Hal Jordan, she took an active role in trying to win him over, even going so far as to propose to him in the old Leap Year tradition. A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the Although she gave Jordan the time of day, her job and company always came first. Ferris was a strong-willed woman of authority at a time when this was rare, especially in comic books.
Another unique addition to Green Lantern's supporting cast was his best friend, Tom Kalmaku, who was both Hal's mechanic and the chronicler of his super-hero adventures. Thomas Kalmaku is a Fictional character, a Supporting character associated with Green Lantern in DC Comics. An Inuit (Eskimo) from Alaska, Tom's nickname was "Pie" or "Pieface", in reference to Eskimo Pie ice cream sandwiches. Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting Like "Chop Chop" from the Blackhawk comics, this nickname is now understandably viewed as racist and has been downplayed by most modern writers. Blackhawk, a long-running Comic book series was also a Film serial, a radio series and a Novel. However, unlike "Chop Chop", Tom was actually a competent and intelligent character with a well-rounded personality, not a stereotypical buffoon. Despite the unfortunate nickname, Tom Kalmaku was among the first minority characters to be portrayed in this manner and broke new ground for mainstream comic books. Tom would later be followed by another trail-blazing minority character, John Stewart, the first African-American super-hero of the DC Universe. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps.
Jordan's masters, the Guardians of the Universe, were physically based on David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, and were developed from an idea Schwartz and Broome had originally conceived years prior in a story featuring Captain Comet in Strange Adventures #22 (July, 1952) entitled "Guardians of the Clockwork Universe". The Guardians of the Universe are a Fictional extraterrestrial race in the DC Comics universe The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Captain Comet ( Adam Blake) is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Strange Adventures was the title of several American comic books published by DC Comics, most notably a long-running science fiction anthology that began [2]
Schwartz and company also allowed Jordan to have a family, which was another rare thing at this time in superhero comics. While he didn't have a wife or children of his own, he had many interactions with his two brothers, Jack and Jim. The Brothers Jordan were primarily inspired by the Kennedy brothers, who rose to prominence during the sixties.
When compared to comics of the thirties, forties, and early fifties, Green Lantern broke new storytelling ground and can be seen as a precursor to the "Marvel Revolution" that would take place several years later. Whereas older comics treated each issue as a stand-alone with no real sense of temporal direction between issues, Green Lantern's issues followed the order of publication, with references within the stories to previous stories and adventures. Not only were references made, but subplots (such as Hal and Carol's romance, the marriage of Tom Kalmaku, etc. ) were advanced showing actual growth in the character's lives. While these subplots rarely were given much notice in comparison to Marvel's storylines in the sixties and especially to today's modern stories, they were the first step toward this sort of serial storytelling instead of the episodic nature of older comics.
Likewise, Green Lantern was one of the first comics to be a part of a "shared universe". The Justice League of America united several superheroes that DC owned, just as the Justice Society of America had in the Golden Age. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history The crucial difference was that events occurring in the Justice League title were reflected and referenced in individual superheroes' titles (such as Green Lantern).
Also adding to the advancement of the medium was Gil Kane's use of dynamic art. Whereas previously, comics had mostly stuck with a six panel page consisting of six equal sized rectangles, Kane's panels changed in size and shape to offer a more emotional and visceral experience. The action and/or scene dictated the art instead of being forced into a rigid box structure. In addition, while there had been plenty of flying superheroes in the past, none flew quite like Hal Jordan. Kane’s art made Hal look more like he was gliding or swimming through the air than the usual leaping or bullet-like flying motion of other superheroes. His fluid poses made Hal a more graceful and, as a result, realistic-looking flying man.
John Broome seemed to come up with stories centered on a common theme and then run them together within a fairly short time. For example, Green Lantern #2-4 each contained stories involving the anti-matter universe of Qward, issues #12 and #15 featured "Zero Hour" stories, and issues #8 and #12 involved Hal being sent to the year 5700 AD in the guise of Pol Manning. [3]
Starting in issue #17, Gardner Fox joined the book to share writing duties with John Broome. Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (Speed Saunders was initially credited to "E The quartet of Schwartz, Broome, Fox, and Kane remained the core creative team until 1970.
The Era of Social Conscience
Starting with issue #76, Dennis O'Neil took over scripting duties and Neal Adams took over as artist. Dennis O'Neil (often credited as Denny O'Neil) is a Comic book Writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics Neal Adams (born June 6, 1941, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City) is an American Comic book and This issue is one of the comics which is considered to have ushered in the Bronze Age of Comic Books. The Bronze Age of Comic Books is an informal name for a period in the history of mainstream American comic books usually said to run from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s It is worth noting that Neal Adams actually drew his first cover in Green Lantern #63 in the late Silver Age. The collaboration of O'Neil and Adams produced the most famous and celebrated runs on Green Lantern. Julius Schwartz remained editor and hand-selected the two to revitalize the title, whose sales had been slipping. O’Neil and Adams had already begun preparation for the classic run in the form of their re-workings of another DC character: Green Arrow. For the LNER Steam locomotive, see LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow Green Arrow ( Oliver Jones "Ollie" Queen
Green Arrow was a character originally created by DC in 1941 (then known as National Comics). He was a wealthy businessman named Oliver Queen who wore a green Errol Flynn-esque Robin Hood costume and shot “trick” arrows in his efforts to fight crime. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where His characterization was fairly basic (borrowing heavily from Batman but lacking the depth and tragedy of that character) and as such remained a second or third string hero throughout the Golden Age. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created However, the character managed to survive the fifties (during which most superhero comics were eliminated due to lack of interest) by being a backup character in the Superboy comics. Superboy is the name of several Fictional characters that have been published by DC Comics, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. In 1961, DC added Green Arrow to the roster of the Justice League of America, but still remained in the background and fairly uninteresting.
This changed in 1968 with Justice League of America #66. Written by Denny O’Neil, Green Arrow started to show resentment toward his fellow superheroes who wielded great power (as he himself, possessing exceptional skill but no actual super-powers, did not), but did little to help the ordinary people with ordinary problems. O’Neil continued to push Green Arrow’s tolerance for his peers, and a little less than a year later, Neal Adams (not working in any sort of cooperation with O’Neil) redesigned Arrow, giving him a goatee and more dynamic and fierce outfit. Justice League of America #74 (still being written by O’Neil) introduced Black Canary as Arrow’s love interest and issue #75 left him broke, his company and fortune stolen from him. Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine. O’Neil wanted to recreate Green Arrow to better represent a modern Robin Hood, but felt a rich man would be a poor champion of the downtrodden.
Some time after this, Schwartz invited O’Neil to take over Green Lantern. Wanting to represent his own political beliefs in comics and take on social issues of the late sixties and early seventies, O’Neil came up with the idea of pitting Hal Jordan, who as an intergalactic cop stood for not only Law & Order but The Establishment, against Oliver Queen, who O’Neil had characterized as a profoundly outspoken liberal and stood for the Counter-Culture Movement. The first issue he wrote had Green Lantern capturing a street "punk" who was pushing around a man. All around him, people start throwing things at the bewildered Jordan. As he steps in to attack, he is stopped by Green Arrow, who explains that the man he defended was a slum lord "fat cat" and goes even further to show Lantern the conditions of the slum. At the roof, in a now famous scene, an old African-American man grills Jordan as to why he has not done much for the "black skins" of his own planet while helping out other different colored aliens of other planets.
Following Schwartz's approval of the story, Neal Adams was brought in to replace Gil Kane, much to the surprise of Denny O'Neil. And yet, the pair had already been working together on Batman (where Adams successfully reconstructed the character into a more dramatic "Dark Knight"), Adams had been the one to redesign Green Arrow's costume, and the artist had a growing reputation for one who did not back down and pushed for innovative, good ideas and therefore, was the perfect candidate to work with O'Neil.
The pair proved to be dynamic and stunning. They tackled a number of social issues including corruption, sexism, cults, consumerism, the environment, racism, poverty, and even (subtly) child molestation. However, none were more shocking and controversial than the issue explored in the famous "Snowbirds Don't Fly" issues #85 and #86. "Snowbirds Don't Fly" is a Shazam Award -winning two-part anti-drug story arc which appeared in Green Lantern/Green Arrow issues 85 and 86 ( 1971 Neal Adams drew the cover, which showed Green Arrow’s youthful side-kick, Speedy, shooting heroin. Editor Julius Schwartz did not want it published. Neither did publisher Carmine Infantino. Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925) is an American Comic book Artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age It appeared that the cover, which at that point had no story, would be forgotten. But over at Marvel, Stan Lee had green-lit Amazing Spider-Man #96, which featured pills and presented an anti-drug message without the Comics Code Authority seal. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters The Amazing Spider-Man is the name of several media Presentations which feature the Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man, The Comics Code Authority ( CCA) is part of the Comics Magazine Association of America (CMAA and was created to regulate the content of comic books in the United Facing opposition and controversy, the Comics Code Authority revised its rules in regard to what could and could not be presented in comic books and, while still restrictive, became more lenient. As a result, DC approved Adams’ cover and O’Neil wrote a two-part story involving drugs with Speedy being hooked. Green Arrow, who was usually presented as being the more understanding and mentoring of the Arrow/Lantern duo, now had his world turned upside-down, not only unable to understand his own part in leading Speedy toward drugs, but even coming off as uncompassionate toward the troubled youth. With this story, Adams and O’Neil not only tackled a difficult social ill, but looked inward at the ways that their “champion of the everyman” could be wrong. New York Mayor John V. Lindsay wrote a letter to DC in response to the issue commending them, which was printed in issue #86. John Vliet Lindsay ( November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American Politician who served as a member of the
Despite unprecedented mainstream media coverage, critical attention, awards, and apparent increased sales, Green Lantern/Green Arrow was canceled, one of many titles that ended publication perhaps prematurely under the reign of Carmine Infantino. Julius Schwartz had a reprint of an older story published for issue #88 and saw the comic he began back in 1959 come to an end in 1972 with issue #89. However, he had Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams do one last story together, stretched out over Flash #217-219 as a backup story.
Modern Era
In December of 1989, following the cancellation of Green Lantern Corps at issue #224 (May 1988) (originally Green Lantern vol. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero 2 until the title was changed with issue #206 (Nov. 1986)), DC made Green Lantern and his adventures exclusive to the failed Action Comics Weekly for a bit less than a year in 1988-1989. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term The origin of Hal Jordan was retold/retconned (in a similar manner to Frank Miller's Batman: Year One and John Byrne's The Man of Steel) in the 6-issue limited series Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn, written by Jim Owsley (issue #1), Keith Giffen & Gerard Jones (#2-6) with art by M.D. Bright and Romeo Tanghal. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Gerard Jones (b July 10, 1957) is an award-winning American author and Comic book writer Mark D Bright is an American Comic book Artist. He was born in 1955 and grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. Romeo Tanghal is a Filipino Comic book artist who has worked primarily as an Inker. This story, published between the second and third volumes of Green Lantern is chronologically the first Hal Jordan story in the modern day post-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover The story is followed by Emerald Dawn II. The six-issue limited series (released from April to September 1991, again by the Emerald Dawn I creative team of writers Keith Giffen & Gerard Jones and artists M.D. Bright and Romeo Tanghal). Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Gerard Jones (b July 10, 1957) is an award-winning American author and Comic book writer Mark D Bright is an American Comic book Artist. He was born in 1955 and grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. Romeo Tanghal is a Filipino Comic book artist who has worked primarily as an Inker.
Jordan's origin was revamped again in 2008, this time by fan-favorite Geoff Johns in the fourth volume of Green Lantern. Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for This story, Secret Origin, is Hal Jordan's New Earth origin in the post-Infinite Crisis continuity, and also features a new villain, Atrocitus, who will appear in 2009's GL crossover The Blackest Night. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that is used in DC Comics publications Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Green Lantern The Blackest Night is a forthcoming American comic book Fictional crossover event in the monthly Green Lantern titles
Fictional character biography
Green Lantern History at Large
It is important to note that Green Lantern is something of an anomaly in the greater DC Comics universe. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company While most titles were "rebooted" with the 1980s Crisis on Infinite Earths, Green Lantern's continuity remained (for the most part) intact with relatively few exceptions (the only rule being, if a future issue contradicted something that came before, the subsequent issue would have precedence). Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover
The second Green Lantern is Harold "Hal" Jordan, who in comics published in 1959 was a second-generation test pilot (having followed in the footsteps of his father, Martin Jordan) who was given the power ring and battery (lantern) by a dying alien named Abin Sur. European publications October 29 first issue of Pilote, featuring debuts of the series Astérix by René Goscinny, Test pilots are Aviators who fly new and modified Aircraft in specific maneuvers allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial Abin Sur is a Fictional character and a Superhero from the DC Comics universe. When Abin Sur's spaceship crashed on Earth, the alien used his ring to seek out an individual to take his place as Green Lantern: someone who was "utterly honest and born without fear" (which would be later retconned in Green Lantern vol. A starship is a theoretical Spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for Orbital spaceflight or Interplanetary EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 4 as someone instead who would "overcome great fear").
The Beginning
Hal Jordan had a longtime on-again off-again love affair with his boss, Carol Ferris. Eli Katz ( April 6, 1926, Riga, Latvia – January 31, 2000, Miami Florida, United States) who He fought colorful 1960s-published villains such as Star Sapphire (a mind-altered Ferris), Hector Hammond, and the rogue Green Lantern, Sinestro. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Star Sapphire is the name of several Supervillainesses in DC Comics, all connected in origin Hector Hammond is a Fictional character, a DC Universe Supervillain who is primarily an enemy of Green Lantern. Sinestro is a Fictional character, an alien Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He was also a founding member of the Justice League of America in The Brave and the Bold #28 (1959), where he became friends with the Silver Age Flash, Barry Allen. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bartholomew "Barry" Allen is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash Later, Hal became friends with Barry's nephew, Wally West, the third Flash (then known as Kid Flash). Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the
Near the end of the sixties, Hal decided to finally propose to Carol only to discover that she'd already agreed to marry another man named Jason Belmore. Heartbroken, Hal quit his job as a test pilot at Ferris Aircraft and began traveling around America in a series of different jobs including a commercial pilot, an insurance investigator and a traveling toy salesman (where met and began dating Olivia Reynolds). Olivia Reynolds is a Fictional character, in the DC Comics universe. The combination of this change in status quo and new competition from less idealized heroes published by Marvel Comics led to diminishing sales on Green Lantern, prompting a startling new direction. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc . .
Hard Traveling Heroes
In comics published in 1970, torn between dealing with the intergalactic problems of the Guardians and his individual, personal issues on Earth, Jordan traveled across the United States with fellow hero Green Arrow in a "search for America," highlighted by tensions between the pair due to their different outlooks on life. This is a list of Comics -related events in 1970. Related year entries List of years in comics | 1969 in comics | 1970 in comics The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the LNER Steam locomotive, see LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow Green Arrow ( Oliver Jones "Ollie" Queen One memorable scene from this period saw Green Lantern confronted by an elderly black man, who noted that the Green Lantern had done much for aliens with fantastic skin colors, but asked what he had done for the "black skins. "
The Guardians assigned one of their own to accompany the pair for a time, while temporarily reducing the power of their insubordinate Lantern's ring. Meanwhile, a new character was introduced named John Stewart, who was designated by the Guardians to assume the role of the Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814 should Jordan ever become unable to perform his duties. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. John was chosen for this task when Jordan's previous back-up, Guy Gardner, was injured saving a young girl during an earthquake. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. Gardner later recovered, but was left a vegetable when his Power Battery exploded and hurled him into the Phantom Zone and the Anti-Matter Universe of Qward. The Phantom Zone is a Fictional Prison Dimension featured in the Superman Comic books and related media Qward is a fictional world existing within an Antimatter universe that is part of the.
During this period, Hal had fallen in love with psychic Kari Limbo, whom he met following Gardner's presumed death. When Gardner was discovered alive on Hal & Kari's wedding day, Kari left Hal at the altar to care for Gardner, now in a coma. Soon afterwards, Hal dissolved his partnership with Green Arrow and returned to Ferris Aircraft to work as a test pilot once again.
The 80s Exile
In comics published in the early 1980s, Jordan was exiled into space for a year by the Guardians in order to prove his loyalty to the Green Lantern Corps, having been accused of paying too much attention to Earth when he had an entire "sector" of the cosmos to patrol. This article lists major events in the field of Comics during the 1980s. When he returned to Earth, he found himself embroiled in a dispute with Carol Ferris. Faced with a choice between love and the power ring, Jordan chose to resign from the Green Lantern Corps. The Guardians called upon Jordan's backup, John Stewart, to regular duty as his replacement. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps.
In 1985, the Crisis on Infinite Earths saw Jordan once again take up the mantle of Green Lantern, even as the Guardians withdrew from his dimension for a while to consort with their female counterparts, the Zamarons. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover The Zamarons are a fictional extraterrestrial race published by DC Comics. Jordan helped organize the new Corps, with seven members residing on Earth, including several aliens, John Stewart, and Jordan's slightly-unbalanced "other backup," Guy Gardner. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. For a while, Jordan was romantically involved with a younger, alien Lantern named Arisia. Arisia is a Fictional character, a Superhero featured in Comic books published by DC Comics. The alien Lanterns took a more direct hand in human affairs, a fact not appreciated by human governments. (Kilowog helped create the Rocket Reds for the Soviet Union). Kilowog is a fictional Superhero from DC Comics, and a member of the Green Lantern Corps. Rocket Red is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the DC Comics universe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Eventually, the Earth corps broke up, several members returning to their home sectors. The Guardians soon returned to this dimension, and Jordan worked with them to rebuild the fractured Corps.
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn
As Hal Jordan is testing a new flight simulator, the machine suddenly seems to tear itself free of its moorings and begins to fly through the air. Hal lands near a crashed alien spacecraft occupied by a fatally injured alien who tells Hal that he is this sector's Green Lantern. The dying man, Abin Sur, chose Hal to be his successor, using his Green Lantern power ring to bring him to the crash site. Abin Sur is a Fictional character and a Superhero from the DC Comics universe. The alien calls Jordan a "man without fear" and gives him the power ring.
Though treated on Earth like a superhero, Hal Jordan soon learns that Abin Sur was a member of an elite force of intergalactic police called the Green Lantern Corps, who work for the Guardians of the Universe. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero The Guardians of the Universe are a Fictional extraterrestrial race in the DC Comics universe
Initially, Jordan uses the ring for personal entertainment, the arrival of an evil alien known as Legion. Legion is a fictional Supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Legion appears unstoppable, and Hal finds out about his power ring's one flaw, a vulnerability to yellow, the color of Legion's entire body. Jordan resorts to detonating the engine of Abin Sur's ship to cause a nuclear explosion to kill the enemy. Although this move seems successful, Jordan realizes that he is out of his depth using the ring. To address the problem, Jordan asks if he can meet another member of the Green Lantern Corps for help and the ring takes him to Green Lantern Tomar-Re. Tomar-Re is a fictional DC Comics character and a member of the Green Lantern Corps. Upon hearing of Jordan's concerns, Tomar-Re suggests that Jordan go to Oa for the Corps' optional training program. Jordan takes his new friend's advice and undergoes a rigorous training regime on Oa under the strict tutelage of the Green Lantern, Kilowog. Kilowog is a fictional Superhero from DC Comics, and a member of the Green Lantern Corps.
The conflict escalates when Legion attacks the Guardians at the Green Lantern Corps headquarters on Oa. The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero The full might of the Corps suffers heavy losses, trying to neutralize the adversary. Jordan devises and implements a plan to defeat Legion that impresses the Guardians of the Universe. The Guardians of the Universe are a Fictional extraterrestrial race in the DC Comics universe Jordan then returns to Earth to face the consequences of the mistakes he has made in his personal life, accepting a 90-day jail sentence resulting from his drunk-driving incident. After serving his time, he emerges to continue as Sector 2814's Green Lantern.
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II
The story begins 90 days from the conclusion of the original Emerald Dawn. The Guardians of the Universe determine that Hal Jordan's training requires the expertise of another Green Lanterns. The Guardians of the Universe are a Fictional extraterrestrial race in the DC Comics universe Jordan is paired with Sinestro of Korugar, who reportedly has the most orderly of all Green Lantern Corps-controlled sectors. Sinestro is a Fictional character, an alien Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Korugar is a fictional Planet in the DC Comics Universe It first appeared in Green Lantern #7 (July/August 1961 and was created by writer John Broome Sinestro grudgingly agrees to further train Hal Jordan, and immediately appears in Hal Jordan's prison cell. Jordan uses his ring to conceal his absence from jail during his training with Sinestro. During the training, Sinestro is unable to establish contact with his homeworld, he takes Hal Jordan along to investigate. Sinestro and Jordan find Korugar in turmoil, the citizens apparently rebelling against Sinestro, revealed to be a stern dictator. Responding to the crisis, Jordan contacts to Green Lantern Corps. The Corps arrest Sinestro and sentence him to the Anti-Matter Universe planet, Qward. Qward is a fictional world existing within an Antimatter universe that is part of the. Hal Jordan returns to Earth and serves the remainder of his sentence.
Green Lantern: Secret Origin
A new account of Green Lantern's origins was released in the (2008) Green Lantern series, re-tooled from the Emerald Dawn series. Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published In this new origin, Hal Jordan, no longer jailed for driving drunk, is working as an assistant mechanic under Tom Kalmaku himself, barred from flying due to his insubordination while in the U.S.A.F. and his employers lingering guilt about his father's death in the line of duty, when Abin Sur, fighting Atrocitus of the Five Inversion, crashes near Coast City. Thomas Kalmaku is a Fictional character, a Supporting character associated with Green Lantern in DC Comics. Abin Sur is a Fictional character and a Superhero from the DC Comics universe. Hal Jordan, reminiscing about the scrapped remains of his father's last plane, is called by Abin Sur, and given a training suit and the power ring of the Corps, that quickly uses to save a test pilot of his company from a crash, gaining the attentions of Carol Ferris, new owner of the aircraft company, and the enmity of Hector Hammond, jealous boyfriend of Carol. Carol Ferris is a fictional comic book character of DC Comics. Hector Hammond is a Fictional character, a DC Universe Supervillain who is primarily an enemy of Green Lantern. With his last breath Abin Sur leaves instructions to Sinestro about his final fate and his choosing. Jordan is taken to Oa, where he trains in a group of new recruits (among them Ch'p) under Corps trainer Kilowog. In the DC Universe, Ch'p of the planet H'lven was a member of the Green Lantern Corps. Kilowog is a fictional Superhero from DC Comics, and a member of the Green Lantern Corps. The new recruits initially consider Jordan's human heritage somewhat humorous, echoing a similar scene from an early issue of the current series. [4]
Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale
In the 1992 prestige format graphic novel Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale (ISBN 1-56389-026-7) (story by Larry Niven, script & art by John Byrne), Hal Jordan first encounters Ganthet, one of the Guardians of the Universe. Events January February March April May Namor the Sub-Mariner, issue 26 (May cover date - Prestige format is a term coined by DC Comics but now in wider use to refer to a Square-bound Comic book with Cardstock covers A Ganthet is a Fictional character in the DC Comics universe He first appeared in the 1992 Graphic novel Green Lantern Ganthet's Tale (ISBN Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Ganthet is a Fictional character in the DC Comics universe He first appeared in the 1992 Graphic novel Green Lantern Ganthet's Tale (ISBN The Guardians of the Universe are a Fictional extraterrestrial race in the DC Comics universe He asks Hal to help Ganthet battle a renegade Guardian, Dawlakispokpok (or Dawly, for short) who has attempted to use a time machine to change history. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. In the early era of the planet Oa, a character named Krona attempted to use a time-machine to see the beginning of time. Oa is a Fictional planet that lies at the center of the DC Comics universe. Krona is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. In the process, Krona somehow accidentally 'bled' the universe of a billion years of life. Dawly intends to use his own time machine to thrust Krona to the end of time, preventing him from following through on his plan. During the battle, however, it turned out that Dawly is (or becomes) responsible for the mishap that caused the universe to be 'born old'. When Dawly's family is brought before the Guardians, Ganthet prevents the others from seeing his thoughts, allowing Hal to retain his memory of one of the biggest secrets of the Guardians.
Emerald Twilight and Zero Hour
In the controversial 1994 Emerald Twilight storyline in Green Lantern vol. Events January Avengers West Coast reaches its last issue at number 102 Emerald Twilight is a 1994 Comic book story told in Green Lantern (vol 3, #48-50, the villainous alien Mongul comes to Earth in a plot to take advantage of the death of Superman. Mongul is the name of two Fictional characters that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. The Death of Superman is a Comic book Storyline (culminating in Superman #75 in 1992 that served as the catalyst for DC Comics ' Jordan defeats Mongul, but not before Coast City (Jordan's former home) is destroyed and all of its inhabitants murdered. Coast City is a Fictional city created by John Broome and Gil Kane that appears in stories published by DC Comics. He tries to use his ring to recreate the city, but the Guardians condemned this use of the ring for personal gain and demand that Jordan come to Oa for trial. Angered at what he saw as the Guardians' ungrateful and callous behavior, Jordan seemingly goes insane and attacks Oa to seize the full power of the Central Power Battery. Traditionally insanity or madness is the behaviour whereby a person flouts societal norms and may become a danger to himself and others The Green Lantern Corps attempt to defend Oa, but the enraged Jordan overwhelms them, crippling his fellow Lanterns (even cutting off the hand of Boodikka and reducing Kilowog to bone and ashes) and the Guardians. The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero Boodikka is a Fictional character featured in Comic books published by DC Comics. Kilowog is a fictional Superhero from DC Comics, and a member of the Green Lantern Corps. He then renounces the Central Power Battery to his life as Green Lantern, adopting the name Parallax. Parallax is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the DC Comics universe.
As Parallax, he initiates the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time, attempting to rewrite history to his own liking, but he is eventually defeated by a gathering of heroes. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 Jordan is replaced by Kyle Rayner as the Green Lantern of Earth when Rayner comes into possession of the last power ring, created from the shattered remains of Jordan's. Kyle Rayner is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern During the same storyline, Alan Scott gave up his ring upon the death of members of the original Justice Society of America, and this ring is later crushed by Parallax. Alan Scott is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history Alan Scott soon renounces his "Green Lantern" identity and begins to use the codename "Sentinel". This leaves Kyle Rayner as the sole bearer of the mantle of "Green Lantern. Kyle Rayner is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern "
Final Night
In the 1996 Final Night miniseries and crossover storyline, Jordan returns to his heroic roots, sacrificing his life to reignite the Sun (which had been extinguished by the Sun-Eater). Events January the Avengers ( 1963 series #394 - Marvel Comics Captain America The Final Night was a 1996 Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics, which featured the main heroes A Sun-Eater is a fictional artificially created living weapon in the DC Comics universe. Many super-heroes, including Superman, view this sacrifice as Jordan's redemption, one final heroic act. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Batman is unconvinced, saying that one act couldn't make up for the evil that Hal had committed. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created It was later revealed that, prior to his sacrifice, Hal had resurrected his old friend Oliver Queen, who had died while he was away from Earth and Hal regretted his failure to be there for his friend. For the LNER Steam locomotive, see LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow Green Arrow ( Oliver Jones "Ollie" Queen
Emerald Knights
When Kyle Rayner went on an accidental time-traveling trip, he ended up unintentionally drawing a past version of Hal into the present where Hal was shocked to learn of the crimes his future self had committed as Parallax. Emerald Knights is a 6-part story that was originally published in Green Lantern vol Determined to stop Parallax's crimes from taking place, Hal remained in the future, even fighting alongside Connor Hawke to deal with the return of the terrorist group who had killed Oliver (Ironically, they were working with the rogue pilot whose actions had led to Hal leaving the air force in the first place). Connor Hawke is a DC Comics Superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow. However, Hal was forced to leave after Parallax discovered his past self, the two Hals confronting each other in Coast City after Parallax took Hal back in time to the moments before Coast City was destroyed in an attempt to win him over to his point of view. After a brief fight, the two Hals were convinced to return to their own times by Kyle, who acknowledged that Hal was needed as Parallax in order to save Earth from the Sun-Eater. Working together, the three Green Lanterns ensured that events would play out the way they had in the past; Hal's ring stripped his and Parallax's memories of their future, Kyle's ring gave Hal's whatever extra power it needed, and Parallax sent all three of them back to wherever they needed to be. Before leaving, Hal made a copy of his ring for Kyle, in hope that his successor would use it to restart the Green Lantern Corps and undo the damage he knows he's going to make.
The Spectre, Spirit of Redemption
In the 1999 mini-series Day of Judgment, Jordan becomes the newest incarnation of the Spectre. US publications -->==Events and publications== January February March April Day of Judgment was a DC Comics mini-series and crossover storyline during the autumn of 1999. The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and Superhero who has appeared in numerous Comic books published by DC Comics. [5] Soon after assuming this mantle, Jordan chose to bend his mission from a spirit of vengeance to one of redemption, also making other appearances through some of DC's other storylines, such as advising Superman during the Emperor Joker storyline (Where the Joker stole the reality-warping power of Mister Mxyzptlk) and erasing all public knowledge of Wally West's identity as the Flash after his terrible first battle with Zoom. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. Mr Mxyzptlk ( pronounced mɪksˈjɛzpɪtˌlɪk or mɪksˈjɛzˌpɪtɫɪk) sometimes called Mxy, is a Fictional Supervillain who appears in Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the Zoom (real name Hunter Zolomon) is a fictional Comic book Supervillain from the DC Comics universe. A new Spectre series based on this premise, however, lasted only 27 issues before cancellation due both to poor sales and continued calls amongst comics fandom to return the character to his sci-fi roots as Green Lantern. Jordan was forced to return, temporarily, to the Spectre's mission of vengeance, following a confrontation between the new Justice Society and the Spirit King, who had managed to 'resurrect' the ghosts of all those the Spectre had damned to Hell. The Spirit King is a character in the DC Universe; he was initially an adversary of the original Mister Terrific, but later expanded to be a threat to the entire
Green Lantern: Rebirth
Hal frees himself, the Spectre and the remaining Green Lanterns, from the control of Parallax, following the revelation that Parallax, the yellow impurity of the Green Lanterns, had overtaken and possessed Jordan's soul. Green Lantern Rebirth was a six-issue monthly American comic book Limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Ethan Van Sciver Parallax is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Free of the influence of the yellow fear creature, Jordan is resurrected and rejuvenated, again taking his place as a Green Lantern.
Green Lantern (Vol. 4)
Following up on the Green Lantern: Rebirth miniseries, DC Comics subsequently began a new Green Lantern (vol. 4) series starting with issue #1 (July 2005), with Hal Jordan once again the main character. Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 Trying to rebuild his life, Hal Jordan has moved to the nearly deserted Coast City, which is slowly being reconstructed. He has been reinstated as a Captain in the United States Air Force, and works in the Test Pilot Program at Edwards Air Force Base. Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County California in the Antelope The series introduce new supporting characters for Hal, most notably a man from Hal's past, Air Force's General Jonathan "Herc" Stone, who learned Hal's secret as Green Lantern during a battle with the Manhunters and acts as his ally. However, both Hal and General Stone has no friendly term within this alliance, as the general previously discharged Hal from the Air Force fifteen years ago after he flew a F-16 without authorization, which Hal retaliated it by giving the general a punch (this is contradicting what has established on Green Lantern: Emerald Knights storyline, as it told that the reason behind Hal's discharged was because of his failures to stop fellow pilot Vincent Hardy and saving an experimental aircraft). Emerald Knights is a 6-part story that was originally published in Green Lantern vol He also begins to develop a romantic attraction with his fellow pilot, the beautiful Jillian "Cowgirl" Pearlman.
In his new title, he faces revamped versions of his Silver Age foes Hector Hammond, The Shark and Black Hand. Hector Hammond is a Fictional character, a DC Universe Supervillain who is primarily an enemy of Green Lantern. Shark is the name of three Fictional characters in DC Comics publications Black Hand (real name William Hand) is a DC Comics Supervillain and a recurring foe to Green Lantern. He and Batman team up to fight a new version of the Tattooed Man, at the end of which Batman finally comes to terms with Jordan's return as a hero and they begin to rebuild their past friendship. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created The Tattooed Man is the name of two of Green Lantern 's greatest enemies as well as of one related character
Hal also takes Kyle to Edwards Air Force Base shortly after his resurrection. He bribes the guard, a family friend named Johnny, in order to take Kyle on a joyride with one of the base's jets. Afterward, a close bond begins to form between the two, as Kyle finally learns how to truly fly.
Infinite Crisis and 52
Hal helps with the decimation of the OMACs and Brother Eye, rescuing Batman from Brother Eye at the last minute, reaffirming Batman's newly regained trust in the metahuman population. The OMACs ( Omni Mind And Community) are fictional type of powerful Cyborgs that exists in the DC Comics universe. The OMACs ( Omni Mind And Community) are fictional type of powerful Cyborgs that exists in the DC Comics universe. He also fights alongside the world's heroes against the Society, defending Metropolis. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Metropolis is a Fictional city that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Along with Guy Gardner, Hal leads the Green Lantern Corps attack against Superboy-Prime. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics.
Along with John Stewart, Hal is involved in one of the first post-Freedom of Power Treaty confrontations. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. The Freedom of Power Treaty is a fictional Treaty in the DC Comics Universe After a battle with the Great Ten and Black Adam, Stewart and Jordan are escorted to Russian airspace by the Rocket Reds. The Great Ten are a team of fictional Superheroes sponsored by the government of the People's Republic of China. Black Adam is a fictional Comic book character created in 1945 by Otto Binder & C
One Year Later
As part of DC's reimagining of the entire universe, as of Green Lantern vol. One Year Later was a 2006 event running through the DC Universe. 4, #10, the book has skipped ahead one year, bringing drastic changes to Hal Jordan's life, as with every other hero in the DC Universe. Over the "missing year", Hal shipped out as part of the United States Air Force's first operational F-22 Raptor squadron, assigned to bomb terrorist training camps. The details of this event are vague, with no reason given for the assignment. Hal, along with fellow pilots Shane "Rocket-Man" Sellers and Jillian "Cowgirl" Pearlman, are shot down somewhere over the former Soviet Union where they were captured and held as prisoners of war for months. Hal is unable to escape as Green Lantern because he never carries his power ring with him when he flies. Hal has repeatedly encountered the Russians and their Rocket Red patrols while chasing intergalactic criminals as Green Lantern. Rocket Red is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the DC Comics universe. Because of these encounters, Russia once issued a statement that they would not hesitate to use force against him if Checkmate failed to uphold the metahuman treaty legislation prohibiting metahumans from entering foreign air space. Checkmate is a fictional Covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. Metahuman is a term to describe Superhumans in DC Comics ' Shared universe, the DC Universe. Hal's defense is that as the Green Lantern of Earth, he is not acting as an American when he crosses international borders. Among those threatening Hal are a new form of The Global Guardians. The Global Guardians is a team of Fictional DC Comics Superheroes whose members hail from countries around the world
Also in Green Lantern #10, while Hal is receiving a P. O. W. medal, an alien ship crashes to Earth and reveals to Hal an alien Green Lantern named Tomar-Tu, whom Hal had supposedly killed while under the control of Parallax. Parallax is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the DC Comics universe. In Green Lantern #11, Hal discovers that the Green Lanterns that he had supposedly killed as Parallax are all still alive, and he and Guy Gardner go to rescue them, only to be attacked by Cyborg Superman. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. Hank Henshaw is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain from the DC Comics universe and is primarily an enemy of Superman
After returning to Earth, Hal is then attacked in Russia by a series of bounty hunters (including brainwashed Global Guardians under the Faceless Hunter's control) in an attempt by Amon Sur, son of Abin Sur, to reclaim his father's power ring. The Global Guardians is a team of Fictional DC Comics Superheroes whose members hail from countries around the world The Faceless Hunter is a fictional alien in the DC Comics universe Amon Sur is a fictional alien Supervillain in the DC Universe. Abin Sur is a Fictional character and a Superhero from the DC Comics universe. The attack results in the death of 23 people; in response, the Rocket Red Brigade attack Hal. Rocket Red is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the DC Comics universe. When they fight each other to a standstill, the Justice League of America and Alan Scott arrive at the scene and resolve the conflict. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Alan Scott is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern ("Green Lantern" vol. 4, #14 and #15). After Hal rescues his fellow pilot Jillian "Cowgirl" Pearlman from her attacker, she recognizes the hero as her fellow pilot and friend. As they are about to share a passionate kiss, Hal is captured by Amon Sur, and forced to exhume Abin Sur's remains. John Stewart arrives to rescue Hal, leading to a confrontation with Amon Sur, who turns out to be the son of their predecessor, Abin Sur. During the fight, Amon receives a ring from the Sinestro Corps and vanishes. The Sinestro Corps is a group of Fictional characters a villainous analogue to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. Hal brings Abin's body home and reinters him with a new tombstone. After Hal leaves, a yellow light appears in the sky; presumably Amon has arrived to visit his father's grave.
Hal visits Jillian in her room at the base hospital, where she is being treated for injuries she has suffered. Before he leaves, she tells Hal that they need to talk about his double life and their feelings for each other.
After a few days, Jillian recovers enough to leave the hospital, and joins Hal on a date at Pancho's, a bar outside Edwards Air Force Base. At the same time, Star Sapphire, still obsessed with making Hal her mate, possesses Carol Ferris again, knowing Carol's history as Hal's former love. Star Sapphire is the name of several Supervillainesses in DC Comics, all connected in origin She attacks Hal at the bar, and during the fight, senses Hal's affection for Jillian. Star Sapphire leaves Carol's body to possess Jillian.
Carol joins Hal in an attempt to rescue Jillian from Star Sapphire, and the two manage to defeat it and free Jillian. However, the Zamarons appear, demanding that Hal choose a mate. Thinking quickly, pretends to passionately kiss one of Zamarons, leading the gem to immediately possess her. The Zamarons retreat to their world in order to free their sister, after which they take the Star Sapphire and forge it into a "sapphire" power ring. The next 2 page spread shows the Zamarons in a room with a green, a yellow, and a "sapphire" lantern. Each lantern is displayed on one of three pedestals; a fourth stands empty. This may have undetermined future implications. Meanwhile, Hal visits Ferris Air and he finds out from Tom that Carol has divorced her husband Gil.
Aside from his own monthly title, Jordan is also a character of focus in the new Justice League of America series as a charter member of the revamped JLA. He is also involved in the first plotline of the Brave and the Bold monthly series, teaming up first with Batman and later Supergirl. For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Kara Zor-El is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics and related media created by writer Otto Binder His relationship with Batman appears to have fully recovered from his turbulent history, as the two are very professional and respectful of each other. When teamed with the fledgling Supergirl, Hal is very impressed with her cleverness, although he finds her flirtatious behavior somewhat unnerving.
Because of his full time status with both the League and the Green Lantern Corps, Hal calls upon his sector partner John Stewart to rotate the JLA's need for a Green Lantern between the two of them.
Sinestro Corps War
Hal and the rest of the Green Lantern Corps find themselves at war with Sinestro and his army, the Sinestro Corps. "Sinestro Corps War" is an American comic book crossover event published by DC Comics in its Green Lantern and Sinestro is a Fictional character, an alien Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. The Sinestro Corps is a group of Fictional characters a villainous analogue to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. During the battle, Hal, along with Guy Gardner, and John Stewart are captured by Parallax and taken to the world Qward. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics. John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. Hal attempts to flee Qward after being overwhelmed by Parallax. The Sinestro Corps begin to attack him until help arrives from the "Lost Lanterns". The combined efforts of the Lanterns holds off the Sinestro Corps before they are attacked by Parallax, who forces them to confront their fears. Hal manages to free his friends, while the Lost Lanterns recover Ion. Ion is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero. Created by Writer Judd Winick and artist Dale Eaglesham for Jordan and friends return to Earth, only to find that New Earth, as the center of the Multiverse, is the Sinestro Corps' next target. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that exists in stories published by Comic book company DC Comics.
The Sinestro Corps invade Earth. Hal confronts Parallax, only to be absorbed inside the entity. Jordan with help from Kyle Rayner is able to expel Parallax from Rayner's body. The fear entity is then contained by Ganthet and Sayd within the Power Batteries of Hal, John, Guy, and Kyle. Ganthet gives Kyle a new Power ring and asks Kyle to become a Green Lantern again, which he agrees to. The four men then take their Lanterns and hearing the Sinestro Corps oath, recite the classic Green Lantern oath, and the issue ends with a shot of Sinestro and the other Sinestro Corps members with Hal saying: "Now let's go save the universe".
As the Sinestro Corps attacks Coast City, the citizens set up green lights in support of Jordan and the Green Lanterns. Coast City is a Fictional city created by John Broome and Gil Kane that appears in stories published by DC Comics. Following the defeat of the Cyborg Superman and the Manhunters, Jordan and Rayner are able to defeat Sinestro.
Later, Hal's family and friends relax over dinner and hear a news broadcast about the newly repopulated Coast City, which is now referred to as "The City Without Fear".
Other versions
All Star Batman and Robin
Hal Jordan appeared in All Star Batman and Robin with a Prototype-Justice League made of Plastic Man, Superman and Wonder Woman. In issue #9 Batman and Robin confront the Green Lantern. Robin paints the entire room yellow and he covers himself and Batman in yellow. They mess with Jordan, who gets frustrated with Batman. Robin then attacks him and almost kills him before Batman performs an emergency tracheotomy and saves his life.
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
In the Elseworlds storyline for the comic Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, it is revealed that Hal Jordan left Earth years previous, shunned by humanity, and decided to live on another planet. Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon Batman The Dark Knight Strikes Again (also referred to as DK2) is a Batman mini-series by Frank Miller with Lynn In Batman's words, "He used to need a lantern. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Now he is one. " He aids Batman in thwarting Lex Luthor, manifesting himself as a massive form that is actually able to hold Earth in his hands to shut down Luthor's defense satellites. Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.
Bizarro World
In Action Comics #856, a Bizarro version of Hal, called Yellow Lantern, is featured. Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Bizarro is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Yellow Lantern possessed a Sinestro Corps ring and used to inflict fear among Htrae's inhabitants. The Sinestro Corps is a group of Fictional characters a villainous analogue to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. The Bizarro World (also known as Htrae) is a Fictional planet in the DC comics universe He was teleported to Earth to participate in the invasion of the planet, and was later briefly seen being hit by a sledgehammer manifested by John Stewart.
Countdown: Arena, Earth-5
The Green Lantern of Earth-5 is shown to be Hal Jordan of Captain Marvel's world. Countdown Arena is a weekly four-issue American comic book mini-series published by DC Comics. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that is used in DC Comics publications Captain Marvel is a fictional Comic book Superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. He is apparently killed shortly after being introduced.
JLA: Age of Wonder
Hal Jordan also stars in JLA: Age of Wonder as an army captain in Area 51. ( 2003) was a two-issue Prestige format Comic book mini-series from DC 's Elseworlds Imprint ( 2003) was a two-issue Prestige format Comic book mini-series from DC 's Elseworlds Imprint Area 51 is a nickname for a military base located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States He works with Superman, who heads up a group of inventors which includes Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. There have already been discussions about Tesla's ethnicity on the talk page Superman is asked to visit Area 51 where a crash landed alien wants to give Superman his power ring. Superman refuses, instead suggesting Hal Jordan take the ring.
DC: The New Frontier
DC: The New Frontier stars Hal Jordan. DC The New Frontier is an Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster Award-winning six-issue Comic book Limited series written and drawn He has been revealed to be the Green Lantern of Earth-21. DC The New Frontier is an Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster Award-winning six-issue Comic book Limited series written and drawn
1001 Emerald Nights
Al-Jor-Dhan is a fisherman who becomes a sultan with the aid of a magic lamp in the Arabian Nights based Elseworld 1001 Emerald Nights. Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings
Superman: Red Son
In Superman: Red Son, Hal Jordan is featured as a former prisoner of war whose years in a P. Superman Red Son is a Comic book published by DC Comics that was released under their Elseworlds imprint in April 2003 O. W. camp forged the will that made him an ideal Green Lantern. As part of the Green Lantern Marine Corps, he aids the attempt overthrow Superman, but is defeated. He is the Green Lantern of Earth-30. The DC Multiverse is a Fictional continuity construct that is used in DC Comics publications
JLA: The Nail
In JLA: The Nail, Hal Jordan leads the Justice League of America, and is its most powerful member, since Superman never existed. JLA The Nail is a three-issue Comic book mini-series published by DC Comics. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team.
JLA/Avengers
Hal Jordan is a main character in JLA/Avengers, which featured a crossover between DC and Marvel Comics, joining his teammates in battle to restore reality even though he knows he will die when history was restored. JLA/Avengers (Issues 2 and 4 are titled Avengers/JLA) is a crossover Limited series published by DC Comics and In Comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters published by Despite the fact that both teams travel to both of their respective universes, this is one of the few comics featuring multiple universes that remains in (DC) continuity.
Green Lantern Evil's Might
In Green Lantern: Evil's Might, Hal Jordan is a 19th Century police inspector engaged to Carol Ferris, an activist for women's suffrage and the daughter of millionaire Ed Ferris. Green Lantern Evil's Might is a three-issue American comic book Limited series published in 2002 by DC Comics in that company's However, Carol breaks off their engagement when she feels that she's nothing but piece of property exchanging hands from her father to him. He is later killed by Alan Scott.
Superman & Batman: Generations
In Superman & Batman: Generations 2, Hal barely survives the flight of an experimental rocket plane, and decides to retire and go into politics in 1975. Superman & Batman Generations is the umbrella title of three Elseworlds Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics in As a result, he does not meet Abin Sur (although it is never revealed if Abin dies in the story), and turns down the oppertunity to become the Lantern when Alan Scott offers it to him. Four years later, he has become President of the United States.
In 1997, Sinestro has vowed to kill him, but when he blasts Alan, Hal takes Kyle Rayner's ring and defeats Sinestro. Jordan and his wife Carol Ferris are taken to Oa, where Jordan is once again offered the role of Green Lantern. He accepts, and in 2008 has become the Green Lantern of Earth, having become young again due to the ring's powers.
Other media
- Hal Jordan made his first cartoon appearance in 1967 in an eponymously-titled segment of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure cartoon by Filmation. The many incarnations of the DC Comics Superhero Green Lantern has appeared in numerous media over the years The year 1967 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1967. The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure was a Filmation Animated series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1968 For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. In it, he fought evil with the aid of a blue-skinned, pointed-eared sidekick Kairo, Hal's Venusian Helper. Kairo (sometimes spelled Cairo or Kyro) is the alien sidekick of DC Comics ' Silver Age Green Lantern Hal Jordan, as featured It is revealed that Hal is a member of the JLA. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. In these cartoons, Hal Jordan was voiced by Gerald Mohr. Gerald Mohr ( 11 June 1914 – 9 November 1968) was a radio film and
- Green Lantern was featured as a 'guest hero' in The All-New Super Friends Hour. The All-New Super Friends Hour is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from September 10 Unfortunately, his powers were consistently misrepresented, including the introduction of a "Lantern Jet" (it could be "materialized by his power ring"), which he used to fly -- ignoring the fact that the power ring granted him that ability. Also, whenever Green Lantern would use his ring to create something, such as a life raft or a double-bladed transport helicopter, the final product would often be shown with its appropriate colors, instead of the same green as the power beam.
- Hal Jordan and his archnemesis Sinestro were also regulars in Challenge of the SuperFriends which aired 1978-1979. Challenge of the Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from September 9, The year 1978 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1978. The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. One notable episode featured a re-telling of Hal's origin in which the dying Abin Sur passes on his ring. The character would continue brought back for the subsequent Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians shows. Super Friends The Legendary Super Powers Show is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from The Super Powers Team Galactic Guardians is an American animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 1985 Michael Rye voiced the character for all three shows.
- Around the same time, a two part mini-series of live-action films featuring The Justice League and their villains The Legion of Doom was produced under the title Legends of the Superheroes. GigtantaAtomjpg|150px|thumb|right|A'Leshia Brevard and Alfie Wise as Giganta and the Atom respectively It featured Howard Murphy as Hal Jordan.
- As part of its promotional material for Zero Hour, DC Comics produced a video that was distributed to comics retailers. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 It featured an unnamed actor portraying Jordan in his Parallax identity.
- The Superman: The Animated Series episode "In Brightest Day," depicts a version of Green Lantern combining elements of both Hal Jordan and Kyle Rayner. Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros While physically resembling Jordan and possessing his ultra confident alpha-male personality, the character is called Kyle Rayner and works as an artist at The Daily Planet in Metropolis. The Daily Planet is a Fictional Broadsheet Newspaper that appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. The episode shows Rayner receiving his ring from the dying Abin Sur and fighting renegade Green Lantern Sinestro in a power ring duel. During a fight with Sinestro on an Air Force base, Kyle is smacked into a fighter jet bearing the name "Col. Hal Jordan. "
- The subsequent Justice League cartoon also included a Green Lantern that incorporated elements from Hal Jordan, this time into John Stewart. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network In addition to Hal's military background, several Hal Jordan stories and villains were used for the cartoon's version of John Stewart, most notably Hal's girlfriend, Star Sapphire. Star Sapphire is the name of several Supervillainesses in DC Comics, all connected in origin Though the series was able to win fans over to John Stewart, there was some controversy over Jordan not being used as the primary Green Lantern.
- In the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Once and Future Thing Part II: Time Warped" Hal Jordan appears when time becomes fluid and John Stewart is changed into Hal, or rather is replaced by Hal. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on John Stewart is a Fictional Superhero, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. He introduces himself as "Hal Jordan. Another timeshift, I'm up to speed, carry on. " Later as the assembled heroes close in on the time-warping villain responsible, Hal reverts back to John. Hal was voiced by Adam Baldwin in this episode. Adam Baldwin (born February 27 1962) is an American Actor. He is known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick 's Jordan is not seen again after this.
- In the fourth season finale of The Batman, "The Joining", the Justice League was introduced. A season finale ( British English " last in the series " Australian English "season final" The Batman was an Emmy Award -winning American Animated Television series produced by Warner Bros The following is an episode list for the Kids' WB Animated television series The Batman, starring the titular character. Hal Jordan was included among its members, in a non-speaking cameo. He and the other members of the League play a role in the show's fifth season. He appears in the episode "Ring Toss" voiced by Dermot Mulroney. Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor.
- Hal Jordan also appeared in a 2003 episode of the Duck Dodgers animated series entitled The Green Loontern, in which Duck Dodgers is mistakenly given a Green Lantern uniform by his dry cleaners. The year 2003 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2003. Duck Dodgers is an American Animated television series, based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century Donning it, he meets the Corps and fights Sinestro before meeting Hal (voiced by Kevin Smith), who is wearing Dodgers' too-small uniform. Sinestro is a Fictional character, an alien Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970 is an American Screenwriter, Writer, Film director, Actor and Comic book writer
- In episode "A Hero Sits Next Door" of comedy show Family Guy, the 1970s Superfriends are pictured including a man in a green and black outfit with Hal Jordan's trademark hairstyle indicating he was the Green Lantern the artists based their Green Lantern on. "A Hero Sits Next Door" is the fifth episode of Family Guy from season one Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other
- Hal Jordan is an unlockable character on Justice League Heroes. Justice League Heroes is a console video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable systems
- Hal Jordan is one of the main characters featured in Justice League: The New Frontier. Justice League The New Frontier is a Direct-to-video Animated film adaptation of the popular DC comic limited series He is voiced by David Boreanaz, while Carol Ferris is voiced by Brooke Shields
- Hal Jordan will be the main character in Greg Berlanti's upcoming live action Green Lantern movie due in 2010. David Paul Boreanaz (born May 16, 1969) is an American film and television actor Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Greg Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American Television writer and producer. The many incarnations of the DC Comics Superhero Green Lantern has appeared in numerous media over the years
- The chorus of Donovan's song, "Sunshine Superman" mentions Green Lantern in the line "Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me. Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist "
- 24 character Hal Gardner is named after Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner. 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series. Guy Gardner is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero published by DC Comics.
Bibliography
Ongoing Series
Hal Jordan first appeared in Showcase #22-24 (September 1959 – February 1960, DC Comics). In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Showcase has been the title of several Anthology series published by DC Comics. After that, he was given his own series. Over the years it has been renamed, canceled, and rebooted several times. His “core” series have been:
- Green Lantern Vol. II #1-75 (July 1960 – March 1970, DC Comics). Renamed following issue #75.
- Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76-89 (April 1970 – May 1972, DC Comics). Canceled following issue #89.
- Flash #217-246 (August 1972 – January 1977, DC Comics). Hal’s stories were a backup feature which stopped following his own title’s return.
- Green Lantern/Green Arrow #90-122 (August 1976 – November 1979, DC Comics). Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Renamed following issue #122.
- Green Lantern Vol. II #123-200 (December 1979 – May 1986, DC Comics). Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Renamed following issue #200.
- Green Lantern Corps #201-224 (June 1986 – May 1988, DC Comics). The Fictional Green Lantern Corps is an Intergalactic Police force featured in DC Comics, particularly featuring the Superhero Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Canceled following issue #224.
- Action Comics Weekly #601-635 (24 May 1988 – 17 January 1989, DC Comics). Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Hal’s stories were one of several characters featured in the series. Canceled following issue #635.
- Green Lantern Special # 1 (1988). Tying in with the stories from Action Comics Weekly.
- Green Lantern Special # 2 (1989). Concluding the story plots from Action Comics Weekly, after the anthology series' cancellation.
- Green Lantern Vol. III #1-50 (June 1990 – March 1994, DC Comics). Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Following issue #50, the character Kyle Rayner took over this series. Kyle Rayner is a Fictional character, a Superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern
- The Spectre Vol. IV #1-27 (March 2001 – May 2003, DC Comics). The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and Superhero who has appeared in numerous Comic books published by DC Comics. March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Hal Jordan's adventures as the Wrath of God. Canceled following issue #27.
- Green Lantern Vol. IV #1-present (July 2005 – present, DC Comics). 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October Currently written by Geoff Johns with various artists. Geoff Johns (born 25 Jan 1973 in Detroit Michigan) is an American Comic book Writer, best known for his work for
Team Series
Hal Jordan was a founding member of the Justice League of America, which first appeared in Brave and the Bold #28-30 (February 1960 – July 1960, DC Comics). The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album.
- Justice League of America #1-200 (October 1960 – March 1982, DC Comics). The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Hal was exiled to space by the Guardians following this and the League was disbanded by Aquaman later in Justice League of America Annual #2 (November 1984). The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
- Justice League of Europe #39-61 (June 1992 – February 1994, DC Comics). Justice League Europe was a DC Comics book run that was a Spin-off of the comic book Justice League America (which was then named Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) At the time of joining, Hal took leadership of this team, but left for “personal reasons” following the destruction of Coast City.
- JSA #19-20(February 2001 - March 2001), 60-62 (June 2004 - August 2004), JSA|JSA: All Stars #1 (July 2003), 8 (February 2004). The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history July 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. After becoming the Spectre, Hal aided The Justice Society of America on several different adventures.
- JLA #35 (November 1999), 115-120 (August 2005 - January 2006). November 1999: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July While he was The Spectre, Hal aided the JLA on one case. After becoming Green Lantern once again, Hal rejoined and aided the JLA on their final case before breaking up once more and attended the gathering to announce the official dissolving of the JLA.
- Justice League of America Vol. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. 2 #1- (October 2006 – , DC Comics). October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 Hal had been chosen by Superman, Wonder Woman, and (reluctantly) Batman to be a part of the new incarnation of the League.
See also
Notes
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Green Lantern
- ^ Green Lantern (current series) #2
- ^ Day of Judgment at the Grand Comic-Book Database
References
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) at the Comic Book DB
- Hal Jordan at the Internet Movie Database
- Daniels, Les DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World’s Favorite Comic Book Heroes. Kristogar Velo is a fictional character in the DC Comics multiverse. The Grand Comic-Book Database ( GCD) is an Internet -based project to build a Database of Comic book information with the aim that this database Les Daniels (born 1943 is an American Writer. Background He attended Brown University in Providence Rhode Island, where Boston, MA: Bulfinch, 1995. ISBN 0-8212-2076-4
- O'Neil, Dennis "Introduction by Dennis O'Neil". Dennis O'Neil (often credited as Denny O'Neil) is a Comic book Writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics Green Lantern/Green Arrow Volume One. Ed. Robert Greenberger. New York, NY: DC Comics, 2000. ISBN 1-4012-0224-1
- Giordano, Dick "Introduction by Dick Giordano". Dick Giordano (born Richard Joseph Giordano on July 20, 1932) is an American Comic book Artist and editor Green Lantern/Green Arrow: More Hard-Traveling Heroes. Ed. Robert Greenberger. New York, NY: DC Comics, 1993. ISBN 1-56389-086-0
- Lawrence, Christopher "Neal Adams". Wizard. Sept. 2003.
- Casey, Todd "Green Mile". Wizard. Nov. 2004.
External links
- Official Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Website
- Alan Kistler's profile on Green Lantern
- GEOFF JOHNS - AMON SUR, AND EVERYTHING GREEN LANTERN
- Green Lantern's (Hal Jordan's) origin @ dccomics.com
- The Silver Age Green Lantern, a critical study
- Bio at the Unofficial Green Lantern Corps Webpage
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