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Eclipso then tortures Zauriel, causing his screams to attract the attention of the new Spectre, Crispus Allen, who he kills, absorbing the Spectre's powers upon his demise. With his newfound abilities, Eclipso reveals that God relies on the collective love of humanity to stay alive, and that by destroying the Earth, Eclipso will ultimately kill God once and for all. Just as the members of the JLA prepare to wage a counterattack, Eclipso destroys the Moon, apparently dooming all life on Earth. With the Moon destroyed, Eclipso then seemingly kills Donna Troy, the physically strongest remaining member of the Justice League. However, it is ultimately revealed that Donna's death was an illusion conjured by Saint Walker, who used his blue power ring to temporarily trap Eclipso in a state of euphoria. After the Atom and Starman break Eclipso's link to his brainwashed slaves, the combined heroes attack Eclipso together, defeating him. In the aftermath it is discovered that Jade and Obsidian can now be within proximity of each other again and their father has control of the Starheart again.

946:. The Guardians then substituted a weakness for wood that allowed the local peasants to successfully attack and mortally wound Yalan with simple wooden clubs. Yalan flew into the sky and raged against the Guardians. His body burned in the atmosphere, becoming the green metallic meteorite that ultimately became Alan Scott's lantern. Yalan's spirit also possessed the metal, promising death in his rage and life when he realized his mistakes (the first two prophecies of the green metal, which were fulfilled). When Alan received the lantern, the spirit directed Alan to create the power ring and persona of Green Lantern, complete with the ring's weakness to wood. 709:, the local villagers killed him, only to be destroyed by a sudden burst of the green flame. For the second, in modern times, the lamp came into the hands of a patient of a mental institution who fashioned the lamp into a modern train lantern. The green flame restored his sanity and gave him a new life. For the third, by 1940, after having already fulfilled the first two-thirds of this prophecy, the lantern fashioned from the meteoric metal fell into the hands of Alan Scott, a young railroad engineer. Following a railroad bridge collapse, the flame instructs Scott in how to fashion a ring from its metal, to give him fantastic powers as the superhero 721: 633:, in which he was "forever" trapped in an extra-dimensional realm. The character was brought back in the 1990s due to fan interest. Rather than update Alan Scott as a contemporary young hero as had been done with Batman and Superman, Alan Scott was instead written as a veteran of World War II with a magically prolonged lifespan. To distinguish Alan Scott from Hal Jordan, his superhero codename was for a time changed to "Sentinel" and he lost his magic ring, manifesting his powers through his glowing hands instead. In 1583: 1372:

Nazi genetic engineering, and that Alan and Jay had been tasked by the president with killing the experiment back when he was in infancy during World War 2. The two heroes could not agree on a course of action, and, as a result, Scythe was allowed to live. Doctor Mid-Nite discovers that the injuries Alan sustained have rendered him paralyzed, and that any attempt to heal himself could break his constant concentration, which could result in the Starheart once again regaining control of his body.

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Alan's early history is again rebooted, filled out with new retroactive continuity. In 1936, Alan was in a secret romantic relationship with fellow engineer Johnny Ladd, with both working on a secret government project related to the Crimson Flame. However, Johnny is seemingly killed when the Crimson

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In 2011, DC Comics again rebooted their fictional properties, erasing Alan from Earth Prime and instead having a new version of Alan Scott that once again exists on Earth-2, where Hal Jordan and his Green Lantern Corps do not exist. This new Alan Scott is no longer a grizzled veteran of World War II,

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from his ring capable of doing many things, such as lifting objects, manipulating metals, hypnotizing people, traveling through spacetime, or rewriting reality itself. This ring makes him invulnerable to non-wooden weapons. He conjures up solid-light objects in any size or shape, plus referring them

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defenses in his base and offers to use his knowledge of such technology to guide them through the fortress. When they finally find him, Jade uses her powers to restore Alan to normal. With his sanity restored, Alan chooses to allow the Emerald City he created on the moon to stay and the city becomes

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learns that Gog is rooting himself into the Earth, and if he remains for one more day, the Earth will no longer be able to survive without him. The rest of the JSA arrive to kill Gog by separating his head from the Earth, which is the only way to save the planet. The Society members ally with Gog in

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Scott uses his ring to fly, walk through solid objects by "moving through the fourth dimension", paralyze or blind people temporarily, hypnotize them, create rays of energy, melt metal as with a blowtorch, and cause dangerous objects to glow, among other things. It could also allow him and others to

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Later, the JSA try to take down the villain D'arken who has broken free from imprisonment beneath Monument Point and absorbed the powers of JSA members, but D'arken is too powerful. Due to this only non-superpowered and magical members fight D'arken. The JSA tells Alan that unleashing the Starheart

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is sent into space to search for Alan, and finds that Alan has constructed a massive fortress on the surface of the Moon. Before Starman can warn the others, Alan appears in front of him and tears his gem, the source of his abilities, from his chest, thus rendering him powerless. The Starheart uses

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and the sight of a trainman's green railway lantern as his inspiration. After seeing this opera, Nodell sought to create a superhero who wielded a variety of magical powers from a magic ring, which he regularly recharged from a green lantern. Nodell wanted a colorful and interesting costume for his

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of an unnamed broadcasting company in the 1970s before he was arrested for fraud by the government, who intended to eliminate the JSA. Scott and the other members tried to take the blame for several crimes, though they were never convicted. As the law was now aware of his superhero identity, Scott

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having to get Alan to safety. After taking over Jade, Eclipso has the power of the starheart then defeats and possesses the Justice League's reserve roster, and then badly injures the angel Zauriel. With the Justice League outnumbered, Eclipso then reveals his ultimate goal is to somehow kill God.

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over the violent nature of Checkmate, particularly after Bordeaux and her team slaughter dozens of Kobra operatives during a raid on a facility. Bordeaux contends that the ends justify the means, while Scott adheres to the principle that heroes should not kill unless absolutely necessary. Bordeaux

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After the events of the "Brightest Day", Alan and the rest of the JSA travel to the city of Monument Point, which has been attacked by a superpowered terrorist named Scythe. Just before being defeated, Scythe snaps Alan's neck. In the subsequent story, it is revealed that Scythe is the product of

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tells the two teams that the Starheart has been gradually taking control of people on Earth for quite some time. Now that it is on Earth, it is growing more powerful and driving metahumans all over the world insane. Jade states that the Starheart captured her in space and purposely brought her to

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is knocked out, Alan is one of the heroes who adds his powers into a "Black Lantern Bomb" designed to mimic Jakeem's Thunderbolt abilities, destroying all of the Black Lanterns in New York. In the final battle of the event, his daughter Jade is resurrected by the power of white light.

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blackmails him into being an more active member of the JSA, or else he will publicly expose his sexuality. While Alan reluctantly works with the JSA, he gets involved in a case where he realizes he is being framed for murder, with the targets being his former lovers and friends.

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Jade visits her bed-ridden father in the Emerald City, and offers to use her abilities to help him walk again. Alan declines his daughter's offer, reasoning that if the Starheart were to once again take over his body, it could result in the deaths of everyone in the city.

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that they removed the yellow impurity from his ring (which the Guardians deliberately placed in all the GL rings to limit their power and could be removed at their discretion). However, Yalan Gur abused his power and interfered with the inhabitants of ancient

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Alan Scott originally wields an ancient ring that can produce a variety of effects. The extent of his ring's ability has never been rigorously defined, but its effects are accompanied by a green light and cannot directly affect wooden materials.

1311:" storyline, Alan lies in the arms of Obsidian, convulsing and writhing as a green light pours from his body. His body possessed, Alan flies off with his JSA teammates in hot pursuit, eventually led the team to Germany. The JSA meet up with 491:' 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 1083:. Alan is increasingly physically weakened due to Parallax's failed attempts to mind control him as it did with Jordan, Stewart, Gardner, and Kilowog, so it decides to kill him instead. However, Jordan, with the aid of 1612:. This version is the head of GBC who became the Green Lantern after he is involved in a train crash that kills his boyfriend Sam Zhao. He is later reunited with Zhao's spirit, who has become an avatar of the White. 1015:

incapacitate and kill several of his JSA teammates. After suffering defeat by the villain, Alan gives Kyle his original ring, passing the name "Green Lantern" to him. Alan's ring was later destroyed by Parallax.

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Scott was a member of the Justice Society of America in 1951 when the team was investigated by the "Joint Congressional Un-American Activities Committee," a fictional organization based on the real-life

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The first appearances of the character from 1940, including in All-American Comics #16, will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2036 as the copyright for the comic was renewed in 1967.

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is the only way to destroy D'arken. However, after releasing the Starheart energies, Alan's body begins to incinerate. Afterwards, the JSA attend a funeral for Alan, whom they believe to be dead.

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its influence to corrupt various metahumans with magical or elemental abilities, which creates chaos across the globe. Realizing that the heroes must defeat Alan to end the chaos, Batman recruits

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Earth to find Alan and that it is her fault that her father is now in danger. Just then, Alan awakens and his costume transforms into a suit of armor identical to the one he wears in

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He has since been physically altered again so that he more closely resembles his true chronological age. He returns to using the name "Green Lantern" during the JSA's battle with

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to as "constructs". These constructs were always pure green in color and vanishes as soon as he stops concentrating on them. Scott could control the objects telekinetically.

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At the start of numerous stories, he charges his ring by touching it to a Starheart Lantern, which will give him full energy for 24 hours (until how heavily it runs out).

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maxiseries reveals that Scott lost his left eye during a period when he and several other superheroes were declared missing approximately 11 months prior to the events of

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to get a mental lock on Starman, which, in turn, provides the Justice League with Alan's location. Batman then assembles a small strikeforce consisting of himself, Jade,

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Flame attacks their ship and snatches Johnny. Once Alan's superiors realize he was in a relationship with Johnny, they force him to check into Arkham Asylum to undergo

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prevented Scott from becoming Green Lantern, preventing the Justice Society from forming. However, Manhattan eventually restores the timeline and Scott's existence.

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The team rebands in the 1960s with Scott as a member, though little is known of their adventures during this time, save for stories about their team-ups with the

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Before he became a superhero, Scott possesses expertise in acting, business intuition, driving, electrical engineering, journalism, martial arts, and mechanics.

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miniseries. Alan Scott now shared the same fictional world as Hal Jordan. DC Comics decided to write the character out of continuity in a one-shot book entitled

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characters, visiting their universe through magical or technological means. In 1976, he appeared regularly alongside his Justice Society comrades in the revived

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Earth in 1945. Scott and the JSA, fresh from burying their Earth-Two comrades Robin and Huntress, enter into a limbo dimension to fight an eternally recurring

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time travel. Occasionally, he uses it to read minds or create solid objects and force fields in the manner usually associated with fellow Green Lantern,

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in 1959. Later, DC revisited Alan Scott, establishing that Alan and Hal were Green Lanterns on two different parallel worlds, with Alan residing on

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since her resurrection, has returned to Earth inside a green meteor, later revealed to be the legendary Starheart that gave Alan his powers.

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their magical (but not technological) nature. He physically merged with his lantern and no longer needs to recharge like Hal Jordan does.

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In 1986, the editors at DC Comics decided that all its characters should exist within the same setting and effected this change with the

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recovers his powerless battery in the present in the hopes of finding someone to succeed him during the first season. Scott's children,

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pilot episode, portrayed by an uncredited actor. This version was a member of the Justice Society of America before being killed by the

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Alan Scott was created after Nodell became inspired by the characters from Greek, Norse, and Middle Eastern myths and tales, including

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whenever he utilized this power, including passing through walls or flying. During his later appearances, he projects a greenish

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retired from heroics. His ring and battery were later stored in the museum that the JSA used as their headquarters.

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an attempt to protect him until they see him attempt to attack a Society member. All of Gog's followers, including

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event, Prime Earth Alan is unerased by Doctor Manhattan, and is merged back into Earth Prime during the 2020-2021

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Nodell chose the name "Alan Scott" by flipping through New York telephone books until he got two names he liked.

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its internal continuity, merging Earth-One and Earth-Two and re-establishing Alan as an elder statesman of the

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to tell them that Animal Man is missing in space. This gives Ellen Baker more hope that her husband is alive.

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character, deriving from elements of Greek mythology. As Nodell recalled in an undated, latter-day interview,

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responds by suggesting that Scott resign. Concurrent with this internal conflict, Scott and the White Queen (

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After battling Ian Karkull, a unique form of radiation from the Shadowlands he was bathed in granted him

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Alan Scott's redesigned costume from Earth 2 #3 (September 2012). Art by Trevor Scott and Nicola Scott.

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It was eventually revealed that in the late 1960s that Scott marries the woman with the dual identity

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that he still has family both through relations and close friendships, among which he counts Kyle.

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of characters. As one of the publisher's most popular heroes, Alan became a founding member of the

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Earth-One, and cross-universe adventures Scott shares with Earth-One's Green Lantern, Hal Jordan.

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During the 1940s, Green Lantern seemed to alternate between serious adventure, particularly when

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Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016).

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transporter accident while returning from space. Though Scott loses his daughter, he tells

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in exchange for youth. Alan enters the demonic realm, with help from entities such as the

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Martin Nodell (May 1, 1999). "Preface to The Golden Age Green Lantern Archives, Vol. 1".

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had hoped to use for teleporting the heroes away from the time-space ripple caused by

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Thousands of years ago, a mystical "green flame" fell to Earth in ancient China as a

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adventures, he got a sidekick and companion pet in Streak the Wonder Dog – a heroic

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In the Starheart storyline, his constructs were now wreathed in green flames, thus

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Though they manage to succeed in saving the universe, Jade dies on this mission.

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reinvented Green Lantern as a science fiction hero. The new Green Lantern, named

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For a time, the Starheart became part of Scott's body and he adopts the name

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During the missing year of the "One Year Later" storyline, Scott has joined

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Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, during the 1940s. Art by Nodell and

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Alan follows Guy Gardner and a small group of heroes to investigate a

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Alan Scott's origin and power ring to accommodate the changes made by

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An alternate universe variant of Alan Scott from Earth-22 appears in

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asks Johnny Thunder what that lantern is. Later, it is revealed that

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An alternate universe variant of Alan Scott from Earth-2 appears in

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that grants him a variety of supernatural powers. After debuting in

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caused a massive wave of destructive energy to erupt over the post-

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The original Green Lantern was created by an American artist named

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from Oa, only to be defeated by Hal Jordan, who now calls himself

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Vol. 2 (Green Lantern Vol. 1 #2–3 and All-American Comics #31–38)

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episode "Humanity" as a member of the Justice Society of America.

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arrives and informs the team that Alan has most likely installed

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as his Bishop. Scott soon finds himself in a moral conflict with

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populated by various magical creatures from throughout the DCU.

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Vol. 1 (Green Lantern Vol. 1 #1 and All-American Comics #16–30)

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Alan Scott makes a cameo appearance in the opening credits of

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Earth they had fought to save. The miniseries is followed by

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dropped superheroes in favor of westerns. Alan Scott's final

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In 2010, a figure of Alan Scott was released in Wave 14 of

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Alan Scott makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the

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Alan Scott wearing the armor of his Earth-22 counterpart

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After World War II, superheroes declined in popularity.

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episode "Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!", voiced by

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