Green Lantern

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Green Lantern is a DC Comics superhero. Created by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger, the original Green Lantern debuted in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940).

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DC Comics - Superhero - Martin Nodell - Bill Finger - All-American Comics - 1940

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Several individuals have assumed the identity of Green Lantern over the years. Each of them possessed a special ring called a power ring which gives them great control over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower. While the ring of the Golden Age Green Lantern (Alan Scott) was magically powered, the rings worn by all subsequent Green Lanterns were the creations of the Guardians of the Universe who granted such rings to worthy candidates across the universe. These individuals made up the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps.

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Ring - Golden Age - Guardians of the Universe - Police force - Green Lantern Corps

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The character was a relatively generic superhero until 1970, when DC paired the Silver Age Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) with the archer Green Arrow in a ground-breaking, socially conscious comic book series. This era helped make Green Lantern popular, although subsequent series took on a more cosmic theme. In the last twenty years, DC has placed different individuals in the role (most permanently Kyle Rayner and John Stewart), sometimes irking longtime fans.

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1970 - Silver Age - Green Arrow - Comic book

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Green Lantern is part of the all-star group the Justice League and is currently featured in the Justice League Unlimited animated series.

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Justice League - ''Justice League Unlimited'' animated series

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