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103-502: Infinite Frontier begins after the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal , Generations and Future State . The DC Multiverse has expanded into a larger "Omniverse" where everything is canon and it will still deal with the repercussions of DC Rebirth . The new Multiverse has two opposite worlds that represent the Metaverse and sustain the balance: one is the Elseworld , and the other

206-494: A Zeta beam transporter accident while returning from space. Though Scott loses his daughter, he tells Kyle Rayner that he still has family both through relations and close friendships, among which he counts Kyle. Week 4 of the 52 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 Checkmate #1. The Zeta Beam that Adam Strange had hoped to use for teleporting

309-754: A shared universe of characters. As one of the publisher's most popular heroes, Alan became a founding member of the Justice Society of America , one of the first such teams of "mystery men" or superheroes in comic books. Following World War II , the character's popularity faded along with the decline of the Golden Age of Comic Books , leading to cancellation. After eight years out of print, DC reinvented Green Lantern as science fiction hero Hal Jordan in 1959. Later, DC revisited Alan Scott, establishing that he and Hal existed on Earth-Two and Earth-One respectively. Later stories set on Earth-Two depicted Alan becoming

412-618: A Green Lantern named Yalan Gur, who was so favored by the Guardians of the Universe 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 China . The Guardians then substituted a weakness for wood that allowed

515-531: A completely redesigned sleek, solid green suit with no cape. In the 2017-2019 Doomsday Clock event, Prime Earth Alan is unerased by Doctor Manhattan, and is merged back into Earth Prime during the 2020-2021 Dark Nights: Death Metal multiversal reboot event. 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

618-456: A different dimension, Dominius changes his own history in where he neglected his loved ones before, and dispatches others taken from various timelines to find and deal with the scattered heroes. Starfire, Dr. Light, and Kamandi are on pre-destruction Krypton where they are attacked by General Zod . Kamandi flees while Starfire and Dr. Light are captured, but the pair are then rescued by Jor-El . Superboy and Steel are on prehistoric Thanagar where

721-476: A diner, Roy Harper deals with an angry customer when an enemy named X-Tract attacks him. Roy Harper wards off the attacker, realizing that he has a Black Lantern ring . Cameron Chase contacts Batman and Superman about the public being worried about the Multiverse, but Superman and Batman dodge her questions. Thomas Wayne admits that seeing his whole world turned him evil and he does not want his son to know he

824-464: A few years later, remaining a regular character. His villains tended to be ordinary humans, but he did have a few paranormal ones, such as the immortal Vandal Savage and the zombie Solomon Grundy . Green Lantern proved popular and was given his own series, Green Lantern , later that year. Most of his adventures were set in New York. In 1941, Alan Scott was paired with a sidekick named Doiby Dickles ,

927-480: A green meteor, later revealed to be the legendary Starheart that gave Alan his powers. Sebastian Faust tells the two teams that the Starheart has been gradually taking control of people on Earth for 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 Earth to find Alan and that it

1030-561: A leave of absence from the JSA, explaining why the character vanished from the roster for a time. 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 House Un-American Activities Committee . They were accused of possible communist sympathies and asked to reveal their identities . The members declined

1133-625: A lecture on not abandoning teammates. Dr. Light absorbs Krypton's red sun to manipulate the time stream and orders everyone to go to the Vanishing Point. Superboy and Steel barely defeat Eradicator and Nemesis Boy and make it to the Vanishing Point, while young Booster Gold saves Batman and they meet up with Sinestro and his group. The Heroes meet up at the Vanishing Point and realize that Dominius created an alternate timeline where he can still be with his family. Batman confronts Dominius and tries to reason with him but his children attack Batman. Batman

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1236-443: A massive wave of destructive energy to erupt over the post- Crisis 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 Ragnarok . Green Lantern (vol. 3) #19 attempted to retcon Alan Scott's origin and power ring to accommodate the changes made by Crisis on Infinite Earths . In this story, Alan's ring originally belonged to

1339-566: A mysterious spacecraft, Calvin Ellis tells everyone they need to go back to his Earth. Roy Harper regains control of his Black Lantern ring, but is captured by Hector Hammond when he is saved by the Infinite Incorporated ( Power Girl , Jade ). Thomas Wayne and Calvin Ellis go to his office to find Lex Luthor of Earth 23 to get a transmatter symphonic array to travel through universes. They find Lex Luthor of Earth 23 dead, while Cameron Chase

1442-444: A parallel universe. For most of the 1960s and 1970s, Alan Scott made guest appearances in books belonging to Silver Age characters, visiting their universe through magical or technological means. In 1976, he appeared regularly alongside his Justice Society comrades in the revived All-Star Comics and later Adventure Comics in stories set in the 1970s. In 1981, DC Comics launched All-Star Squadron , which featured Alan Scott and

1545-555: A ring and serving as an elder statesman to the Justice Society of America and to the superhero community in general. In Green Lantern: Rebirth , Alan and his daughter Jade, assist the surviving members of the Green Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan, who had been possessed by the ancient fear entity Parallax, John Stewart , Guy Gardner , Kyle Rayner , and Kilowog , in defeating the Parallax-possessed Ganthet . Alan

1648-496: A rotund Brooklyn taxi driver, who would appear on a regular basis until 1949. In 1948, Alan also got a canine sidekick named Streak. The dog proved so popular that he starred in his own solo side-stories, even appearing on the cover without the title hero multiple times. After World War II, superheroes declined in popularity. Green Lantern was cancelled in 1949 after 38 issues and All-American Comics dropped superheroes in favor of westerns. Alan Scott's final Golden Age appearance

1751-582: A score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 31 reviews. Alan Scott Alan Wellington Ladd-Scott is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , and the first character to bear the name Green Lantern . He fights evil with the aid of his mystical ring, which grants him a variety of powers. He was created by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger , first appearing in the comic book All-American Comics #16, published on July 10, 1940. Alan Scott

1854-489: 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. Later, the JSA try to take down the villain D'arken who has broken free from imprisonment beneath Monument Point and absorbed

1957-433: A steel mill. After he and Saturn Girl save Johnny Thunder from some junkies, Rorschach (Reggie Long) asks Johnny Thunder what that lantern is. Later, it is revealed that Doctor Manhattan prevented Scott from becoming Green Lantern, preventing the Justice Society from forming. However, Manhattan eventually restores the timeline and Scott's existence. In Dark Nights: Death Metal , Alan Scott helps battle Perpetua and

2060-435: A string of lovers including Robbie and Jimmy. When Alan and Jimmy land a lucrative engineering project, Alan's rival Albert Dekker attempts to kill him, causing a train crash that kills Jimmy and activates Alan's Green Lantern powers. By 1941, Alan has been predominately working solo as a Green Lantern, with the support of his best friend Doiby Dickles. However, J. Edgar Hoover blackmails him into being an more active member of

2163-399: 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 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

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2266-419: A time, the Starheart became part of Scott's body and he adopts the name Sentinel , becoming a founding member of a new JSA . Thanks to the rejuvenative properties of the Starheart, Scott's physical body is again temporarily revitalized so that he resembles a man in his 30s or early 40s. This drives his wife Molly, who has not been affected, to sell her soul to the demon Neron in exchange for youth. Alan enters

2369-429: 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 character, deriving from elements of Greek mythology. As Nodell recalled in an undated, latter-day interview, When I sent it in, I waited into

2472-450: Is Earth Omega, where Darkseid is imprisoned. In the new status quo, all of DC history "counts" when understanding a character's backstory, and legacy and history within the franchise is being emphasised by editorial mandate, with many characters now sharing the same codenames. For example, Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain share the Batgirl title, while Oracle (Barbara Gordon) reserves

2575-605: 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 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 conversion therapy . However, he eventually escapes, becomes an engineer again, and hooks up with

2678-493: Is alive. Magog of Earth 22 attacks Calvin Ellis and Thomas Wayne, having gone back to his villainous roots. Back on Earth-0, Mr. Terrific tells Vandal Savage , Obsidian, and Alan Scott that there are still people who do not have their memories restored or are missing after the restoration of the Multiverse. Roy Harper starts training with his Black Lantern Ring, but gets overwhelmed by its power. Meanwhile, Cameron Chase confronts Captain Atom but after realizing this Captain Atom

2781-544: Is an impostor, the impostor blows himself up. The Psycho-Pirate puts the Flash on a treadmill in Earth Omega and uses his power to take Barry somewhere else. Obsidian and Alan Scott meet a man named Shade and they realize that an enemy of Obisidian has stolen Jade. The duo goes to Command D, where they are attacked by Director Bones, X-Tract, and Cameron Chase. The Justice Incarnate calm down Magog and, after Magog allows them to touch

2884-456: Is brought back into the mainstream continuity following the 2016 " DC Rebirth " initiative, and in 2020, comes out to his children as gay, retroactively establishing this incarnation of Alan as the first gay superhero . The original Green Lantern was created by an American artist named Martin Nodell . Nodell mentions Richard Wagner 's opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung and the sight of

2987-535: Is considered the first chapter in the event's new form. In September 2020, DC announced the one-shot Generations: Shattered for release in January 2021. As well, DC Comics publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee stated that the 5G initiative, which would have occurred at the end of the original plan for Generations , was no longer happening. He said: "We had a lot of great ideas that we were floating around. And rather than dumping it all in one month and renumbering

3090-507: 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 Kingdom Come , and he then tells the assembled heroes that he intends on destroying the world. Starman 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

3193-467: 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 The Spectre , breaks free from Parallax's influence, and saves Alan from the fear entity. During the Rann-Thanagar War , Kyle Rayner 's power ring revealed that Scott is an honorary member of

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3296-590: Is not on Earth but in a place where the Great Darkness rests, which he vows to find the Flash and crack the Omniverse to take control of the Great Darkness, believing that there are other dark forces who were seeking to control it. X-Tract swears her allegiance to him. Director Bones was mentioned to have escaped. The Flash arrives in the Multiverse-2, the ruins of the first Crisis, where he meets Pariah , who transports

3399-419: Is replaced by a green glowing orb that, due to its mystical origins and connection to Jade, allows him to track astral and mystical energy forms such as ghosts. During the missing year of the "One Year Later" storyline, Scott has joined Checkmate at the rank of White King, with his JSA teammate Mister Terrific as his Bishop. Scott soon finds himself in a moral conflict with Black Queen Sasha Bordeaux over

3502-462: Is resurrected as well as Batman dealing with a mysterious group of enemies . Wonder Woman rejects becoming a part of the Quintessence since she wants to live it rather than just witness it. As she leaves, the Quintessence go to Earth Omega, where they are attacked by Darkseid , who has finally achieved his true form after his past versions were combined into one. On Earth, everyone is now aware of

3605-462: Is revealed that the Mobius Chair was upgraded with a big portion of Doctor Manhattan 's powers, which causes Wally to become a godlike persona of himself. With Manhattan's powers, Wally begins investigating reality and finds out time and space are out of synchronicity, in spite of Manhattan restoring the universe. During a brief conversation with Tempus, Wally decides to complete the restoration of

3708-562: 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 an attempt to protect him until they see him attempt to attack a Society member. All of Gog's followers, including Magog , turn on him, causing Gog's blessing on them to be undone. The JSA are able to topple Gog and send him to

3811-441: Is saved by X-Tract from the fake Captain Atom and meets with Detective Bones, who then shoots him in the leg when he finds out that he plans to leave other universes to die. The Infinite Incorporated arrived on Earth Omega, but they are soon attacked. Likewise, Thomas Wayne and Calvin Ellis plan to go to Earth Omega when Machinehead attacks them. Machinehead reveals his world was destroyed when Earth-0 invaded his home and plans to keep

3914-401: Is saved by his allies and they all weaken Dominius to the point where his family disappears. Enraged, Dominius nearly kills the heroes, but Steel realizes that if the heroes attack Dominus' chestplate he will be defeated. The heroes debate on killing him, but Steel realizes that if they destroy Dominius' source of power (a clock) then Dominius will live but he will be powerless. The heroes destroy

4017-741: Is still alive. Roy Harper frees everyone, but his overuse of the Black Lantern Ring causes Darkseid to appear. Obsidian frees Roy Harper from Darkseid, while Thomas Wayne and Calvin Ellis defeat Machinehead. Calvin Ellis destroys the treadmill the Flash was on, which causes the Flash to disappear. Darkseid kills Machinehead and teleports everyone back home while the Psycho-Pirate flees in terror of his failure. X-Tract acquires Roy's Black Lantern ring and meets up with Darkseid, Granny Goodness , DeSaad , Grail (Darkseid's daughter), Steppenwolf and Kalibak , where Darkseid reveals to his elites that Earth-0

4120-450: Is to somehow kill God. 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

4223-540: Is transported back to 1939 and transformed into his Golden Age counterpart when he meets Kamandi , who was sent by Booster Gold to search for him. In a distant future, a phenomenon causes reality to be erased, and Kamandi in being hunted by Man-Bats , blaming him for the event, until he is rescued by an elder Booster Gold, who is shot by the Man-Bats. Booster delivers Kamandi his gauntlet containing Skeets, causing Kamandi to travel through time, recruiting Batman (from

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4326-706: The Flashpoint era) crashes on Earth 23, where he meets the Justice Incarnate (Calvin Ellis, Mary Marvel from Earth 5, Machinehead from Earth 8, Aquawoman from Earth 11, and Captain Carrot from Earth 26) and asks where the Barry Allen is. While running throughout the multiverse, Barry Allen vibrates through the worlds and arrives in Earth Omega, where he is attacked by the Psycho-Pirate , who wants Barry to find someone. In

4429-616: The Darkest Knight . Following this, he reunites with Jade and Obsidian and comes out as gay. He is invited to join the Totality, a team of superheroes and villains dedicated to protecting Earth. In " The New Golden Age ", Scott is revealed to have a Russian counterpart in Red Lantern , who he fought on occasion and had a truce with when Nazis threatened both North America and Russia. In Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Alan's early history

4532-516: The Detective Comics #1027 story, suggesting a connection to the planned event " Future State ", which was released in January and February 2021. While this was originally the plan, Generations no longer connects to "Future State", with Jurgens stating: "Originally, we were going to touch on what's coming with Future State. We're detouring from that a bit to focus more on our own story". Batman group editor Ben Abernathy also confirmed Generations

4635-456: The Robin comic book without an official codename, while newcomer Maps Mizoguchi steps into the role briefly in a short story . The soft relaunch and new approach to history also completes what began with DC Rebirth in restoring the status quo of characters prior to popular New 52 changes, re-establishing characters' memories and relationships with each other, while selectively retaining some of

4738-601: The Silver Age of Comic Books ; Kamandi is a representation of DC Comics' 1970s publishing and a link to the Great Disaster future; Booster Gold , Starfire , and Doctor Light represent the 1980s; and Steel represents the 1990s. During the 1939 New York World's Fair , Wonder Woman saves President Franklin D. Roosevelt from terrorists which causes inspiration around everyone in the country including people like Alan Scott . Following his incarceration for his role in

4841-560: The Source Wall , but Alan is unable to see his daughter. In Final Crisis , Alan led a resistance against Darkseid 's forces as one of the superheroes responding to Article X. He is shown defending Checkmate's Switzerland HQ from the Justifiers. Though Donna Troy tries to place the Justifier helmet on him, Hawkman saves him. In Blackest Night , Alan and the rest of the JSA battle

4944-454: The 1940s), Pre- Flashpoint versions Sinestro , Starfire , Doctor Light , Steel , and Superboy (recruited by mistake instead of Brainiac 5 ) and a younger Booster Gold. Together they face the Linear Men , who were brainwashed by Dominus , the mastermind behind the phenomenon. Once again, the timeline is disrupted and the heroes end up marooned across several points of history. While in

5047-454: The Flash to a different Earth for sinister reasons . According to Comic Book Roundup, the entire event received an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 based on 110 reviews. Generations (DC Comics) Generations is an event published by DC Comics . The event was originally announced as a limited comic book series that would have united all eras in the history of the DC Universe , and

5150-484: The Green Lantern Corps. During the Infinite Crisis , Scott and his daughter Jade , along with many others, travel with Donna Troy to the center of the universe to save it from Alexander Luthor, Jr. Though they manage to succeed in saving the universe, Jade dies on this mission. A year later , Scott is still active and relatively youthful compared to his true age, but now wears an eyepatch having lost his eye in

5253-454: The JSA fought the villain Ian Karkull , who inadvertently imbued them with life energy stolen from an innocent victim. The energy slowed their aging, allowing Scott and several other members, as well as their spouses, to remain active into the late 20th century without infirmity. The events of that incident also led Scott, who had failed to save the victim from whom the energy was stolen, to take

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5356-485: The Justice League with Alan's location. Batman then assembles a small strikeforce consisting of himself, Jade, Hourman , Donna Troy , Jesse Quick , and Mr. America , all of whom have a low chance of being possessed by the Starheart. Mister Miracle arrives and informs the team that Alan has most likely installed Fourth World defenses in his base and offers to use his knowledge of such technology to guide them through

5459-544: The Justice League, and her sister, Nubia , explores the idea of succeeding Diana as Wonder Woman. The new Batman Jace Fox succeeds Bruce Wayne for a short time, before later serving as the Batman of New York City while Bruce remains in Gotham. Another example of a relaxed approach to codename sharing among legacy characters is Robin: Tim Drake is officially Robin once again, but the previous Robin (Damian Wayne) continues to head up

5562-472: The Justice Society in a World War II setting. In 1986, the editors at DC Comics decided that all its characters should exist within the same setting and effected this change with the Crisis on Infinite Earths 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 Last Days of the Justice Society , in which he

5665-495: The Multiverse (as a result of events in Dark Nights: Death Metal ), and Alan Scott (who came out to his children) is struggling with living in this new world. He talks with his son Obsidian when the Justice Society of America 's headquarters explodes in green flames, and Alan asks where Jade is. In Paris, as Director Bones is talking to Cameron Chase about the recent events that have transpired, Batman (from

5768-495: The Starheart were to once again take over his body, it could result in the deaths of everyone in the city. Eclipso attacks the city, which results in Jesse Quick 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

5871-587: The accident. He also discovers his powers' weakness to wood when he is bludgeoned with a club. Alan is a founding member of the Justice Society of America , and is its second chairman. 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 time travel. Occasionally, he uses it to read minds or create solid objects and force fields in

5974-405: The beginning of the " Brightest Day " 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 with Batman 's new Justice League and find that Jade, who had been staying on Oa since her resurrection, has returned to Earth in

6077-400: The clock, allowing time to reset back to normal and all the heroes return to their respective timelines. When Matt Ryder takes Batman to his timeline, he reveals that the timeline is more like a Linearverse where characters age far more slowly which allows their legacy to live on forever. The overall series received mixed to positive reviews. According to Comic Book Roundup, the series received

6180-508: The comics industry, the series was delayed. Writer Scott Snyder stated the plans for Generations had become more "fluid", and in June 2020, Generation Zero was not part of DC's plans for the revised Free Comic Book Day. A story featured in Wonder Woman #750 was considered a prelude to the event in its original form. The story "Generations: Fractured" that appeared in Detective Comics #1027

6283-423: The copyright for the comic was renewed in 1967. Thousands of years ago, a mystical "green flame" fell to Earth in ancient China as a meteor . A voice in the flame predicted that it would act three times: once to bring death, once to bring life, and once to bring power. For the first prophecy, a lamp-maker crafted the green metal of the meteor into a lamp. In fear and as punishment for what they thought sacrilege ,

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6386-573: The demonic realm, with help from entities such as the Phantom Stranger and Zatanna , and, with Kyle Rayner's aid, manages to win Molly's soul back, reuniting Molly's essence with her soulless being. 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 Mordru . He continues to fight crime in his original costumed identity, rebuilding

6489-687: The end of his Golden Age adventures, he got a sidekick and companion pet in Streak the Wonder Dog – a heroic canine in the mold of Rin-Tin-Tin and Lassie – who was later retconned as a member of the Space Canine Patrol Agents , and the Legion of Super-Pets . In All-American Comics #38, it's revealed his middle name is Wellington . A part of Scott's early history is filled out with retroactive continuity . All-Star Squadron Annual #3 states that

6592-463: The father to the superheroes Obsidian and Jade , each with powers somewhat like his own, through Alan's first wife Rose Canton . Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot, Earth-Two is destroyed and Alan transported to the main universe. In 2011, " The New 52 " introduced a new Multiverse , depicting a young Earth-2 version of Alan who was an out gay man. The "original" version of Alan

6695-511: 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 populated by various magical creatures from throughout the DCU. 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

6798-538: 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. Through the machinations of Waverider , the JSA teammates are able to leave Limbo and begin living in the Post- Crisis Earth they had fought to save. The miniseries is followed by Justice Society of America (1992–1993), which shows how Alan Scott adjusts to his new world. In

6901-399: The heroes away from the time-space ripple caused by Alexander Luthor, Jr. 's actions was splintered by the ripple itself, mutilating the heroes in various ways. In Week 5, Alan goes to the wife and daughter of Animal Man to tell them that Animal Man is missing in space. This gives Ellen Baker more hope that her husband is alive. In Week 29, Alan, Wildcat , and Jay Garrick (Flash) are

7004-462: The late 1960s that Scott marries the woman with the dual identity Rose and Thorn . They have a pair of children who would grow up to become the superheroes Jade and Obsidian of the team Infinity, Inc. In the 1980s, Scott married his reformed former nemesis, Molly Mayne , also known as The Harlequin , reconciling with his son and daughter. The Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986) one-shot tells how Adolf Hitler caused

7107-446: The line and going for that really short term spike in sales, we just naturally gravitated to the story ideas and concepts we love and building them into the mythology, the ongoing mythology, in a very organic way". Writer/artist Dan Jurgens added the revised version of the event came about through "a very organic process with a natural evolution of ideas". Generations: Shattered was originally teased as Generations: Future State in

7210-404: 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

7313-423: 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

7416-413: The manner usually associated with fellow Green Lantern, Hal Jordan . His ring could protect him against any object made of metal, but would not protect him against any wood- or plant-based objects. During the 1940s, Green Lantern seemed to alternate between serious adventure, particularly when Solomon Grundy , his nemesis, appeared and light comedy, usually involving his sidekick, Doiby Dickles . Toward

7519-482: The massacre on Sanctuary, Wally West is forcibly recruited by Tempus Fuginaut to restore the balance between the Light and Dark Multiverses . When Wally finds Metron 's Mobius Chair, he also finds his children, Jai and Iris , being trapped. Before sitting on the chair, he makes a deal with Tempus to save his children and return them to his wife Linda Park . Tempus agrees and Linda, Jai and Iris are reunited. Meanwhile, it

7622-453: 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

7725-401: 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 Green Lantern . He adopts a colorful costume of red, purple, brown, yellow, and green. He becomes a crimefighter in his first adventure, defeating the crooks who caused

7828-576: The name "Alan Scott" by flipping through New York telephone books until he got two names he liked. The character of Alan Scott made his debut in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940), fighting crime under the masked identity of "Green Lantern". He also appeared as part of the superhero team Justice Society of America in All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940). He served as the team's second chairman in #7, but departed following that issue and returned

7931-465: The only members of the JSA present on Thanksgiving . They talk about the other members of the JSA and about the new Infinity Inc. , which is a new version of a team of which Alan's daughter, Jade, was a member. After being put into a comatose state during an attack by the Gentleman Ghost , Alan envisions Jade, who tells him goodbye and grants him another portion of her green energy. His missing eye

8034-437: The organization from being discontinued by political forces. After the rise of the being Gog , Alan Scott allies with the Justice Society members that oppose Gog's simplistic view of the world. However, after encountering a Justice Society from an alternate universe in which his daughter Jade is still alive, he considers asking the seemingly all powerful being to raise his daughter from the dead. Later, Sandman learns that Gog

8137-423: 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 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 Miss Martian to get a mental lock on Starman, which, in turn, provides

8240-460: 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 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. In Doomsday Clock , Johnny Thunder finds Alan Scott's Green Lantern power battery in

8343-457: The reanimated Kal-L and Black Lantern versions of dead Justice Society members. After Jakeem Thunder 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. In

8446-455: The recreation of the infinite Multiverse, and a look into a possible future of her universe , Wonder Woman , who has ascended after the defeat of The Batman Who Laughs , is offered a role by the Quintessence ( Ganthet , Hera, Highfather , the Phantom Stranger , the Spectre , The Wizard ) in return for saving the Multiverse. The Spectre takes her to a journey where it is revealed that Roy Harper

8549-585: The remaining Green Lantern ring. After meeting the young hero, he informs him of the situations with Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps . During the Zero Hour event, Alan witnesses the villain Extant 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. For

8652-463: The request, and many of the members retired in the 1950s. 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 Justice League of America , the parallel world Earth-One, and cross-universe adventures Scott shares with Earth-One's Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. It was eventually revealed that in

8755-637: The right to also wear the Batgirl costume from time to time. Jonathan Kent and his father Clark Kent are both Superman , while Conner Kent is once again Superboy . Wally West has stepped up as the primary Flash while Barry Allen and the Flash of China, Avery Ho , participate in Justice League Incarnate. While Diana of Themiscyra continues in her role as Wonder Woman from the afterlife, her mother, Hippolyta , serves in Wonder Woman's place on

8858-457: The second week before I heard the word to come in. I was ushered into Mr. [Max] Gaines ' office, publisher, and after sitting a long time and flipping through the pages of my presentation, he announced, "We like it!" And then, "Get to work!" I did the first five pages of an eight-page story, and then they called in Bill Finger to help. We worked on it for seven years [through 1947]. Nodell chose

8961-592: The short-lived series, the JSA fight the newest incarnation of the Ultra-Humanite as well as Pol St. Germain and Kulak the Sorcerer . Scott reconnects with his wife and children, stating in issue #1 that Molly "is pretty much handling things at the company..." and that Jade and Obsidian "... are fine off doing their own thing in Hollywood. Not too interested in being super-heroes." The series ends with issue #10, not with

9064-512: The simplified backstories from the modern era and many of the new characters. An example of this is Tim Drake once again serving as Robin . Some characters have simply returned to being as fans remembered them; for example, the Black Canary , who in The New 52 had been presented as a singular new version of the character, has been restored to being the daughter of her Golden Age predecessor. After

9167-436: The team disbanding, but with the members gathering together at their first formal meeting after returning home. Alan follows Guy Gardner and a small group of heroes to investigate a mysterious distress from Oa, only to be defeated by Hal Jordan, who now calls himself Parallax , having been driven mad after the destruction of his home, Coast City . After the confrontation, Alan discovers that an artist, Kyle Rayner , inherits

9270-460: The timeline by mending all realities in one. But as he attempts to do that, Wally is interrupted by the presence of The Batman Who Laughs who wants to obtain those new powers. Wally has no choice but to find the Batman Who Laughs first. In Gotham City , Batman is searching for a gang of museum vandals led by Calendar Man . As a mysterious flash of light appears to break reality, Batman

9373-467: The two of them bond and talk about the future before they are attacked by Nemesis Kid and Eradicator . In the future, Sinestro is fighting against Ultra-Humanite and Booster Gold contends with Major Force . Dr. Light realizes her team is marooned in several points of history, and reassures Jor-El and his wife that their son will be a great hero. Kamandi is attacked by OMAC (Buddy Blank) , Artemis , and Knockout when Starfire saves him and gives him

9476-507: The unique idea but criticized the pacing. Generations was originally planned as the event that would unite all eras in the history of the DC Universe , starting with Generation Zero , which was scheduled to release during Free Comic Book Day on May 2, 2020. However, following the exit of publisher Dan DiDio from DC Entertainment in February 2020, and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on

9579-514: The universes separate before calling in the Injustice Incorporated. On Earth Omega, the Psycho-Pirate explains his world was the original Earth-Two before " Crisis on Infinite Earths ", and his world was replaced by a new version. Detective Bones was revealed to have shot down Cameron Chase's ship and says that he made a deal with Darkseid to spare their Earth in exchange for others. Jade knocks down Detective Bones, and X-Tract reveals she

9682-485: 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 responds by suggesting that Scott resign. Concurrent with this internal conflict, Scott and the White Queen ( Amanda Waller ) try to keep

9785-636: 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 JSA #50 (2003) he regained his classic codename and ring, though he remained apart from Hal Jordan's Green Lantern Corps. He

9888-448: Was Cameron Chase from the original Earth-Two, and the Psycho-Pirate explains that the Flash is running so Darkseid can cross-dimension to gain enough power to control the Multiverse. Machinehead attacks Calvin Ellis, explaining that when the Flash created Flashpoint , it caused changes to his Earth which made it darker and restrains Calvin Ellis. The Psycho-Pirate nearly persuades Roy Harper to join his side, but slips out that Roy's daughter

9991-536: Was a regular character in JSA and Justice Society of America . 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, but a fresh young superhero. He first appears in Earth 2 #3 (2012) with

10094-432: 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. 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

10197-558: Was created after Nodell became inspired by the characters from Greek, Norse, and Middle Eastern myths and tales, including Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights , and sought to create a popular entertainment character who fought evil with the aid of a magic ring that grants him various supernatural powers. After debuting in All-American Comics , Alan Scott soon became popular enough to sustain his own comic book, Green Lantern . Around this time DC also began experimenting with fictional crossovers between its characters, leading towards

10300-500: Was in All-Star Comics #57 (1951). He remained out of publication for 12 years, and after his revival he did not get another solo series until 2023. In 1959, DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz reinvented Green Lantern as a science fiction hero. The new Green Lantern, named Hal Jordan , was empowered by alien masters to serve as an interstellar lawman and had many adventures set in outer space. His powers were similar to Alan's but he

10403-439: Was now its own story. Generations also picks up from the events seen at the end of Dark Nights: Death Metal . The characters featured in the event were selected "to reflect different periods of DC publishing history" and because they "made for a very interesting mix of personalities, backgrounds, powers, and capabilities". The Batman in the event is from 1939, to represent the Golden Age of Comic Books ; Sinestro represents

10506-527: Was otherwise completely unrelated—Alan Scott never existed as far as the new stories were concerned. Hal Jordan proved popular, but readers still had an interest in the old Green Lantern. Some years later, Alan Scott reappeared as a guest star in The Flash #137 (1963). To avoid continuity conflicts with the Hal Jordan character, Alan Scott and all his old stories were retconned as having existed on Earth-Two , in

10609-444: Was scheduled to begin on Free Comic Book Day on May 2, 2020. However, following the career change of publisher Dan DiDio and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the comics industry, the series was delayed and intended plans changed. The event then gained a new form with the announcement of two one-shots titled Generations: Shattered and Generations: Forged . The event received generally positive reviews with critics praising

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