 | GREEN LANTERN (SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS) (Alan Scott) | BIOGRAPHY |
| Created by John Byrne |
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PERSONAL DATA
Real Name: Alan Scott
Status: Deceased
Homeworld: Earth-3839
Space Sector: 2814
Citizenship: American
Group Affiliation(s): Justice Society of America; Justice League of America
Gender: Male
Height: 6'
Weight: 201 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blond, later white
First Appearance: Superman & Batman: Generations #2 ([February 1999]): "1959 Strange Days"
Creators: John Byrne
HISTORY
Wielding a magical power ring that could transform his very will into reality, Alan Scott became the costumed crimefighter known as the Green Lantern. First appearing in 1940, mere months after the debut of Superman and Batman, Green Lantern joined them and other heroes, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Hawkman and the Atom in the Justice Society of America. Little has been revealed about the Green Lantern's exploits over the years, but it is known the heroes had assisted each other from time-to-time.
1942 saw the heroes of the Justice Society battling Nazi forces in Occupied France. The Ultra-Humanite had been working with the Axis powers.
In 1953, Scott met alien Green Lantern Abin Sur and learned of his connection to the Green Lantern Corps. -Superman & Batman: Generations II #1
In 1959, Superman fell victim to Brainiac, one of his deadliest foes. The Man of Steel was exposed to red kryptonite and for twenty-four hours was changed to a monstrous giant. While Jimmy Olsen helped divert the Monster of Steel from a destructive visit to Metropolis, the Green Lantern captured Superman's alien foe.
The children of the Justice Society of America struck out on their own after defeating Mirror Master, the Weather Wizard and Gorilla Grodd. Supergirl, the second Robin, Kid Flash and Wonder Girl formed the Justice League of America in 1964. - Superman & Batman: Generations II #2
By 1969, the Justice Society had given way to the Justice League of America. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern were in this grouping of heroes but the Flash, Jay Garrick, had given his title over to Barry Allen.
Civil unrest was spreading across the United States as opposition to the war in Vietnam grew. Then President Richard Milhouse Nixon called upon the JLA to disperse the protesters but the heroes refused to interfere. The conflict in Vietnam was not a clear cut an issue as Nazi tyranny in World War II. Angered by their refusal to act, Nixon claimed the JLA would be responsible for any American soldiers who would die in the war from that day forward. - Superman & Batman: Generations #2
In 1979, Superman's secret identity was revealed to the world and his family was murdered by Lex Luthor. Over the next decade, the Man of Steel searched the world over but could not apprehend their killer.
By 1986 Alan Scott had considered retiring. He found a worthy successor in Hal Jordan, but the former test pilot declined. He believed he could do more good in politics.
The Justice League was forced to go after one of their own. The son of the original Batman had become unstable in his war against crime. The fourth Flash was not prepared to fight the Batman, and her allies found themselves outmatched as well. The second Wonder Woman and Green Lantern Alan Scott, though possessing equal or greater experience than the Batman, were also outmatched. The battle was especially hard on Green Lantern who, after Batman covered with wood dust to prevent his ring from operating, was brutally beaten by the Batman. Alan Scott might have been killed if not for the Flash bringing Batman to his senses. -Superman & Batman: Generations II #3
In 1989, following televised footage of Lex Luthor's death at the hands of Superman and the confirmation of the villain's remains, President Jordan had to make one of the hardest decisions of his administration; the decision to bring Superman to justice.
At Superman's trial, it was revealed the Man of Steel had lost his powers due to exposure to gold kryptonite and the death of Lex Luthor was accidental, the powerless Superman had been acting in self defense. Furthermore, the true villain was the Ultra-Humanite, who had taken Lex Luthor's place five decades earlier after a crushing defeat at the hands of the Man of Steel. Superman plead guilty, as he could not be totally sure he had done everything he could to prevent the villain's death. As he would not survive in a normal prison without his powers to protect him from revenge seeking convicts, Superman was sentenced to ten years in the Phantom Zone. -Superman & Batman: Generations #3
After Superman was banished into the Phantom Zone, the heroes of Earth took precautions to prevent anyone from trying to get inside Lex Luthor's lair to steal the late villain's secrets. Green Lantern sealed the entire tower in his power ring's mystical green flame.
Alan Scott retired in the early 1990s, he gave his mystical power ring to his chosen successor, Kyle Rayner. -Superman & Batman: Generations #4
When renegade Green Lantern Sinestro virtually annihilated the Green Lantern Corps, no ring wielder was safe, not even potential wielders. Sinestro threatened to kill Jordan. Scott was at Jordan's side when Sinestro attacked, having already defeated Kyle Rayner.
Sinestro killed Scott before Jordan took up the ring against him. Though a novice with the ring, the seventy year old Jordan was able to defeat Sinestro. Jordan also broke the "weakness" to the color yellow which had plagued the Corps. He revealed it as a suggestion placed in the minds of the Green Lanterns by the Guardians themselves. Impressed with his abilities, the Guardians requested Jordan help the restore the depleted Green Lantern Corps. -Superman & Batman: Generations II #3
CHRONOLOGY
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