Green Lantern – Alan Scott

The Man With The Ring And The Plan…

Alan Scott of Earth-Two became that Earth’s Green Lantern when he was working as a railroad worker and came upon a green metallic lantern that instructed Alan to fashion a ring from its material and so began the career of the Green Lantern. The ring was able to give Alan great powers and he used this power to become one of Gotham City’s protectors.

As a founder of both the Justice Society of America and the All-Star Squadron, Alan is one of the bedrocks of the Earth-Two superhero community.  Unlike the Earth-One Green Lanterns, Alan’s ring can affect yellow objects, but he is powerless versus wooden objects, regardless of color.

Alan, like the rest of the JSA went into seclusion when called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and shortly after married the psychotic super-villainess, The Thorn.  During the honeymoon, Thorn’s evil side reasserted itself and instead of kill her love, Thorn fled into the night, allowing Alan to believe that she had been killed in a fire.

Later, Alan was confronted with his offspring from The Thorn, Jade and Obsidian, both of whom had inherited powers from their parents.   Reunited with his children after they were raised to adulthood without his knowledge, Alan suffers from a built of guilt from not being there for them when they needed him and spends time now trying to make up for those missing years while still being a role model to the new generation of heroes.

First Appearance

Created By:  Bill Finger & Martin Nodell

Powers

Starheart – The Lantern and Ring are forged out of the mystic Starheart stone.  It has been theorized that the Starheart is keeping Alan young and that the two have a symbiotic relationship.

Vulnerabilities

Alan is very vulnerable to wooden objects and weapons as his ring is unable to defend against those items.

Skills

Broadcaster – Alan became a broadcast journalist and ran a radio station in Gotham during most of his active hero career.

Equipment

Green Lantern and Ring – Alan’s Lantern and Ring follows the same rules as the Lantern and Ring from the Earth-One universe in that Alan has to charge his ring once every 24 hours.   Alan’s ring also allows him to do things that the Earth-One Lantern’s can’t do, such as passing through solid walls.  While the other Green Lantern’s rings are scientific in nature, Alan’s is mystic in nature, so he can be more effective against targets with a vulnerability to magic.