Golden Age Green Lantern (JSA Secret Files - 1999) Darryl Banks
Artist: Darryl Banks (All)
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DescriptionThis is Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern - beautifully rendered by the great Darryl Banks for the August 1999 issue of "JSA Secret Files & Origins."Alan Scott gets his power from a fragment of the Starheart - something the ancient Guardians of the Universe messed around with to contain magic before they came up with power rings. Alan Scott married Alyx Florin, who was secretly Rose Canton (Rose/Thorn). Their honeymoon led to two children, Obsidian and Jade. In 1995, DC tried to “rebrand” Alan Scott as “Sentinel.” Then, in 2020, DC retconned Alan Scott into being gay. Irrespective of one's position on diversity, retconning is lazy. The Sears Tower is still the Sears Tower. Alan Scott is still THE Golden Age Green Lantern. Social/Sharing |
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Jason Richardson 
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 3/24/2025
Retconning just to virtue signal is even lazier. Great page congrats.
Tom McDonald
Member Since 2019
Posted on 3/24/2025
Jason Richardson wrote:
Retconning just to virtue signal is even lazier. Great page congrats.
Agree with regards to virtue signaling. Well said!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/24/2025
I liked these Secret Files books that served as Who's Who and also an excuse for pin up art! Even though they were pretty much a cash grab like swimsuit issues earlier in the decade, there are some random gems from star creators.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 3/24/2025
this must feel right at home next to your gem mint copy of All-American 16 !!??
Wait did you just say something about gay sentinels? Marvel has lost their fucking minds. Shit.
Tom McDonald
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 3/25/2025
Kavi H wrote:
this must feel right at home next to your gem mint copy of All-American 16 !!??
Wait did you just say something about gay sentinels? Marvel has lost their fucking minds. Shit.
But the Marvel Sentinels were gay from the beginning, like Northstar.
That's fine. Marvel knows how to do it.
It's the retconning that is rookie pandering.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/25/2025
Great Green Lantern pinup. Large, dynamic figure with great cityscspe background. What the hell was the point ofgiving him a new name, anyway? He had existed for approximately 55 years by 1995. He wasn't a popular character of great interest at DC. So someone, in their immense wisdom, thought "Hey, I know why nobody has cared for the Golden Age Green Lantern for decades. His name sucks! If we just change his name, his popularity will take off!"
Tom McDonald
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 3/25/2025
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
Great Green Lantern pinup. Large, dynamic figure with great cityscspe background. What the hell was the point ofgiving him a new name, anyway? He had existed for approximately 55 years by 1995. He wasn't a popular character of great interest at DC. So someone, in their immense wisdom, thought "Hey, I know why nobody has cared for the Golden Age Green Lantern for decades. His name sucks! If we just change his name, his popularity will take off!"
As I understand it, there was a push to focus the "Green Lantern brand" around the Corps, and Alan Scott did not fit in.
These are fictional superheroes that fly around in tights and capes.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 3/25/2025
Tom McDonald wrote:
As I understand it, there was a push to focus the "Green Lantern brand" around the Corps, and Alan Scott did not fit in.
These are fictional superheroes that fly around in tights and capes.
Wait....these characters are FICTIONAL?!?
Jared Simmons
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/3/2025
Fantastic piece! Great powerful depiction of the golden age GL.
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