Editing DC Comics (section)

===Green Lantern===
'''Alan Scott''' was an engineer who survives a sabotage induced train wreck thanks to a ring that, unknown to him, was magic. He uses the ring to go after the guy responsible and becomes a superhero. 

The revival in the 1959 reboot would change the man holding the title and, unlike Flash, the basic concept. Now '''Hal Jordan''', a test pilot, receives the power ring from a dying alien and becomes a Lensman style space cop. 

Since then, the title character has changed a few times, and the series has become a playground for writers and artists looking to do trippy science fiction/science fantasy stuff with lots of weird aliens. As such, there's a veritable roster of Green Lanterns to pull stories from, and that's before accounting for any honorary characters or any members that came or went from other parts of the lantern spectrum.

Both incarnations have had really lame weaknesses in comparison to their incredible power. Alan Scott was unable to affect things made of wood, while Hal Jordan and most of his successors can't impact anything that was yellow--although this was later changed to be possible to overcome, but only by accepting fear (Green, in Oan technology, being the color of Will, and Yellow being the color of Fear). Less weaksauce is the charge limitation: The ring needs recharging on a regular basis via a special Lantern (formerly, every local day; nowadays it's like a cell phone battery--use more powerful programs, use that charge up faster).