The Green Lantern's character originally appeared in 1940, barely two years after Superman's. ¹⁾

The Green Lantern in the 1940 Alan Scott version was unable to use his skills on wood. ²⁾

Following a drop in sales, DC Comics revived the Green Lantern series in 1959, with Hal Jordan as the new Green Lantern. ³⁾

Hal Jordan's talents could not be used against anything yellow. ⁴⁾

Other flaws of the ring include the wearer's drug usage, wrath, and the ring's battery life. ⁵⁾

Alan Scott's Green Lantern was redesigned as a homosexual man in the 2011 reboot of the DC fictional world in an effort to incorporate diversity into the DC universe. ⁶⁾