# Battle of the Green Lanterns **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610 "2004-08-19T20:58:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![xvxdarkknightxvx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/34f0e0/32.png) [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610/41 "2004-08-22T20:54:45Z")
> [@xvxdarkknightxvx](#): > > And chance of an entire recap of the GL history? Including reasons as to why two GLs were active at the same time would be appreciated. Thanks. 🙂 \*any \*\*I really wish we could edit. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610/42 "2004-08-22T22:02:05Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > **Wearia.** Yes, another classic Alan Moore story. The F-Sharp Bell of the Obsidian Deeps! > > I remember being pretty blown away by the realization that the Green Lantern Oath is rendered indeciperable in a language without a concept of “light” and “color”. > > John Stewart’s red-skinned wife-to-be, Katama Tui, was the Green Lantern in the story. Her name was Katma. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610/43 "2004-08-22T22:04:16Z")
> [@xvxdarkknightxvx](#): > > And chance of an entire recap of the GL history? Including reasons as to why two GLs were active at the same time would be appreciated. Thanks. 🙂 [THIS may help.](http://www.glcorps.org/glcorps.html) ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610/44 "2004-08-22T22:17:50Z")
Alan Scott. So long as he’s dressed in his classic costume and not as The Sentinel. He has the most experience. He’s stopped aging. His power comes from a mysterious eldritch stone of green flame rather than a standard model device made by tiny blue men with giant foreheads. ---
**Author:** ![xvxdarkknightxvx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/34f0e0/32.png) [@xvxdarkknightxvx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xvxdarkknightxvx)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610/45 "2004-08-22T22:48:31Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > [THIS may help.](http://www.glcorps.org/glcorps.html) Wow, you can tell how dated the site is by its casting of the GL movie. > [@Gl site](#): > > The runners-up were as follows: Hal - Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford; Carol - Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock; Jack - Kevin Costner, John Travolta; Abin - Michael Jordan, Val Kilmer; Tomar-Re - Jim Carrey, Will Smith; Kilowog - John Goodman, Michael Dorn; Salakk - Bruce Willis, Mark Hamill; Legion - James Earl Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Guardians - Danny DeVito, Sean Connery. ---
**Author:** ![spectrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@spectrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spectrum)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610/46 "2004-08-23T05:49:03Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > [THIS may help.](http://www.glcorps.org/glcorps.html) It really sucks that that site has been left to rot. I remember when it first showed up on the scene and was growing pretty quickly, and then it just died. Yet it’s still up, so someone’s paying to keep it on the Web. Drives me nuts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-the-green-lanterns/260610.md?page=2)