So why does Green Lantern have a cult following?

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

@Master Wang-Ka

Quite so. As I recall, everyone and their dog tried to get that toadstabber out of the rock, but only Young Arthur was destined to actually DO it, and therefore be worthy of the power of Excalibur.

Oh, yeah, and be king, and all that.

True, Hal was selected because he was worthy… but theoretically, anyone could have used the ring’s power. In fact, I seem to recall more than one occasion where the unworthy DID successfully do just that… particularly in the case of Sinestro, a former Green Lantern from another planet who went rogue and used his ring to conquer his planet!

And, in one Silver Age JLA issue, Superman uses his own not-unimpressive willpower to free JLA members from an interdimensional trap.