Nightstar ( Mar'i Grayson ) is a fictional character in DC Comics , the daughter of Starfire and Dick Grayson / Nightwing in an alternate universe. She serves as a member of Batman 's team Outsiders .
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154-494: A Zeta beam transporter accident while returning from space. Though Scott loses his daughter, he tells Kyle Rayner that he still has family both through relations and close friendships, among which he counts Kyle. Week 4 of the 52 maxiseries reveals that Scott lost his left eye during a period when he and several other superheroes were declared missing approximately 11 months prior to the events of Checkmate #1. The Zeta Beam that Adam Strange had hoped to use for teleporting
231-636: A Green Lantern named Yalan Gur, who was so favored by the Guardians of the Universe that they removed the yellow impurity from his ring (which the Guardians deliberately placed in all the GL rings to limit their power and could be removed at their discretion). However, Yalan Gur abused his power and interfered with the inhabitants of ancient China . The Guardians then substituted a weakness for wood that allowed
308-545: A completely redesigned sleek, solid green suit with no cape. In the 2017-2019 Doomsday Clock event, Prime Earth Alan is unerased by Doctor Manhattan, and is merged back into Earth Prime during the 2020-2021 Dark Nights: Death Metal multiversal reboot event. The first appearances of the character from 1940, including in All-American Comics #16, will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2036 as
385-501: A daughter and son. In The Kingdom , the miniseries that serves as a sequel to Kingdom Come , her name is revealed to be Mar'i . Mary is the name of her late paternal biological grandmother, Mary Loyd Grayson, who was a member of the Flying Graysons. She is also shown to be a leader of her generation, an active Titan whom others look to for inspiration and solution, a role once filled by her father Richard Grayson. During
462-469: A few years later, remaining a regular character. His villains tended to be ordinary humans, but he did have a few paranormal ones, such as the immortal Vandal Savage and the zombie Solomon Grundy . Green Lantern proved popular and was given his own series, Green Lantern , later that year. Most of his adventures were set in New York. In 1941, Alan Scott was paired with a sidekick named Doiby Dickles ,
539-485: A green meteor, later revealed to be the legendary Starheart that gave Alan his powers. Sebastian Faust tells the two teams that the Starheart has been gradually taking control of people on Earth for some time. Now that it is on Earth, it is growing more powerful and driving metahumans all over the world insane. Jade states that the Starheart captured her in space and purposely brought her to Earth to find Alan and that it
616-571: A leave of absence from the JSA, explaining why the character vanished from the roster for a time. Scott was a member of the Justice Society of America in 1951 when the team was investigated by the "Joint Congressional Un-American Activities Committee," a fictional organization based on the real-life House Un-American Activities Committee . They were accused of possible communist sympathies and asked to reveal their identities . The members declined
693-443: A massive wave of destructive energy to erupt over the post- Crisis Earth in 1945. Scott and the JSA, fresh from burying their Earth-Two comrades Robin and Huntress, enter into a limbo dimension to fight an eternally recurring Ragnarok . Green Lantern (vol. 3) #19 attempted to retcon Alan Scott's origin and power ring to accommodate the changes made by Crisis on Infinite Earths . In this story, Alan's ring originally belonged to
770-444: A parallel universe. For most of the 1960s and 1970s, Alan Scott made guest appearances in books belonging to Silver Age characters, visiting their universe through magical or technological means. In 1976, he appeared regularly alongside his Justice Society comrades in the revived All-Star Comics and later Adventure Comics in stories set in the 1970s. In 1981, DC Comics launched All-Star Squadron , which featured Alan Scott and
847-480: A popular entertainment character who fought evil with the aid of a magic ring that grants him various supernatural powers. After debuting in All-American Comics , Alan Scott soon became popular enough to sustain his own comic book, Green Lantern . Around this time DC also began experimenting with fictional crossovers between its characters, leading towards a shared universe of characters. As one of
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#1732787830235924-596: A powerful recruitment speech for the Justice League. Nightstar is impressed but, unlike Avia, she does not fall in with Superman. Instead, she throws in with Batman , who, through Dick Grayson, is her adopted grandfather, as do many other progeny of League members, including the daughters of Speedy , Aqualad and Flash , and the son of Donna Troy . Batman, who no longer uses the cover of his alter-ego Bruce Wayne, has formed an alliance with Lex Luthor 's Mankind Liberation Front in order to counter what they see as
1001-639: A ring and serving as an elder statesman to the Justice Society of America and to the superhero community in general. In Green Lantern: Rebirth , Alan and his daughter Jade, assist the surviving members of the Green Lantern Corps, Hal Jordan, who had been possessed by the ancient fear entity Parallax, John Stewart , Guy Gardner , Kyle Rayner , and Kilowog , in defeating the Parallax-possessed Ganthet . Alan
1078-496: A rotund Brooklyn taxi driver, who would appear on a regular basis until 1949. In 1948, Alan also got a canine sidekick named Streak. The dog proved so popular that he starred in his own solo side-stories, even appearing on the cover without the title hero multiple times. After World War II, superheroes declined in popularity. Green Lantern was cancelled in 1949 after 38 issues and All-American Comics dropped superheroes in favor of westerns. Alan Scott's final Golden Age appearance
1155-493: A state of euphoria. After the Atom and Starman break Eclipso's link to his brainwashed slaves, the combined heroes attack Eclipso together, defeating him. In the aftermath it is discovered that Jade and Obsidian can now be within proximity of each other again and their father has control of the Starheart again. Later, the JSA try to take down the villain D'arken who has broken free from imprisonment beneath Monument Point and absorbed
1232-433: A steel mill. After he and Saturn Girl save Johnny Thunder from some junkies, Rorschach (Reggie Long) asks Johnny Thunder what that lantern is. Later, it is revealed that Doctor Manhattan prevented Scott from becoming Green Lantern, preventing the Justice Society from forming. However, Manhattan eventually restores the timeline and Scott's existence. In Dark Nights: Death Metal , Alan Scott helps battle Perpetua and
1309-435: A string of lovers including Robbie and Jimmy. When Alan and Jimmy land a lucrative engineering project, Alan's rival Albert Dekker attempts to kill him, causing a train crash that kills Jimmy and activates Alan's Green Lantern powers. By 1941, Alan has been predominately working solo as a Green Lantern, with the support of his best friend Doiby Dickles. However, J. Edgar Hoover blackmails him into being an more active member of
1386-399: A superpowered terrorist named Scythe. Just before being defeated, Scythe snaps Alan's neck. In the subsequent story, it is revealed that Scythe is the product of Nazi genetic engineering, and that Alan and Jay had been tasked by the president with killing the experiment back when he was in infancy during World War 2. The two heroes could not agree on a course of action, and, as a result, Scythe
1463-419: A time, the Starheart became part of Scott's body and he adopts the name Sentinel , becoming a founding member of a new JSA . Thanks to the rejuvenative properties of the Starheart, Scott's physical body is again temporarily revitalized so that he resembles a man in his 30s or early 40s. This drives his wife Molly, who has not been affected, to sell her soul to the demon Neron in exchange for youth. Alan enters
1540-429: A trainman's green railway lantern as his inspiration. After seeing this opera, Nodell sought to create a superhero who wielded a variety of magical powers from a magic ring, which he regularly recharged from a green lantern. Nodell wanted a colorful and interesting costume for his character, deriving from elements of Greek mythology. As Nodell recalled in an undated, latter-day interview, When I sent it in, I waited into
1617-478: Is about to unleash this chaos, Batman and his followers overpower him and his associates—with the notable exception of Ibn, who is later seen arm in arm with Nightstar. The League has built a special prison to hold rebellious superhumans, but the prison is breached and an all-out battle ensues between the prisoners and the Leaguers. Batman's Outsiders join in the fight, during which Red Robin (Richard Grayson)
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#17327878302351694-612: Is again rebooted, filled out with new retroactive continuity. In 1936, Alan was in a secret romantic relationship with fellow engineer Johnny Ladd, with both working on a secret government project related to the Crimson Flame. However, Johnny is seemingly killed when the Crimson Flame attacks their ship and snatches Johnny. Once Alan's superiors realize he was in a relationship with Johnny, they force him to check into Arkham Asylum to undergo conversion therapy . However, he eventually escapes, becomes an engineer again, and hooks up with
1771-514: Is brought back into the mainstream continuity following the 2016 " DC Rebirth " initiative, and in 2020, comes out to his children as gay, retroactively establishing this incarnation of Alan as the first gay superhero . The original Green Lantern was created by an American artist named Martin Nodell . Nodell mentions Richard Wagner 's opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung and the sight of
1848-400: Is capable of atmospheric flight, has super-strength, super speed, endurance and can absorb star energy to project in powerful bursts. Her eyes are green and pupilless . Being the daughter of a human and an alien, she is a hybrid. Friends include Olivia Queen (Black Canary III, daughter of Dinah Lance and Oliver Queen ), Avia (daughter of Mister Miracle and Big Barda ), and Manotaur. In
1925-517: Is her fault that her father is now in danger. Just then, Alan awakens and his costume transforms into a suit of armor identical to the one he wears in Kingdom Come , and he then tells the assembled heroes that he intends on destroying the world. Starman is sent into space to search for Alan, and finds that Alan has constructed a massive fortress on the surface of the Moon. Before Starman can warn
2002-475: Is increasingly physically weakened due to Parallax's failed attempts to mind control him as it did with Jordan, Stewart, Gardner, and Kilowog, so it decides to kill him instead. However, Jordan, with the aid of The Spectre , breaks free from Parallax's influence, and saves Alan from the fear entity. During the Rann-Thanagar War , Kyle Rayner 's power ring revealed that Scott is an honorary member of
2079-419: Is replaced by a green glowing orb that, due to its mystical origins and connection to Jade, allows him to track astral and mystical energy forms such as ghosts. During the missing year of the "One Year Later" storyline, Scott has joined Checkmate at the rank of White King, with his JSA teammate Mister Terrific as his Bishop. Scott soon finds himself in a moral conflict with Black Queen Sasha Bordeaux over
2156-566: Is rooting himself into the Earth, and if he remains for one more day, the Earth will no longer be able to survive without him. The rest of the JSA arrive to kill Gog by separating his head from the Earth, which is the only way to save the planet. The Society members ally with Gog in an attempt to protect him until they see him attempt to attack a Society member. All of Gog's followers, including Magog , turn on him, causing Gog's blessing on them to be undone. The JSA are able to topple Gog and send him to
2233-400: Is seen in a street battle. Nightstar's mother Starfire Koriand'r has died from a circulatory illness. Most of the supervillains of the world have been eliminated so the new generation of heroes "fight simply to fight, their only foes each other". Nightstar and others cause destruction in the neighbourhood, getting innocents caught in the crossfire. They only pause to learn of a major disaster in
2310-507: Is seriously injured by an enemy called 666. Nightstar, who has been fighting Green Lantern , gasps in horror as this happens, screams in agony as she cradles her father's bloodied face, and then flies him off to safety. Wayne Manor is later converted into a hospital where the victims from the battle are treated. Nightstar oversees a reconciliation between her father and grandfather. Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #22 (2009) reveals that she would eventually marry Ibn Al Xu'ffasch and have
2387-455: Is to somehow kill God. Eclipso then tortures Zauriel, causing his screams to attract the attention of the new Spectre, Crispus Allen, who he kills, absorbing the Spectre's powers upon his demise. With his newfound abilities, Eclipso reveals that God relies on the collective love of humanity to stay alive, and that by destroying the Earth, Eclipso will ultimately kill God once and for all. Just as
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2464-517: The Titans seasons 3 and 4, Dick and Kory have visions of the future in which they see their daughter as a small girl. Played by Lillian Monize, the child is only credited as "Dick's Little Girl". Alan Scott Alan Wellington Ladd-Scott is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , and the first character to bear the name Green Lantern . He fights evil with
2541-634: The Darkest Knight . Following this, he reunites with Jade and Obsidian and comes out as gay. He is invited to join the Totality, a team of superheroes and villains dedicated to protecting Earth. In " The New Golden Age ", Scott is revealed to have a Russian counterpart in Red Lantern , who he fought on occasion and had a truce with when Nazis threatened both North America and Russia. In Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Alan's early history
2618-577: The Source Wall , but Alan is unable to see his daughter. In Final Crisis , Alan led a resistance against Darkseid 's forces as one of the superheroes responding to Article X. He is shown defending Checkmate's Switzerland HQ from the Justifiers. Though Donna Troy tries to place the Justifier helmet on him, Hawkman saves him. In Blackest Night , Alan and the rest of the JSA battle
2695-491: The Green Lantern Corps. During the Infinite Crisis , Scott and his daughter Jade , along with many others, travel with Donna Troy to the center of the universe to save it from Alexander Luthor, Jr. Though they manage to succeed in saving the universe, Jade dies on this mission. A year later , Scott is still active and relatively youthful compared to his true age, but now wears an eyepatch having lost his eye in
2772-460: The JSA fought the villain Ian Karkull , who inadvertently imbued them with life energy stolen from an innocent victim. The energy slowed their aging, allowing Scott and several other members, as well as their spouses, to remain active into the late 20th century without infirmity. The events of that incident also led Scott, who had failed to save the victim from whom the energy was stolen, to take
2849-428: The Justice League with Alan's location. Batman then assembles a small strikeforce consisting of himself, Jade, Hourman , Donna Troy , Jesse Quick , and Mr. America , all of whom have a low chance of being possessed by the Starheart. Mister Miracle arrives and informs the team that Alan has most likely installed Fourth World defenses in his base and offers to use his knowledge of such technology to guide them through
2926-476: The Justice Society in a World War II setting. In 1986, the editors at DC Comics decided that all its characters should exist within the same setting and effected this change with the Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries. Alan Scott now shared the same fictional world as Hal Jordan. DC Comics decided to write the character out of continuity in a one-shot book entitled Last Days of the Justice Society , in which he
3003-501: The Starheart were to once again take over his body, it could result in the deaths of everyone in the city. Eclipso attacks the city, which results in Jesse Quick having to get Alan to safety. After taking over Jade, Eclipso has the power of the starheart then defeats and possesses the Justice League's reserve roster, and then badly injures the angel Zauriel. With the Justice League outnumbered, Eclipso then reveals his ultimate goal
3080-587: The accident. He also discovers his powers' weakness to wood when he is bludgeoned with a club. Alan is a founding member of the Justice Society of America , and is its second chairman. Scott uses his ring to fly, walk through solid objects by "moving through the fourth dimension", paralyze or blind people temporarily, hypnotize them, create rays of energy, melt metal as with a blowtorch, and cause dangerous objects to glow, among other things. It could also allow him and others to time travel. Occasionally, he uses it to read minds or create solid objects and force fields in
3157-418: The aid of his mystical ring, which grants him a variety of powers. He was created by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger , first appearing in the comic book All-American Comics #16, published on July 10, 1940. Alan Scott was created after Nodell became inspired by the characters from Greek, Norse, and Middle Eastern myths and tales, including Aladdin from One Thousand and One Nights , and sought to create
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3234-405: The beginning of the " Brightest Day " storyline, Alan lies in the arms of Obsidian, convulsing and writhing as a green light pours from his body. His body possessed, Alan flies off with his JSA teammates in hot pursuit, eventually led the team to Germany. The JSA meet with Batman 's new Justice League and find that Jade, who had been staying on Oa since her resurrection, has returned to Earth in
3311-423: The copyright for the comic was renewed in 1967. Thousands of years ago, a mystical "green flame" fell to Earth in ancient China as a meteor . A voice in the flame predicted that it would act three times: once to bring death, once to bring life, and once to bring power. For the first prophecy, a lamp-maker crafted the green metal of the meteor into a lamp. In fear and as punishment for what they thought sacrilege ,
3388-585: The demonic realm, with help from entities such as the Phantom Stranger and Zatanna , and, with Kyle Rayner's aid, manages to win Molly's soul back, reuniting Molly's essence with her soulless being. He has since been physically altered again so that he more closely resembles his true chronological age. He returns to using the name "Green Lantern" during the JSA's battle with Mordru . He continues to fight crime in his original costumed identity, rebuilding
3465-712: The end of his Golden Age adventures, he got a sidekick and companion pet in Streak the Wonder Dog – a heroic canine in the mold of Rin-Tin-Tin and Lassie – who was later retconned as a member of the Space Canine Patrol Agents , and the Legion of Super-Pets . In All-American Comics #38, it's revealed his middle name is Wellington . A part of Scott's early history is filled out with retroactive continuity . All-Star Squadron Annual #3 states that
3542-467: The father to the superheroes Obsidian and Jade , each with powers somewhat like his own, through Alan's first wife Rose Canton . Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot, Earth-Two is destroyed and Alan transported to the main universe. In 2011, " The New 52 " introduced a new Multiverse , depicting a young Earth-2 version of Alan who was an out gay man. The "original" version of Alan
3619-520: The fortress. When they finally find him, Jade uses her powers to restore Alan to normal. With his sanity restored, Alan chooses to allow the Emerald City he created on the moon to stay and the city becomes populated by various magical creatures from throughout the DCU. After the events of the "Brightest Day", Alan and the rest of the JSA travel to the city of Monument Point, which has been attacked by
3696-546: The green metal, which were fulfilled). When Alan received the lantern, the spirit directed Alan to create the power ring and persona of Green Lantern, complete with the ring's weakness to wood. Through the machinations of Waverider , the JSA teammates are able to leave Limbo and begin living in the Post- Crisis Earth they had fought to save. The miniseries is followed by Justice Society of America (1992–1993), which shows how Alan Scott adjusts to his new world. In
3773-399: The heroes away from the time-space ripple caused by Alexander Luthor, Jr. 's actions was splintered by the ripple itself, mutilating the heroes in various ways. In Week 5, Alan goes to the wife and daughter of Animal Man to tell them that Animal Man is missing in space. This gives Ellen Baker more hope that her husband is alive. In Week 29, Alan, Wildcat , and Jay Garrick (Flash) are
3850-462: The late 1960s that Scott marries the woman with the dual identity Rose and Thorn . They have a pair of children who would grow up to become the superheroes Jade and Obsidian of the team Infinity, Inc. In the 1980s, Scott married his reformed former nemesis, Molly Mayne , also known as The Harlequin , reconciling with his son and daughter. The Last Days of the Justice Society of America Special (1986) one-shot tells how Adolf Hitler caused
3927-404: The local peasants to successfully attack and mortally wound Yalan with simple wooden clubs. Yalan flew into the sky and raged against the Guardians. His body burned in the atmosphere, becoming the green metallic meteorite that ultimately became Alan Scott's lantern. Yalan's spirit also possessed the metal, promising death in his rage and life when he realized his mistakes (the first two prophecies of
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#17327878302354004-423: The local villagers killed him, only to be destroyed by a sudden burst of the green flame. For the second, in modern times, the lamp came into the hands of a patient of a mental institution who fashioned the lamp into a modern train lantern. The green flame restored his sanity and gave him a new life. For the third, by 1940, after having already fulfilled the first two-thirds of this prophecy, the lantern fashioned from
4081-413: The manner usually associated with fellow Green Lantern, Hal Jordan . His ring could protect him against any object made of metal, but would not protect him against any wood- or plant-based objects. During the 1940s, Green Lantern seemed to alternate between serious adventure, particularly when Solomon Grundy , his nemesis, appeared and light comedy, usually involving his sidekick, Doiby Dickles . Toward
4158-456: The members of the JLA prepare to wage a counterattack, Eclipso destroys the Moon, apparently dooming all life on Earth. With the Moon destroyed, Eclipso then seemingly kills Donna Troy, the physically strongest remaining member of the Justice League. However, it is ultimately revealed that Donna's death was an illusion conjured by Saint Walker, who used his blue power ring to temporarily trap Eclipso in
4235-401: The meteoric metal fell into the hands of Alan Scott, a young railroad engineer. Following a railroad bridge collapse, the flame instructs Scott in how to fashion a ring from its metal, to give him fantastic powers as the superhero Green Lantern . He adopts a colorful costume of red, purple, brown, yellow, and green. He becomes a crimefighter in his first adventure, defeating the crooks who caused
4312-522: The name "Alan Scott" by flipping through New York telephone books until he got two names he liked. The character of Alan Scott made his debut in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940), fighting crime under the masked identity of "Green Lantern". He also appeared as part of the superhero team Justice Society of America in All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940). He served as the team's second chairman in #7, but departed following that issue and returned
4389-472: The only members of the JSA present on Thanksgiving . They talk about the other members of the JSA and about the new Infinity Inc. , which is a new version of a team of which Alan's daughter, Jade, was a member. After being put into a comatose state during an attack by the Gentleman Ghost , Alan envisions Jade, who tells him goodbye and grants him another portion of her green energy. His missing eye
4466-437: The organization from being discontinued by political forces. After the rise of the being Gog , Alan Scott allies with the Justice Society members that oppose Gog's simplistic view of the world. However, after encountering a Justice Society from an alternate universe in which his daughter Jade is still alive, he considers asking the seemingly all powerful being to raise his daughter from the dead. Later, Sandman learns that Gog
4543-423: The others, Alan appears in front of him and tears his gem, the source of his abilities, from his chest, thus rendering him powerless. The Starheart uses its influence to corrupt various metahumans with magical or elemental abilities, which creates chaos across the globe. Realizing that the heroes must defeat Alan to end the chaos, Batman recruits Miss Martian to get a mental lock on Starman, which, in turn, provides
4620-460: The overbearing might of the Justice League. During a meeting between their groups, Nightstar encounters Ibn Al Xu'ffasch , Batman's son and the heir to the Dark Knight's enemy Ra's al Ghul . The moment they meet, Nightstar and Ibn have an undisguised attraction for one another. Batman's real agenda, however, is to expose Luthor and his schemes to cause more chaos in the world. Just as Luthor
4697-460: The powers of JSA members, but D'arken is too powerful. Due to this only non-superpowered and magical members fight D'arken. The JSA tells Alan that unleashing the Starheart is the only way to destroy D'arken. However, after releasing the Starheart energies, Alan's body begins to incinerate. Afterwards, the JSA attend a funeral for Alan, whom they believe to be dead. In Doomsday Clock , Johnny Thunder finds Alan Scott's Green Lantern power battery in
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#17327878302354774-658: The publisher's most popular heroes, Alan became a founding member of the Justice Society of America , one of the first such teams of "mystery men" or superheroes in comic books. Following World War II , the character's popularity faded along with the decline of the Golden Age of Comic Books , leading to cancellation. After eight years out of print, DC reinvented Green Lantern as science fiction hero Hal Jordan in 1959. Later, DC revisited Alan Scott, establishing that he and Hal existed on Earth-Two and Earth-One respectively. Later stories set on Earth-Two depicted Alan becoming
4851-464: The reanimated Kal-L and Black Lantern versions of dead Justice Society members. After Jakeem Thunder is knocked out, Alan is one of the heroes who adds his powers into a "Black Lantern Bomb" designed to mimic Jakeem's Thunderbolt abilities, destroying all of the Black Lanterns in New York. In the final battle of the event, his daughter Jade is resurrected by the power of white light. In
4928-603: The remaining Green Lantern ring. After meeting the young hero, he informs him of the situations with Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps . During the Zero Hour event, Alan witnesses the villain Extant incapacitate and kill several of his JSA teammates. After suffering defeat by the villain, Alan gives Kyle his original ring, passing the name "Green Lantern" to him. Alan's ring was later destroyed by Parallax. For
5005-470: The request, and many of the members retired in the 1950s. The team rebands in the 1960s with Scott as a member, though little is known of their adventures during this time, save for stories about their team-ups with the Justice League of America , the parallel world Earth-One, and cross-universe adventures Scott shares with Earth-One's Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. It was eventually revealed that in
5082-463: The second week before I heard the word to come in. I was ushered into Mr. [Max] Gaines ' office, publisher, and after sitting a long time and flipping through the pages of my presentation, he announced, "We like it!" And then, "Get to work!" I did the first five pages of an eight-page story, and then they called in Bill Finger to help. We worked on it for seven years [through 1947]. Nodell chose
5159-521: The series and related events, Nightstar becomes part of a small super-team investigating reality disturbances in Planet Krypton, a restaurant owned by Booster Gold . This leads to a battle with Gog and the eventual discovery of Hypertime . In The Kingdom: Nightstar , it is revealed that she has an interest in botany , a fear of death, and works with security at Green Lantern Alan Scott 's space station The Green. Like her mother, Nightstar
5236-609: The short-lived series, the JSA fight the newest incarnation of the Ultra-Humanite as well as Pol St. Germain and Kulak the Sorcerer . Scott reconnects with his wife and children, stating in issue #1 that Molly "is pretty much handling things at the company..." and that Jade and Obsidian "... are fine off doing their own thing in Hollywood. Not too interested in being super-heroes." The series ends with issue #10, not with
5313-487: The state of Kansas in which a similar battle has led to the deaths of one million people. Superman , who has been in self-imposed exile, returns to reform the Justice League and restore order. Among his recruits is Nightstar's father Dick Grayson, who adopts the identity of Red Robin. Nightstar is at first very dismissive of this move. She is next seen in conversation with Avia, daughter of Mister Miracle and Big Barda in an underground bar. Superman appears and makes
5390-436: The team disbanding, but with the members gathering together at their first formal meeting after returning home. Alan follows Guy Gardner and a small group of heroes to investigate a mysterious distress from Oa, only to be defeated by Hal Jordan, who now calls himself Parallax , having been driven mad after the destruction of his home, Coast City . After the confrontation, Alan discovers that an artist, Kyle Rayner , inherits
5467-581: The title Nightstar . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nightstar&oldid=1141166242 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nightstar (comics) Nightstar first appears in Kingdom Come #1 (May 1996) when she
5544-491: The violent nature of Checkmate, particularly after Bordeaux and her team slaughter dozens of Kobra operatives during a raid on a facility. Bordeaux contends that the ends justify the means, while Scott adheres to the principle that heroes should not kill unless absolutely necessary. Bordeaux responds by suggesting that Scott resign. Concurrent with this internal conflict, Scott and the White Queen ( Amanda Waller ) try to keep
5621-636: Was "forever" trapped in an extra-dimensional realm. The character was brought back in the 1990s due to fan interest. Rather than update Alan Scott as a contemporary young hero as had been done with Batman and Superman, Alan Scott was instead written as a veteran of World War II with a magically prolonged lifespan. To distinguish Alan Scott from Hal Jordan, his superhero codename was for a time changed to "Sentinel" and he lost his magic ring, manifesting his powers through his glowing hands instead. In JSA #50 (2003) he regained his classic codename and ring, though he remained apart from Hal Jordan's Green Lantern Corps. He
5698-543: Was a regular character in JSA and Justice Society of America . In 2011, DC Comics again rebooted their fictional properties, erasing Alan from Earth Prime and instead having a new version of Alan Scott that once again exists on Earth-2, where Hal Jordan and his Green Lantern Corps do not exist. This new Alan Scott is no longer a grizzled veteran of World War II, but a fresh young superhero. He first appears in Earth 2 #3 (2012) with
5775-432: Was allowed to live. Doctor Mid-Nite discovers that the injuries Alan sustained have rendered him paralyzed, and that any attempt to heal himself could break his constant concentration, which could result in the Starheart once again regaining control of his body. Jade visits her bed-ridden father in the Emerald City, and offers to use her abilities to help him walk again. Alan declines his daughter's offer, reasoning that if
5852-507: Was in All-Star Comics #57 (1951). He remained out of publication for 12 years, and after his revival he did not get another solo series until 2023. In 1959, DC Comics editor Julius Schwartz reinvented Green Lantern as a science fiction hero. The new Green Lantern, named Hal Jordan , was empowered by alien masters to serve as an interstellar lawman and had many adventures set in outer space. His powers were similar to Alan's but he
5929-538: Was otherwise completely unrelated—Alan Scott never existed as far as the new stories were concerned. Hal Jordan proved popular, but readers still had an interest in the old Green Lantern. Some years later, Alan Scott reappeared as a guest star in The Flash #137 (1963). To avoid continuity conflicts with the Hal Jordan character, Alan Scott and all his old stories were retconned as having existed on Earth-Two , in
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