• Name: Alan Wellington Scott

  • Alias: Green Lantern

  • Debut: 1940s

  • Writer: Bill Finger

  • Artist: Martin Nodel

  • City Origin: Gotham (referenced as “The Big City” or “Capitol City”)

  I shall shed my light over dark evil.
For the dark cannot stand the light,
the light of the Green Lantern  

  Heart    Resolute    Limitless    Invictus  

⬤ ● Alan   Scott   Archive !!


  a b o u t   Interested in getting to know Alan Scott? This is a reading guide putting together his main continuity (Earth-0) in chronological order. Starting from his Golden Age debut (1940) all the way to his modern appearances.This project is on-going as I comb through this list for accuracy, relevance, and chronological order. Thank you for your patience!***NOTE: links to the titles not easily available on major comic reading platforms will be linked Here.


⬤ ● Key   issues !!

  • All-American Comics Issue #18
    Irene Introduction

  • All-American Comics Issue #27
    Doiby Introduction

  • All-American Comics Issue #35
    Identity Reveal

  • Comic Cavalcade Issue #23
    Early Queer-Coding

  • All-Star Squadron Issue #25
    Introduction to Obsidian and Jade

  • Infinity Inc. (1984) Issue #1
    Reveal of Jade and Obsidian as Alan’s children

  notes:   contains important information + coded writing for Alan’s character

⬤ ● warning !!

  • All-American Comics Issue #19
    racist chinese/asian depictions in an unrelated story segment

  • All-American Comics Issue #24
    racist mexican/latino depictions

  • All-American Comics Issue #31
    themes of severe child neglect and abuse

  • Green Lantern (1940) Issue #1
    racist latino depictions in Chapter 4

  • Green Lantern (1950) Issue #16
    racist indigenous depictions

  • All-American Comics Issue #40
    racist asian depictions

  • Comic Cavalcade Issue #23
    racist native depictions in Wonder Woman’s story segment

  • All-American Comics Issue #41
    White Savior Story

  • Green Lantern Quarterly Issue #5
    Extreme Misogynistic Depictions

  notes:   material that has overt problematic content or potentially triggering themes

*NOTE: Golden Age material does not need to be read in chronological order. These are mostly patchwork adventures.

⬤ ● origin !!

1940 - 1941Click For More Info
Alan Scott: Green Lantern(2023)
All-American ComicsIssues #16-20
Green Lantern 1940Issues #1-2
All-American ComicsIssues #21-30
All-Star ComicsIssues #3-6

⬤ ● war   time !!

1942 - 1945Click For More Info
Green Lantern 1940Issues #3-12
All-American ComicsIssues #31-50
Green Lantern 1940Issues #13-18
All-Star ComicsIssues #24-38
Green Lantern 1940Issues #19-24
All-American ComicsIssues #51-65
Green Lantern 1940Issues 25-30
All-Star ComicsIssues #50-63
Green Lantern 1940Issues #31-38
Comic CavalcadeIssues #1-29
Big All-American ComicIssue #1
All-Star ComicsIssues #68-74
All-Star Squadron 1981Issue #1-67
All-American Comic 1999Issue #1
Brightest Day,
Blackest Night 2002
Issue #1

⬤ ● classics !!

1946 - 1951Click For More Info
All-American ComicsIssues #66-80
All-Star ComicsIssue #25-35
All-American ComicsIssues #81-102
All-Star ComicsIssues #36-57
JSA 1991Issues #1-8

⬤ ● early   years !!

pre-crisis worksClick For More Info
Justice League of AmericaIssue #22
ShowcaseIssue #55
Green Lantern 1960Issue #40
DC First: GL/GLIssue #1
Green Lantern 1960Issues #45; #52; #61;
#88; #108-112
All-Star ComicsIssue #58-74
DC SpecialIssue #29
Adventure ComicsIssues #461-466
The Best of DCIssue #21
ShowcaseIssue #99
Infinity IncIssues #1-56

⬤ ● legacy   years !!

post-crisis worksClick For More Info
Secret OriginsIssue #18; #31
JSA 1992Issues #1-10
Green Lantern QuarterlyIssues #1-8
Flash/GL: Faster FriendsIssues #1-2
JLA 1997Issues #28-31
JSA Returns:
All-Star Comics
Issues #1-9
Green Lanntern: Secret
Files and Origins
Issues #1-3
GL/Flash: Brave and
the Bold
Issue #3
All-Star Comics 80-
Page Giant
Issue #1
JSA 1999Issues #1-87

⬤ ● sentinel!!

1995 - 2003Click For More Info
Showcase ‘95Issue #1
Aquaman 1994Issue #44
Chase 1998Issue #6-8
GL/Sentinel: HoDIssues #1-3
Green Lantern: 80-
Page Giant
Issue #1
JSA: Secret Files
and Origins
Issues #1-2
Golden Age: Secret Files
and Origins
Issue #1
JLA/JSA: Secret
Files and Origins
Issue #1
JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice2002 TP
JSA 1999Issues #45-51

⬤ ● magic   teams!!

team ups with magic usersClick For More Info
Day of JudgmentIssues #1-5
Day of Judgement:
Secret Files and Origins
Issue #1
Underworld UnleashedIssues #1-2
Underworld Unleashed:
Abyss — Hell’s Sentinel
Issue #1
Underworld UnleashedIssue #3
Faces of Evil:
Solomon Grundy
Issue #1
Solomon Grundy 2009Issues #1-9
DC: LegaciesIssue #9
DC: Deadly GreenIssue #1
Lazarus Planet: OmegaIssue #1

⬤ ● time crisis!!

continuity fixClick For More Info
Zero Hour: Crisis in TimeIssue #4
Green Lantern 1990Issue #55
Zero Hour: Crisis in TimeIssue #3-0
Zero Hour 30th
Anniversary Special
Issue #1

⬤ ● blackest   night!!

blackest night eventClick For More Info
Blackest NightIssues #0-5
JSA: Blackest NightIssues #1-3
Blackest NightIssues #6-8

⬤ ● brightest   day!!

brightest day eventClick For More Info
Brightest DayIssue #0
JLA 2006Issues #44-46
JSA 2007Issue #41
JLA 2006Issue #47
JSA 2007Issue #42
JLA 2006Issue #48
JSA 2007Issue #43

⬤ ● return!!

2000 - 2019Click For More Info
Batman: BW
Vol 2
Guardian
GL: RebirthIssues #1-6
CheckmateIssues #1-7
JSA: Strange AdventuresIssue #1-5
JSA: ClassifiedIssues: #10-13; #18; #25; #32-33; 35-39
JSA 2007Issues #1-54
JSA v. KobraIssues #1-6
Detective ComicsIssues #784-786
DC: LegaciesIssues #1-10
Convergence: JSAIssues #1-2

⬤ ● infinite   fron.!!

infinite frontier event*UNDER REVIEW
Infinite FrontierIssues #0-6
New Golden Age 2023Issue #1
JSA 2022Issues #1-12

⬤ ● dark   crisis!!

dark crisis event*UNDER REVIEW
DC: Infinite Earth SpecialIssue #0
DC: Infinite EarthsIssues #1-4
DC: Deadly GreenIssue #1
DC: Infinite EarthsIssues #5-7

⬤ ● currently!!

2020 - onwardClick For More Info
DC Pride 2021Light of my Life
Justice League v. Legion
of Super-Heroes 2022
Issues #1-6
World’s Finest 2022Issue #31-33
DC Pride 2023Anniversary
DC Pride 2023:
Through the Years
Past Prolouge
Titans: Beast WorldIssues #1-5
Stargirl: The Lost ChildrenIssues #1-6
Jay Garrick: The
Flash 2023
Issues #1-5
JSA 2024Issues #13-18
Green Lantern: Civil
Corps Special 2024
Issue #1
Green Lantern 2023Issues #16-18
DC Pride 2025The Heart Wants
New History of the DC
Universe 2025
Issues #1-4
Batman 2025TBD

⬤ ● Origins !!


brief summary of alan scott’s origins

  • Start PointAlan Scott: Green Lantern (2023) a 6-issue miniseries that re-establishes the lore of alan scott and the green lantern flame. provides nuances and in-depth story telling for alan’s identity as a gay man as well as other characters in his supporting cast.

  • DebutAll-American Comics (1940) #16-20 alan scott’s story as he takes on the role of green lantern. introduces his supporting cast, most prominently irene miller as a love interest.

  • JSA FoundedAll-Star Comics (1940) #3 where alan scott’s partnership with the JSA begins. he is one of the founders.

  • First Year SoloAll-American Comics (1940) #21-30 focused on alan scott’s adventures as a detective and gotham’s very first superhero.
    Green Lantern (1940) #1-6 alan’s first few issues under his solo title of Green Lantern. re-introduces his origins and early solo adventures with his sidekick Doiby.

  • First Year JSAAll-Star Comics (1940) #4-6 the earliest JSA missions where alan’s leadership skills and morality begins to develop.

⬤ ● war   time !!


brief summary of alan scott’s stories taking place in wwii. this is the strongest presence of wartime propaganda and patriotic themes.

  • Solo AdventuresAll-American Comics #31-65 the bulk of Alan’s wartime stories. where he is assisted by his side-kick Doiby Dickles. includes: Big All-American Comic #1
    Green Lantern (1940) #7-38 Continuation of Alan’a first solo title. Sets him up as an experienced superhero with looming themes of the war effort.

  • JSA AdventuresAll-Star Comics #7-25 Team-based adventures focusing on morale tours, diplomatic assignments, and supernatural war threats.

  • Light Hearted ToneComic Cavalcade #1-29 collection of issues that were not always focused on wartime efforts. meant to appeal to the broader American homefront during the war. has strong patriotic themes.

  • Re-contextualized StoriesAll-Star Squadron #1-67 written in the 1980s, consists of retroactive memories from the JSA and others during the 1940s/WWII and onwards. reframes some Golden-Age titles.
    All-American Comic (1999) #1 A retroactive story that follows a team-up between Alan Scott the Green Lantern and Johnny Thunder (Thunderbolt). Told from the perspective of a WWII soldier.
    Brightest Day, Blackest Night A retroactive story about one of Alan Scott’s very first battles with Solomon Grundy. In the confusion of the conflict, Alan is tricked into assisting Nazi soldiers and he reconciles with the aftermath of the trickery and his false bond with the soldiers. For the first time ever, he questions his methods during the war.

⬤ ● classics !!


brief summary of alan scott’s stories taking place in the golden age after wwii. often touches on themes regarding post-war recovery.

  • Solo AdventuresAll-American Comics #66-102 the bulk of Alan’s post-wartime stories. where he is assisted by his side-kick Doiby Dickles.

  • JSA AdventuresAll-Star Comics #26-57 Team-based adventures focusing on morale tours, diplomatic assignments, and supernatural war threats. This is the last of the All-Star Comics focused around WWII. Most adventures from here on shift to typical superhero themes.

  • Re-contextualized StoriesJSA 1991 #1-8 A retroactive telling of the final JSA adventure of the golden age.

⬤ ● early   years !!


brief summary of alan scott’s early years. stories told from the silver age to the crisis event.BEING WORKSHOPPED

  • Silver AgeJustice League of American Vol. 1 (1960) #21 The JSA and JL of two different universes meet. Marks the first meeting between Alan Scott and Hal Jordan.
    Showcase #55
    Green Lantern #40 The first team-up between Hal Jordan and Alan Scott.
    DC First: Green Lantern/Green Lantern A modern re-telling of Green Lantern Issue #40. Places Alan in the main earth timeline rather than Earth-Two. Follows post-crisis world standards.
    Green Lantern 1960 Alan Scott made several appearances in this Green Lantern title as the Green Lantern of Earth-Two. Most of these adventures involve inter-dimensional travel.

  • Bronze AgeAll-Star Comics #58-74 Follow the JSA out of the golden age and into the bronze age. The last collection of All-Star JSA stories.
    DC Special #29
    Adventure Comics #461-466
    The Best of DC #21
    Showcase #99
    Infinity Inc. #1-56 Follows a new generation of heroes following in the JSA’s footsteps. Introduced Jade and Obsidian as Alan’s children.

⬤ ● legacy   years !!


brief summary of alan scott’s legacy years. stories told from the bronze age to 2000s, where he is specifically placed as an aging mentor to the younger generation of heroes.

  • Green LanternsGreen Lantern Quarterly #1-8 Series of anthology specials featuring Green Lanterns across all the corps. Alan Scott appears intermittently through the issues. Explores his role as the oldest GL, his familial connections, and his place in modern society.
    Flash/Green Lantern: Faster Friends #1-2 A botched case comes back to haunt Jay Garrick and Alan Scott. The two must rely on their namesakes, Kyle Rayner and Wally West to help them. Kyle and Wally can’t seem to get along though.
    Green Lantern: Secret Files and Origins #1-3
    Flash/Green Lantern: Brave and the Bold #3 Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Alan Scott, and Hal Jordan go on an off-world camping trip. The team-bonding turns sideways when they realize they’ve settled on is dangerous.

  • Justice Society of AmericaJSA 1992 #1-10 The Justice Society of America returns to Earth after being trapped in an endless ragnorak. They now must adjust to the new world.
    JLA 1997 #28-31 “Crisis Times Five” is the lead up to the new era of the JSA.
    JSA Returns: All-Star Comics #1-9 The old JSA returns, however, they realize that in order for their team to survive they need to branch out.
    All-Star Comics 80-Page Giant #1 Anthology highlighting adventures of past JSA members.
    JSA 1999 #1-87 A new JSA team has formed, composed of new-gen heroes and a few JSA veterans.

*note: the physical age of alan scott is left ambiguous among DC writers and artists. the power of the green lantern fused with his body and resulted in him being de-aged/obtaining decelerated aging powers.Read his Sentinel Era for more context!

⬤ ● starheart   influence!!


brief summary of alan scott’s most magical years, due to the powers of the starheart!

  • Sentinel EraShowcase ‘95 #1 The Debut of Alan Scott’s alias as Sentinel. Alan learns that him and the power of the Starheart have become one.
    Aquaman (1994) #44 Alan Scott (Sentinel) and Jay Garrick (Flash) face off against a sea creature who continuously terrorizes the coast. Aquaman tries to rehabilitate the monster but fails, and Sentinel forces his hand— demanding for the monster to be euthanized.
    Chase(1998) #6-8 Agent Chase begins to suspect who the identity is behind the Batman. However, she is deeply mistaken as she begins to follow the trail of Alan Scott (Sentinel) instead.
    Green Lantern/Sentinel: Heart of Darkness #1-3 The Starheart is spiraling out of control and Alan Scott’s daughter Jade goes missing. Alan must rely on Kyle Rayner and his son Todd Rice (Obsidian) to rescue his daughter.
    Green Lantern: 80-Page Giant #1 Anthology of stories about the Green Lanterns, featuring Alan Scott as Sentinel.
    JSA: Secret Files and Origins #1-2
    Golden Age: Secret Files and Origins #1
    JLA/JSA: Secret Files and Origins #1 The prelude to JLA/JSA Virtue and Vice.
    JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice TP The JSA and JLA decide to gather for a holiday celebration However, they’re interrupted by the Seven Deadly Sins overtaking some of their members.
    JSA 1999 #45-51 The end of the Sentinel Era. After rescuing his son, Todd Rice (Obsidian) from being consumed by darkness, Alan Scott decides to return to his title as the Green Lanterns.

  • Magic User Team-UpsDay of Judgement #1-5 Asmodel uses Spectre’s powers to freeze hell over. Demons are unleashed as well as souls of the damned. The Sentinels of Magic and the JLA must come together to fix it.
    Day of Judgment: Secret Files and Origins #1
    Underworld Unleashed #1-3 Core issues for the Underworld Unleashed event. Villains and Heroes are getting trapped in Hell at the hands of Neron.
    Underworld Unleashed: Abyss — Hell’s Sentinel #1 One-shot tie-in to the Underworld Unleashed event, focusing on Alan Scott and his wife Molly Mayne.
    Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy #1 Grundy’s first solo book title. Defines the curse placed on Cyrus Gold that keeps him trapped as Grundy for eternity.
    Solomon Grundy (2009) #1-9 Phantom Stranger arrives to assist Cyrus Gold in redemption to break free of his curse. But there are other forces sabotaging his efforts for freedom. Alan Scott must decide if he wishes to help Grundy’s quest or keep him damned for eternity.
    DC: Legacies #9 When Hal Jordan looses control, a reforms JLA and the Sentinels of Magic must stop stop.
    Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green #1 A one-shot tie in to the Dark Crisis event. Places Alan Scott back at his magical roots.
    Lazarus Planet: Omega #1 A one-shot in which the magic users of DC assist Damian Wayne (Robin) in stopping a magical war.

  • Crisis in Time — An attempt at fixing continuity errors regarding the history of our Golden Age heroes. Alan Scott assists in this crisis as Sentinel.

*note: the physical age of alan scott is left ambiguous among DC writers and artists. the power of the green lantern fused with his body and resulted in him being de-aged/obtaining decelerated aging powers.Read his Sentinel Era for more context!

⬤ ● undead   rising!!


brief summary of the blackest night and brightest day events.

  • Blackest NightBlackest Night #0-5 An army of the undead, Black Lanterns, invade Earth at the helm of Nekron. All lanterns across the spectrum must come together to save Earth.
    JSA: Blackest Night #1-3 During the events of Blackest Night, the JSA are focused on their own efforts to develop the ultimate weapon against Nekron.
    Blackest Night #6-8 The finale of Blackest Night. The JSA’s efforts are futile. Now everyone must rely on the power of the White Lantern to save them.

  • Brightest DayBrightest Day #0 The beginning of the fallout after Blackest Night. Earth’s heroes are experiencing anomalies regarding their powers, becoming unstable. The plot continues in this title while the JSA under the following events:
    JLA 2006 #44-46 The start of the Dark Things. The starheart is undergoing a massive fallout, its meteorites landing on Earth. Alan Scott quickly goes missing during the chaos.
    JSA 2007 #41
    JLA 2006 #47
    JSA 2007 #42
    JLA 2006 #48
    JSA 2007 #43

⬤ ● modern   stories!!


brief summary of alan scott’s stories from the 2000s onward!BEING WORKSHOPPED

  • Alan Scott’s Return — The era in which Alan Scott was no longer only serving as a mentor to new-gen heroes. Stories from the 2000-2019
    Batman: Black and White Vol. 2 #1 — Guardian Bruce Wayne (Batman) is chasing after an arsonist associated with crime boss Falconi. However, he is quickly overwhelmed by the flames and Alan Scott (Green Lantern) jumps in to assist.
    Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #1-6 Follows the story of Hal Jordan and his search for redemption for his soul.
    JSA: Strange Adventures #1-5 A telling of Johnny Thunder’s story to become an archivist and writer.
    Checkmate #1-7 After stepping away from the JSA following the loss of his old comrades, Alan Scott turns to secret organization Checkmate for work.
    JSA: Classified Collection of isolated stories featuring Alan Scott during his time off from the JSA.
    JSA 2007 #1-54
    Detective Comics (1937) #784-786 A cold case from the 40s reopens with a murder in Gotham. Batman quickly deduces that the case is tied to Alan Scott’s career as Green Lantern.
    DC: Legacies #1-10 A telling of historic moments from DC legacy characters, told from flashback sequences of Paul Lincoln
    Convergence: Justice Society of America #1-2 A threat traps the city in an endless battle. Kent Nelson awakes from his coma when the situation grows dire and grants the JSA one last moment of youth to fight.

  • Most Recent Titles — Stories following Alan Scott from 2020 until now!
    DC Pride 2021 — He’s the Light of my Life Alan Scott reconciles with his estranged son, Todd Rice.
    Justice League v. Legion of Super-Heroes A Golden Lantern from the 31st century is flung back to the 40s during a time folding crisis. He meets the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.
    Batman/Superman: World’s Finest (2022) #31-33 The JSA is called in to assist the Justice League on a mission. We see Alan Scott team up with Hal Jordan once again.
    DC Pride 2023 — Anniversary A one-shot following Apollo and Midnight, with appearances from Alan Scott.
    DC Pride 2023: Throughout the Years The prelude that leads into Alan Scott’s 2023 miniseries!
    Titans: Beast World #1-6 An intergalactic conqueror threatens Earth, however the only one who can match up to its powers is Beast Boy. Alan Scott makes appearances throughout the title to assist the Titans on their mission.

*note: the physical age of alan scott is left ambiguous among DC writers and artists. the power of the green lantern fused with his body and resulted in him being de-aged/obtaining decelerated aging powers.Read his Sentinel Era for more context!

⬤ ● events!!


brief summary of the events that alan scott is currently involved with. most of these are cameo appearances.UNDER REVIEW

  • Silver AgeJustice League of American Vol. 1 (1960) #21 The JSA and JL of two different universes meet. Marks the first meeting between Alan Scott and Hal Jordan.
    Showcase #55
    Green Lantern #40 The first team-up between Hal Jordan and Alan Scott.
    DC First: Green Lantern/Green Lantern A modern re-telling of Green Lantern Issue #40. Places Alan in the main earth timeline rather than Earth-Two. Follows post-crisis world standards.
    Green Lantern 1960 Alan Scott made several appearances in this Green Lantern title as the Green Lantern of Earth-Two. Most of these adventures involve inter-dimensional travel.

  • Bronze AgeAll-Star Comics #58-74 Follow the JSA out of the golden age and into the bronze age. The last collection of All-Star JSA stories.
    DC Special #29
    Adventure Comics #461-466
    The Best of DC #21
    Showcase #99
    Infinity Inc. #1-56 Follows a new generation of heroes following in the JSA’s footsteps. Introduced Jade and Obsidian as Alan’s children.

*note: the physical age of alan scott is left ambiguous among DC writers and artists. the power of the green lantern fused with his body and resulted in him being de-aged/obtaining decelerated aging powers.Read his Sentinel Era for more context!

⬤ ● Elseworlds !!


stories that can be considered important to alan scott’s character, but don’t fit in the main continuity.

  • Green Lantern: Evil’s Might #1-3 An elseworld that is set in early 19th Century New York, where Kyle Rayner gains the Green Lantern powers of Alan Scott. While Alan is an Irish-American crime leader who comes into his Green Lanterns later, in an attempt to empower his dynasty.

  • Justice Society of America: The Unholy Three #1-2 A spy-series set during WWII, following JSA: The Liberty Files, where other JSA characters are reimagined as elite covert operatives. Alan Scott appears as a disciplined and resourceful hero with the codename The Lantern.

  • Earth-2 (2012) #3-32 Re-imagined debut of Alan Scott as an openly gay Green Lantern, who gains his powers after the loss of his fiancé. This is the first time that Alan Scott has ever been written as gay in all of his character history!

  • cw: childhood abuse and homophobia Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age (2024) #1-6 A telling of a gothic-steampunk version of the dc universe. A meteor crashes in the american midwest and strange powers arise across the country. Alan scott is introduced as this universe’s equivalent to green lantern. CW is for a flashback scene of Alan’s childhood. This also has a continuation: Gotham by Gaslight - A League For Justice.