| ⬤ ● updates |
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| Reading: n/a |
| Reviewing: Infinite Frontier, Dark Crisis, and Absolute Power |
| Finished: Origins, Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age |
| Adding: Modern Titles, Early Years |


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 |
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 - 1941 | Click For More Info |
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| Alan Scott: Green Lantern | (2023) |
| All-American Comics | Issues #16-20 |
| Green Lantern 1940 | Issues #1-2 |
| All-American Comics | Issues #21-30 |
| All-Star Comics | Issues #3-6 |
⬤ ● war time !!
| 1942 - 1945 | Click For More Info |
|---|---|
| Green Lantern 1940 | Issues #3-12 |
| All-American Comics | Issues #31-50 |
| Green Lantern 1940 | Issues #13-18 |
| All-Star Comics | Issues #24-38 |
| Green Lantern 1940 | Issues #19-24 |
| All-American Comics | Issues #51-65 |
| Green Lantern 1940 | Issues 25-30 |
| All-Star Comics | Issues #50-63 |
| Green Lantern 1940 | Issues #31-38 |
| Comic Cavalcade | Issues #1-29 |
| Big All-American Comic | Issue #1 |
| All-Star Comics | Issues #68-74 |
| All-Star Squadron 1981 | Issue #1-67 |
| All-American Comic 1999 | Issue #1 |
| Brightest Day, Blackest Night 2002 | Issue #1 |
⬤ ● classics !!
| 1946 - 1951 | Click For More Info |
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| All-American Comics | Issues #66-80 |
| All-Star Comics | Issue #25-35 |
| All-American Comics | Issues #81-102 |
| All-Star Comics | Issues #36-57 |
| JSA 1991 | Issues #1-8 |
⬤ ● early years !!
| pre-crisis works | Click For More Info |
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| Justice League of America | Issue #22 |
| Showcase | Issue #55 |
| Green Lantern 1960 | Issue #40 |
| DC First: GL/GL | Issue #1 |
| Green Lantern 1960 | Issues #45; #52; #61; #88; #108-112 |
| All-Star Comics | Issue #58-74 |
| DC Special | Issue #29 |
| Adventure Comics | Issues #461-466 |
| The Best of DC | Issue #21 |
| Showcase | Issue #99 |
| Infinity Inc | Issues #1-56 |
⬤ ● legacy years !!
| post-crisis works | Click For More Info |
|---|---|
| Secret Origins | Issue #18; #31 |
| JSA 1992 | Issues #1-10 |
| Green Lantern Quarterly | Issues #1-8 |
| Flash/GL: Faster Friends | Issues #1-2 |
| JLA 1997 | Issues #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 1999 | Issues #1-87 |

⬤ ● sentinel!!
| 1995 - 2003 | Click For More Info |
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| Showcase ‘95 | Issue #1 |
| Aquaman 1994 | Issue #44 |
| Chase 1998 | Issue #6-8 |
| GL/Sentinel: HoD | Issues #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 Vice | 2002 TP |
| JSA 1999 | Issues #45-51 |
⬤ ● magic teams!!
| team ups with magic users | Click For More Info |
|---|---|
| Day of Judgment | Issues #1-5 |
| Day of Judgement: Secret Files and Origins | Issue #1 |
| Underworld Unleashed | Issues #1-2 |
| Underworld Unleashed: Abyss — Hell’s Sentinel | Issue #1 |
| Underworld Unleashed | Issue #3 |
| Faces of Evil: Solomon Grundy | Issue #1 |
| Solomon Grundy 2009 | Issues #1-9 |
| DC: Legacies | Issue #9 |
| DC: Deadly Green | Issue #1 |
| Lazarus Planet: Omega | Issue #1 |
⬤ ● time crisis!!
| continuity fix | Click For More Info |
|---|---|
| Zero Hour: Crisis in Time | Issue #4 |
| Green Lantern 1990 | Issue #55 |
| Zero Hour: Crisis in Time | Issue #3-0 |
| Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special | Issue #1 |
⬤ ● blackest night!!
| blackest night event | Click For More Info |
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| Blackest Night | Issues #0-5 |
| JSA: Blackest Night | Issues #1-3 |
| Blackest Night | Issues #6-8 |
⬤ ● brightest day!!
| brightest day event | Click For More Info |
|---|---|
| Brightest Day | Issue #0 |
| JLA 2006 | Issues #44-46 |
| JSA 2007 | Issue #41 |
| JLA 2006 | Issue #47 |
| JSA 2007 | Issue #42 |
| JLA 2006 | Issue #48 |
| JSA 2007 | Issue #43 |
⬤ ● return!!
| 2000 - 2019 | Click For More Info |
|---|---|
| Batman: BW Vol 2 | Guardian |
| GL: Rebirth | Issues #1-6 |
| Checkmate | Issues #1-7 |
| JSA: Strange Adventures | Issue #1-5 |
| JSA: Classified | Issues: #10-13; #18; #25; #32-33; 35-39 |
| JSA 2007 | Issues #1-54 |
| JSA v. Kobra | Issues #1-6 |
| Detective Comics | Issues #784-786 |
| DC: Legacies | Issues #1-10 |
| Convergence: JSA | Issues #1-2 |
⬤ ● infinite fron.!!
| infinite frontier event | *UNDER REVIEW |
|---|---|
| Infinite Frontier | Issues #0-6 |
| New Golden Age 2023 | Issue #1 |
| JSA 2022 | Issues #1-12 |
⬤ ● dark crisis!!
| dark crisis event | *UNDER REVIEW |
|---|---|
| DC: Infinite Earth Special | Issue #0 |
| DC: Infinite Earths | Issues #1-4 |
| DC: Deadly Green | Issue #1 |
| DC: Infinite Earths | Issues #5-7 |
⬤ ● currently!!
| 2020 - onward | Click For More Info |
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| DC Pride 2021 | Light of my Life |
| Justice League v. Legion of Super-Heroes 2022 | Issues #1-6 |
| World’s Finest 2022 | Issue #31-33 |
| DC Pride 2023 | Anniversary |
| DC Pride 2023: Through the Years | Past Prolouge |
| Titans: Beast World | Issues #1-5 |
| Stargirl: The Lost Children | Issues #1-6 |
| Jay Garrick: The Flash 2023 | Issues #1-5 |
| JSA 2024 | Issues #13-18 |
| Green Lantern: Civil Corps Special 2024 | Issue #1 |
| Green Lantern 2023 | Issues #16-18 |
| DC Pride 2025 | The Heart Wants |
| New History of the DC Universe 2025 | Issues #1-4 |
| Batman 2025 | TBD |

⬤ ● Origins !!
brief summary of alan scott’s origins
Start Point — Alan 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.
Debut — All-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 Founded — All-Star Comics (1940) #3 where alan scott’s partnership with the JSA begins. he is one of the founders.
First Year Solo — All-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 JSA — All-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 Adventures — All-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 Adventures — All-Star Comics #7-25 Team-based adventures focusing on morale tours, diplomatic assignments, and supernatural war threats.
Light Hearted Tone — Comic 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 Stories — All-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 Adventures — All-American Comics #66-102 the bulk of Alan’s post-wartime stories. where he is assisted by his side-kick Doiby Dickles.
JSA Adventures — All-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 Stories — JSA 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 Age — Justice 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 Age — All-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 Lanterns — Green 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 America — JSA 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 Era — Showcase ‘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-Ups — Day 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 Night — Blackest 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 Day — Brightest 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 Age — Justice 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 Age — All-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.
⬤ ● links !!
comic runs that cannot be easily found on platforms such as dc infinite or hoopla.