![]() Although he was only able to reduce Green Lantern by half, he took advantage of the stalemate between their powers to rob the city blind. The first time his mettle was professionally tested by Green Lantern, Black Hand used a device of his invention to transport the hero to an astral plane, piece by piece. William Hand calls himself Black Hand as a reference to himself being the "black sheep" of the Hand family. Fashioning a homemade costume out of body bags to remind him of his family and his identity, he prepared to fight the hero. He became obsessed with erasing the unbearable light of Green Lantern, and turned it into his life's mission. Shortly afterward, he would commit his first murder by accident. ![]() Afterward, a mysterious voice in his head told him to take the weapon, and flee. Believing Hand's insides held the doorway to darkness, and wanting to control that power, Atrocitus attacked him, but was stopped by Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Sinestro. Atrocitus is shown to be responsible for creating the weapon Black Hand is most famous for, William having stolen it afterward. ![]() His life changed forever when an alien monster Atrocitus, an enemy of the Guardians of the Universe, sought him out. While no psychological professional was capable of helping him get over his obsession, he learned to pretend normalcy and at least hide his problems. Although he tried to hide his obsession with taxidermy, after he killed and stuffed the family dog, he was taken to see a psychiatrist. It was revealed that his family had owned a funeral home, and that from a young age he had been completely obsessed with death. Īfter Infinite Crisis, his beginnings were altered during Green Lantern: Secret Origin. A brilliant inventor, he constructed a device that would allow him to absorb and harness quantities of the power ring radiation, and use it back against Green Lantern. However, he knew it was inevitable that eventually he was going to have to fight local superhero Green Lantern. Starting with smaller crimes such as pickpocketing, and working his way up to larger felonies, he developed his own methodically written "black book" which contains a complete listing of everything a criminal must do to succeed, as well as a contingency plan for every situation. As they were all profitable in legitimate business, he turned to a life of crime. He hated his family, and strived to do anything he could to distance himself from his three brothers because they treated him badly despite claiming to be Christians and because their parents favoured them over him. 3) Green Lantern Corps (Vol.Growing up as part of the wealthy and respectable Hand family in Coastville, California, William had always been the black sheep. The Hal Jordan version was created by John Broome and Gil Kane after an initial concept by Julius Schwartz, first appearing in Showcase #22 ( 1959). The Alan Scott version of Green Lantern was created by Bill Finger and Martin Nodell, first appearing in All-American Comics #16 ( 1940). Muslim engineer Simon Baz would become the sixth Green Lantern and PTSD victim Jessica Cruz became the seventh after overcoming the Ring of Volthoom from Power Ring of the Crime Syndicate. The Corps has since been rebuilt with all Lanterns serving simultaneously. Kyle Rayner became the fifth and only Green Lantern when Jordan turned into the evil Parallax and destroyed the Corps during Emerald Twilight. The architect John Stewart and later the brash Guy Gardner were both originally introduced as potential replacements for Jordan. There have been several other human Green Lanterns of Sector 2814. Their timelines were merged during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and it was explained that Scott's magic ring taps into the Starheart. Jordan became a founding member of the Justice League on Earth-One, and Scott was a member of the Justice Society on Earth-Two. The Guardians of the Universe on Oa give these Lanterns rings, again powered by a battery, but also requiring strong willpower to be wielded, and sent them to patrol all 3600 sectors of the known universe. ![]() "Green Lantern" was re-imagined in the Silver Age as an intergalactic peacekeeping force called the Green Lantern Corps, with test pilot Hal Jordan serving as the new Green Lantern. The original (during the Golden Age) was businessman Alan Scott, who wore a magic power ring that created energy constructs and had to be charged using his mystic lantern. Green Lantern is a name that has been used by many characters in the DC Universe, appearing in two distinct legacies.
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