It's reassuring to know that, no matter how much some of us revile the 1990s in comics history, there are certain things they could never ruin.
No matter what the obscene artwork trends that bedeviled other characters, no matter the idiotic retro-re-launch-boots craze that tarnished many a strip, some comic characters were immune to the ravages of that poor, benighted decade.
Like Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern. Yup, good old venerable, steady, down-to-earth Alan Scott. The 1990's could never sully his legacy. Right?
NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Damn you to hell, 1990s!!
For those curious, for a time the "Starheart," the source of Alan Scott's non-Guardian GL abilities, became merged with his body and rejuvenated him into a hot young hunk o' manhood, and he changed his name to Sentinel. But his not-so-young wife, Molly Mayne (the former villain Harlequin), was resentful, so she sells her soul to Neron in exchange for youth, and...
Damn you, 1990s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No matter what the obscene artwork trends that bedeviled other characters, no matter the idiotic retro-re-launch-boots craze that tarnished many a strip, some comic characters were immune to the ravages of that poor, benighted decade.
Like Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern. Yup, good old venerable, steady, down-to-earth Alan Scott. The 1990's could never sully his legacy. Right?
NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Damn you to hell, 1990s!!
For those curious, for a time the "Starheart," the source of Alan Scott's non-Guardian GL abilities, became merged with his body and rejuvenated him into a hot young hunk o' manhood, and he changed his name to Sentinel. But his not-so-young wife, Molly Mayne (the former villain Harlequin), was resentful, so she sells her soul to Neron in exchange for youth, and...
Damn you, 1990s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually, I think the Scott pose is pretty cool, but that's actually his wife in the background?
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Neron and Mephisto ever get together and jot down ways to screw up their various superheroes?
Ah, but like ALL of the Green Lanterns, Alan managed to SURVIVE the 1990s with flying, er, colors.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness!
Shadow - nope, that's an all new Harlequin who tried to steal Scott from Molly.
ReplyDeleteShadow--a pretty cool pose for an 80 year-old man, you mean...
ReplyDeleteAnd it was drawn by Jim "TAROT" Balent, to boot.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least he didn't have pouches....