This Letter Page Answer From 1983 Was Just Trolling Us, Wasn't It?

Oh,what a sweet, simple, naive company DC was back in 1983.

A letter in Green Lantern #1962:

And the answer...

Great point, 1983 DC! We don't want anti-heroes, "bad guys who love their mothers," or other trendy things! Hal Jordan is a hero, and that's it, and--

Sigh.

So much for the "originality" of just being one of the good guys.

Sometimes, in the dead of night, if you listen carefully, you can hear 1983 DC sobbing quietly...