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Green Lantern has a long, deep history in DC Comics, and the name most often associated with the superhero is Hal Jordan, introduced in the pages of DC's Showcase #22 in October 1959. It makes perfect sense: the Green Lantern Corps' Jordan has been the protector of Sector 2814 ever since, and has the largest presence of any Green Lantern in TV and film, including 2011's much-maligned Green Lantern movie. But Jordan isn't the only Green Lantern from Earth.
Stewart was preceded as a Green Lantern by Guy Gardner in 1968's Green Lantern #59, but Stewart's debut is much more culturally significant.
John Stewart Expands Green Lantern's Capabilities Close The Guardian's rebuttal to Jordan's concerns is a bold statement, especially for the time, calling out the prejudices of the old and declaring a new time had arrived. The pitch to sell Stewart on the Corps was an easy one, with Stewart telling Jordan,"Jobs aren't exactly plentiful for Black architects in the Land of the Free these days.
In the years since his debut, John Stewart has risen in stature and appeal, a Green Lantern who is rivaled only by Hal Jordan himself in the eyes of many. Appearances throughout major Green Lantern story lines in the pages of DC Comics, like Blackest Night, and prominence in DC media projects like Justice League Unlimited have only added to Stewart's mainstream appeal. His inclusion in Lanterns, whoever it is they settle on to play the character, is testament to that.
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