this would altered slightly in some comics, with "upon" replacing "over" in All-American Comics #23 I shall shed my light upon dark evil, For evil cannot stand the light of Green Lantern! Prior to the rebirth of the Green Lantern Corps, some members of the Corps spoke their own oaths.ĪLAN SCOTT'S OATHS And I shall shed my light over dark evil, For the dark things cannot stand the light, the light of the Green Lantern!Īll-American Comics #16 (July 1940) Martin Nodell, Bill Finger Tomar-Re of Xudar Despite the obvious difficulties, he still managed to verbalize some thought during the charging of his power ring. Even after his death, his ring refused to let his life force escape his body. The sad case of Driq of Criq shows how important the oath is to a Green Lantern. Though the Green Lantern of Timron was cleared of charges leveled against him, he later adopted the oath of Tomar-Re, the previous ring wielder of Space Sector 2813. As seen in the case of Dalor of Timron, a Green Lantern accused of malfeasance may not speak his oath until his guilt or innocence is determined. To be denied the recitation of the oath is a mark of dishonor. The word "blackest" was replaced with "darkest." He told Kalmaku that he was becoming a bit politically correct. In later years, Jordan changed the oath slightly. The last two lines ".let those who worship evil's might, beware my power -Green Lantern's light!" were added to make the oath rhyme. When the safe was blown, Green Lantern detected the minute earth tremors which led him to the criminals. He blanketed the area surrounding Ferris Aircraft with a wide belt of radiation. It was his duty to find the criminals, ".no evil will escape my sight." no matter how difficult it would be. Green Lantern knew he had no time to waste. Sweeping the beam around the cave, the robbers were now visible, even "in blackest night."Ī break-in at Ferris Aircraft netted two burglars a safe containing a large sum of money, the company payroll. Green Lantern commanded the ring to make the robbers themselves glow. The cave was darkened by a thick, black fog that even the power ring had trouble penetrating. The robbers had memorized every foot of the caves and easily eluded capture. Green Lantern used his ring as a radar device and managed to capture the criminals.Ī day or so later, Green Lantern followed a trio of train robbers to a network of caves in the Sierro Hills. He switched to his Green Lantern identity, but still could not see the bank robbers. When the device exploded, anyone without protective eye-goggles were blinded, including Hal Jordan. "In brightest day" was from a bank robbery involving a super-magnesium bomb. He explained how he wrote the oath to Tom "Pieface" Kalmaku, keeper of the Green Lantern Casebook. Each line has special significance to the emerald crusader. Jordan's oath was composed a week after he became Green Lantern. One member of that Corps, Salakk of Slyggia, chose to keep his oath, the oath spoken by Tomar-Re and Alan Scott. ![]() Jordan's oath would be adopted by many of his fellow Green Lanterns, including most of the Green Lantern Corps of Earth. The most widely known oath was that of Hal Jordan of Earth, considered the greatest Green Lantern off all. Some oaths have been passed down through the years.Ī Green Lantern might honor his/her/its predecessor, trainer, or other notable Green Lantern by adopting their oath. It is not known when members of the Green Lantern Corps started the practice of reciting oaths. She would remain silent while recharging her power ring, but later chose a fellow ring wielder's oath. Katma Tui-Stewart of Korugar did not choose to recite an oath for many years. ![]() A few Green Lanterns, such as Lysandra of Zintha, chose oaths to honor their deities, and would speak it as a prayer.Ī number of oaths, such as that of Olapet of Southern Goldstar, remain untranslatable by the power ring. Oaths may reflect the ring wielder's adventures, their homeworld, the cosmos, or be a battle cry. Though an oath is not necessary for the ring or power battery to function properly, it can be used for timing and to steel the ring wielder's concentration. A number of ring wielders consider this a solemn, private moment, when they would reaffirm their dedication. 44 OATH OF ZUNDERNELL, THE GOLDEN LANTERN OF EARTH 15ĭespite the vast power of the emerald power ring, it is limited to a finite operating period before it needs to be recharged.31 SODAM YAT OF DAXAM - 31ST CENTURY GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE.
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