Green
Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in comic books
published
by DC Comics. The first (Alan Scott) was created by writer Bill Finger
and
artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 (July 1940), and the
best known
is Hal Jordan, created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Showcase #22.
Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring that gives the user great
control
over the physical world as long as the wielder has sufficient willpower
and the
strength to wield it.