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DC Confirms Green Lantern Does Not Have Sex With J Edgar Hoover

A few bad actors have taken select panels from the upcoming Golden Age mini-series Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1, out in a week-and-a-bit.

Published Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:57:08 -0500

by Rich Johnston

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A few bad actors have taken select panels from the preview of the upcoming Golden Age mini-series Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1, out in a week-and-a-bit from DC Comics and have tried to use them to suggest that, in the comic book, Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, and gay man living in 1940s America had a sexual relationship with famed FBI director J Edgar Hoover. Well, anyone who reads the full preview – which so far only appeared at the back of the recent reprint of DC's New Golden Age two weeks ago – can see that's not the case.

The comic book's writer Tim Sheridan posts to TwitterX: "I can't believe I even have to post this, but—No, Alan Scott does not have sex w/ J Edgar Hoover in our book (out 10/24.) *Hoover blackmails GL into working more closely w/ the JSA.* Yes, Hoover is creepy, but so are the a-holes posting misleading b.s. to keep you from reading!…and not to spoil anything, but just to be even clearer: Hoover *tries* to blackmail GL. *TRIES*. (Hoover?! Trying to blackmail a prominent figure with compromising intel?? UNHEARD OF!) I mean, it's already out in the five page preview in New GA #1 Special Edition. Just willful misrepresentation from people with an agenda."

Here is that full preview so you can see for yourself. What it does do is re-contextualise the JSA as government propaganda and J Edgar Hoover as… well, the person we've all known he was for a very long time. Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Matt Herms and Lucas Gettoni is published on the 24th of October.

NEW GOLDEN AGE SPECIAL EDITION #1 CVR A MIKEL JANIN
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Steve Lieber, Jerry Ordway, Diego Olortegui (CA) Mikel Janin
From the Justice Society of America to the Legion of Super-Heroes, The New Golden Age will unlock DC's epic and secret-ridden history of heroism, launching a new group of titles set firmly in the DC Universe. From the 1940s to the 3040s, heroes take on the great evils of their time. But in the aftermath of Flashpoint Beyond, those heroes and villains will have their lives turned upside down. DC's future…and its past…will never be the same again. But how are Mime and Marionette connected to this? Why are Rip Hunter and the Time Masters the most unlikable heroes in the DC Universe? And who or what is…Nostalgia? Don't miss the start of the strangest mystery to have ever plagued the DC Universe. Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 10/3/2023

ALAN SCOTT THE GREEN LANTERN #1 (OF 6) CVR A DAVID TALASKI
(W) Tim Sheridan (A) Cian Tormey (CA) David Talaski
A POWERFUL TALE OF ALAN SCOTT'S EARLY DAYS AS GREEN LANTERN! Alan Scott's early days as the Green Lantern are seen in a new light! The Green Lantern is the most powerful member of the JSA, beloved by all of America, but his personal life is a well-kept secret. This is a story about love, about fear, and most of all about courage to stand up to that fear. Alan Scott's past is the key to his future when the Red Lantern appears, ready to strike down the mighty Green Lantern! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 10/24/2023

ALAN SCOTT THE GREEN LANTERN #2 (OF 6) CVR A DAVID TALASKI
(W) Tim Sheridan (A) Cian Tormey (CA) David Talaski
Alan's search for the killer framing him continues! But why are the murder victims people from Alan's past, and how does this connect to his brief stint in Arkham Asylum?! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 11/28/2023

ALAN SCOTT THE GREEN LANTERN #3 (OF 6) CVR A DAVID TALASKI
(W) Tim Sheridan (A) Cian Tormey (CA) David Talaski
As the trail of the person murdering people from Alan's past goes cold, the Green Lantern finds himself teamed up with an unlikely ally: the Spectre. But will the Spectre uncover the secret Alan was hoping would stay hidden in the process? Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 12/26/2023

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