38 Years Later, The Justice League's Weirdest Member Is Still The Green Lantern DC Wants Fans To Forget
Most incarnations of the Justice League have at least one Green Lantern on their roster. Traditionally, Hal Jordan, the first human to join the Green Lantern Corps, is depicted as one of the superhero team’s founding members. Along with his continued service, fellow Earth-based Green Lanterns John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Simon Baz, Jessica Cruz, and Jo Mullein have followed in Hal’s footsteps, with two or more sometimes being in the Justice League at the same time.
Along with these humans, two extraterrestrial Green Lanterns have also served in the Justice League. Kilowog, the Green Lantern Corps’ drill sergeant, is the more well-known of the two, though he mainly worked as the team’s repair person and mechanic. As for the other, not only does this Green Lantern rank as the Justice League’s weirdest member, DC also rarely uses him anymore.
G’Nort Was A Short-Lived Member Of The Justice League International
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Created by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, G’nort debuted in 1988’s Justice League International as a bumbling Green Lantern who had a poor reputation among the other Corps members. Unlike other Green Lanterns, who were selected by the rings of their predecessors because they’re able to overcome fear, G’nort got into the Corps because of his uncle’s influence. He was so incompetent that the Guardians of the Universe gave him an unpopular sector to protect so he wouldn’t cause trouble.
Ironically, this is how G’nort came into contact with the Justice League, as he joined forces with them when it was discovered that the Manhunters were secretly operating in his sector. G’nort then joined the Justice League on a number of other adventures, though he primarily served as comedic relief. This was presented through his clumsiness complicating missions, or by battling villains just as inept as him, like the Scarlet Skier.
It got to a point where Maxwell Lord, the Justice League’s benefactor at the time, formed the Justice League Antarctica as an excuse to keep G’nort, Scarlet Skier, and a heroic-leaning incarnation of the Injustice League out of the way. In another ironic twist, G’nort was ultimately kicked out of the Justice League entirely around the same time he proved himself worthy of truly being in the Green Lantern Corps. His original ring was revealed to have been a fake built by the Qwardians, but he received a real one after saving Guy Gardner’s life.
G’Nort’s Appeared Sporadically Since His Justice League Days
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In the immediate years after his subpar Justice League tenure, G’nort lost his Green Lantern ring when Hal Jordan destroyed the Corps in the “Emerald Twilight” storyline. G’nort then joined the Darkstars, but they collapsed as well. Since then, his appearances have been few and far between. G’nort was shown as the sole member of the Super Buddies Antarctica, then the miniseries Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage depicted him in a more serious light while he mourned the loss of his family.
In the New 52 era, G’nort helped out during the “Wrath of the First Lantern” storyline, then he became Larfleeze’s sidekick in the Orange Lantern’s solo title, where it was revealed that they’re cousins. He also appeared in several issues of the DC Black Label series The Human Target, but this was set outside the main DC continuity. Otherwise, he’s been relegated to silent cameos in the comics whenever he’s sighted.
Outside the comics, G’nort has only prominently appeared in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode “The Eye of Despero!”, where he helped Batman and Guy defeat Despero and their former teammate Sinestro, and save Mogo, the Green Lantern Corps’ sentient planet member. He also made silent cameos in the Duck Dodgers episode “The Green Loontern” and the Justice League Action episode “The Fatal Fare,” but for the most part, it seems like DC is uninterested in spotlighting G’nort in any significant capacity.
The Justice League is still going strong in the pages of Justice League Unlimited. G’nort, however, is not fondly remembered from his time on the team, and it’s unlikely that the Green Lantern books will make good use of him anytime soon either.
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