quote:Originally posted by Dave: Not anymore - they've reverted him to Green Lantern ever since the Nodell case got settled.
Please explain, I never heard about this.
Marty Nodell created the Alan Scott Green Lantern. He decided to sue DC on the same basis as Jack Kirby has sued Marvel over Captain America (I'd explain the details but its tricky and it involves creator's rights under the US Copyright Act). The dispute recently settled on undisclosed terms.
While the dispute was on foot, the Golden Age GL became known as Sentinel, and he lost his ring. When the dispute settled, the name was reverted to Green Lantern and he recovered his ring (or so I hear).
Its no coincidence: DC may have been trying to argue that the character they used was a deriviation of the original one created by Nodell.
