Source: Superman vol.2 #147 (1999)
Type: Computer simulation
Action Comics #314 had this story in which Jor-El used a computer simulation to find out what would happen if he sent baby Kal-El to planets other than Earth, and on each, he basically became a different member of the Justice League of America. The story was attempted again post-Crisis, with parties unknown running Jor-El's old simulations through Superman's brain to learn what made him who he is. But instead of sending Kal-El to random, previously unknown places, Jor-El chooses planets with rich histories in the DC Universe. And you know what? It still Amalgamates Superman with members of the Justice League.
This week: Becoming Green Lantern
Landing site: Oa, the planet of the Guardians of the Universe at the center of it all, and headquarters to the Green Lantern Corps.
Adoptive parents: Kal-El was raised by a Guardian giving him a cold, logical, humorless approach to life.
A new life: Not surprisingly, Kal became a Green Lantern, but one able to overcome the yellow impurity with his other powers. Today, we've got Daxamites in the GL Corps, but it seems like overkill here.
Final score: B+
Jor-El ultimately discards this possibility because he wants to spare his son the withdrawn existence and atrophied passions that have become staples of his Krypton. I have to agree that despite all the powers, this Superman is pretty dull. Unlike Jor-El, I had simply blamed it on Ron Marz' writing (ouch, cheap shot!).
Type: Computer simulation
Action Comics #314 had this story in which Jor-El used a computer simulation to find out what would happen if he sent baby Kal-El to planets other than Earth, and on each, he basically became a different member of the Justice League of America. The story was attempted again post-Crisis, with parties unknown running Jor-El's old simulations through Superman's brain to learn what made him who he is. But instead of sending Kal-El to random, previously unknown places, Jor-El chooses planets with rich histories in the DC Universe. And you know what? It still Amalgamates Superman with members of the Justice League.This week: Becoming Green Lantern
Landing site: Oa, the planet of the Guardians of the Universe at the center of it all, and headquarters to the Green Lantern Corps.
Adoptive parents: Kal-El was raised by a Guardian giving him a cold, logical, humorless approach to life.
A new life: Not surprisingly, Kal became a Green Lantern, but one able to overcome the yellow impurity with his other powers. Today, we've got Daxamites in the GL Corps, but it seems like overkill here.
Final score: B+
Jor-El ultimately discards this possibility because he wants to spare his son the withdrawn existence and atrophied passions that have become staples of his Krypton. I have to agree that despite all the powers, this Superman is pretty dull. Unlike Jor-El, I had simply blamed it on Ron Marz' writing (ouch, cheap shot!).
Comments
As of 1972, the Guardians had plans to make Kal-El their bestest Green Lantern ever, one so good that it would allow the Guardians to retire early:
http://superman.nu/tales2/greatestGL/?page=1
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