Who was the first Earth-based "Green Lantern" you ever read in comic books?

[I'm a Fish]

Jessica Crews. Love the idea of her character and she is well written.

[MajorHoy]

With 131 people having voted,

* Hal Jordan (Silver Age GL introduced in 1959) = 77 votes
* Kyle Rayner (introduced in 1994) = 34 votes
* John Stewart (backup Green Lantern introduced in 1971) = 9 votes
* Guy Gardner (1st "backup" GL, introduced 1968) = 3 votes
* Golden Age Alan Scott (intro. 1940 / later "Sentinal") = 3 votes
* Jessica Cruz (introduced in 2013) = 3 votes
* "other" = 2 votes

[MajorHoy]

With 135 people having voted,

* Hal Jordan (Silver Age GL introduced in 1959) = 80 votes
* Kyle Rayner (introduced in 1994) = 35 votes
* John Stewart (backup Green Lantern introduced in 1971) = 9 votes
* Guy Gardner (1st "backup" GL, introduced 1968) = 3 votes
* Golden Age Alan Scott (intro. 1940 / later "Sentinal") = 3 votes
* Jessica Cruz (introduced in 2013) = 3 votes
* "other" = 2 votes

[Holt]

Kyle Rayner, after seeing the Superman: The Animated Series episode he guest-starred in.

[Jim Kelly]

Kyle Rayner, after seeing the Superman: The Animated Series episode he guest-starred in.

I haven't watched it, but isn't the Kyle Rayner in that a lot like Hal Jordan? So you got two for one. Kind of like how animated Wally West is a hybrid of the original Barry Allen and Wally West (with maybe some Bart Allen mixed in).

[j9ac9k]

I haven't watched it, but isn't the Kyle Rayner in that a lot like Hal Jordan? So you got two for one. Kind of like how animated Wally West is a hybrid of the original Barry Allen and Wally West (with maybe some Bart Allen mixed in).

From what I recall, he's mostly Kyle in terms of job and personality. He has brown hair and his origin is more like Hal's than Kyle's.

[Adekis]

I'm really not sure. I remember knowing that "Green Lantern" looked like Hal Jordan from a young age, but not actually knowing the name "Hal Jordan". I also remember seeing pictures of Kyle as a kid, and thinking, "Well. That costume looks very wrong, doesn't it?"

I don't have any strong memories of actually reading a Hal Jordan comic as a little kid, so I might have just known him from reruns of Super-Friends - where, as you'd expect, he's almost entirely known as "Green Lantern," rather than by name.

[Johnny]

They did mention Hal's name on Super-Friends but only in his origin scene I believe.

[Neo Goblin]

I believe my first encounter with Green Lantern was Hal Jordan on whatever incarnation of Super Friends he appeared on. In comic books, I think the first Green Lantern I read about was Alan Scott in Kingdom Come. The first time I really paid more attention to Green Lantern was Kyle Rayner, though. When I was a little boy, they sold comics at my local Stater Bros. This was really interesting, because by this time, comics weren't sold much outside of the direct market. I was mostly a Spider-Man and Fantastic Four fiend, but I had a friend who collected Green Lantern and he would show me his GL comics. I remember him showing me the comics leading up to #100 when Kyle teamed up with the Legion and when he teamed up with Hal and fought Sinestro, and we thought they were really awesome.

[MajorHoy]

With 143 people having voted,

* Hal Jordan (Silver Age GL introduced in 1959) = 86 votes
* Kyle Rayner (introduced in 1994) = 37 votes
* John Stewart (backup Green Lantern introduced in 1971) = 9 votes
* Guy Gardner (1st "backup" GL, introduced 1968) = 3 votes
* Golden Age Alan Scott (intro. 1940 / later "Sentinal") = 3 votes
* Jessica Cruz (introduced in 2013) = 3 votes
* "other" = 2 votes

[MajorHoy]

With 147 people having voted,

* Hal Jordan (Silver Age GL introduced in 1959) = 89 votes
* Kyle Rayner (introduced in 1994) = 38 votes
* John Stewart (backup Green Lantern introduced in 1971) = 9 votes
* Guy Gardner (1st "backup" GL, introduced 1968) = 3 votes
* Golden Age Alan Scott (intro. 1940 / later "Sentinal") = 3 votes
* Jessica Cruz (introduced in 2013) = 3 votes
* "other" = 2 votes

[Falcon16]

Hal Jordan, because of Six Flags Great Adventure's roller coaster and my mom's Super Friends knowledge.

[MajorHoy]

Hal Jordan, because of Six Flags Great Adventure's roller coaster and my mom's Super Friends knowledge.

So, because of those things Hal's the first you ever read in comic books?

[sifighter]

Alan Scott, I read the JSA before I ever got to green lantern proper with Rebirth. I’ve read all the lanterns since then but it will always be Alan.

[Triniking1234]

Kyle Rayner from getting one of his Hero Quest issues. It was the Wonder Woman team-up one. Not sure if that was my 1st WW comic as well.