I would say Hal gets swapped out for another Green Lantern much more often than Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman or Flash do by a member of their family, but he is there sometimes - more often outside the main JL series in non-canonical or stand-alone stories like "Last Ride" and the Godzilla mini.
Last edited by j9ac9k; 11-06-2023 at 08:22 AM.
It's Martian Manhunter. Unless it's superfriends of course.
It's J'onn.
Of course it is.
There's a lot of bigger names with long League history, like Arrow and Canary and Atom. It could be them.
There's a lot of characters who're more popular but don't have a ton of League history who could step into that spot, like Lightning, Cyborg, or gods help us, Harley. Could be any of them.
But it's J'onn. He was there from the start, he's been in damn near every iteration of the team and even when he's not a member he doesn't seem to be too far away. He's a living history of the League; to know who J'onn is and what he's been through is to know the League's history and what they've done.
I got nothing against DC changing the roster around (as they do) and leaving J'onn out of it sometimes. That's fine, dude doesn't have to *always* be on the team and it'd get stale if he was. But end of the day, we all know J'onn's home is the League, that's where he belongs. And no matter how far he wanders or for how long, or who fills in for him while he's gone, he'll find his way back eventually.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
Is making up second, third, and fourth accounts and responding to oneself on boards like these....healthy?
Regarding Robin, I don't mind if a Robin tags along on a few missions with the League. But not as a member, or even a reservist. You couldn't find a bigger, more iconic name to add to the team but I don't generally support minors joining the group and I don't think any of the Leaguers would be comfortable letting a kid run into the dangers they face. One thing to kick a mobster in the face, quite another to try fighting Darkseid.
Robin's a pillar of the DCU, not a Leaguer.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.