10 Insane Alternate Versions Of Green Lantern You Won't Believe Exist

4. Mystic Lantern - Earth 9

Green Lantern Earth 9
DC Comics

The Mystic Lantern of Earth 9 isn't the first GL to have their roots in magic (that honour goes to the OG Lantern, Alan Scott), but it's fair to say they boasted as strong an aesthetic.

As an alternate reality, Earth 9 has gone through more incarnations than most. In this particular variant, however, Green Lantern is an occult superhero who is also a woman. None know her true identity, but various theories were optioned by this Earth's inhabitants, including one that claimed the Lantern was actually famed archeologist Lois Lane. Another more likely theory options that the Lantern is secretly Zatanna, the sorceress we all know and love from mainstream DC continuity.

Either way, the emphasis on mysticism is really interesting, as is the character's new origin. Her Lantern is old and historic, and while there's certainly a lot to appreciate about the space-faring Lanterns, it's nice seeing certain stories restore the character back to his magical roots.

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