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

3. Superman As Green Lantern - Last Son Of Earth

Superman Green Lantern Last Son Of Earth
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One of the age old questions that's dominated forums all over the web the last few decades has been who would win in a fight - Superman, or Green Lantern? Last Son of Earth poses a completely different question though, and in divesting from the old cliche of having heroes fight other heroes, it's fair to say it's twice as interesting.

Last Son of Earth completely reimagines Clark Kent's backstory by making it so he's Earth-born. He's sent to Krypton to live a new life, where he acquires a Green Lantern ring and becomes that Sector's space cop. The suit designed by Doug Wheately is an actual treat too, blending classic Superman iconography with the trademark green of DC's famous corps.

He's still Supes, but the simple reversal of Earth and Krypton's fortunes reinvents the character in such a way that works incredibly well. Add in the novelty of seeing the Man of Steel recite that famous Lantern oath, and you're left with one of the more entertaining Elseworlds stories in DC's library.

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