10 Powers Comic Book Characters Only Used ONCE

3. Green Lantern - Stealth Mode

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A Green Lantern is an intergalactic officer who safeguards the cosmos with his Power Ring; a ring that can manifest any object the wielder imagines. There have been many Green Lanterns on Earth but the main one is Hal Jordan, who is considered to be the greatest Lantern to ever live.

Despite his skill, he has an obvious weakness; his entire body glows each time he uses his Power Ring. Superheroes like Batman don't like working with Green Lantern because it's nearly impossible for him to hide in darkness. Or so you would think.

During the New 52 reboot, Hal Jordan was forced to ally with his sworn enemy, Sinestro, to stop his home planet from descending into disarray. As they neared Sinestro's world, he ordered Jordan to dim the light of his uniform so nobody would see them coming.

Jordan is baffled since he didn't realise the glow of his uniform could be deactivated. If Jordan is the best Green Lantern ever, how did he never figure this out?

Although he has been in dozens of battles since, Jordan has never used Stealth Mode again despite how convenient it would be.

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