10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Green Lantern
3. Alan Scott Isn't A Member Of The Green Lantern Corps
Hal Jordan was a legacy character in name only. Alan Scott was a Golden Age character not linked in any sort to the space cop, but then the grand multiverse began to take shape.
In Green Lantern vol 2 #40, Alan Scott travels to Earth One to get answers from Hal Jordan when his own ring begins to act in a similar manner to Hal's. That is when the massive exposition about the origins of the Guardians of the Universe, and how one of them - Krona - caused all the evils of the universe by viewing the beginning of creation. By the end of the issue, Alan Scott was given honorary status as a member of the Green Lantern Corps. The link between Alan Scott and the Corps doesn't end there, however.
Alan Scott's ring is a special fusion of the mysterious Starheart and the Green Lantern ring of Yalan Gur. This means that while his green flame may be unique in that it can't work on wood, it is still a part of the Lantern mythos.