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From: jagardner@watmath.UUCP (Jim Gardner)
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Subject: Re: Lantern, Lantern...
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Date: Sun, 29-Sep-85 22:07:33 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 29 22:07:33 1985
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Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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From the stuff that is going on in the real Green Lantern book (as
opposed to Crisis), it seems obvious that the "active" Oans are actually
flakes and the "passive" ones are the good guys.  The active Oans gave
a power ring to Guy Gardner (one of the black sheep of our family) who
immediately did several stupid and dangerous things that no good Guy
would ever tolerate.  One must conclude that the active Oans chose
Gardner precisely because he was close to the quality needed for Green
Lantern-hood, but is ruthless and unquestioning enough to be used as a
pawn.

My theory is reinforced by the fact that Hal Jordan is buddy-buddy
with the passive Guardians, and he wants his ring back, and it's issue
#196.  It would surprise me greatly if #200 or the end of Crisis or
something didn't see the active Oans wiped out as the passive Oans either
regained supremacy or "became one with the universe" while leaving behind
something that would keep the Green Lantern Corps going.  Perhaps Hal Jordan
will be made some kind of Corps Commander when the Oans bow out, leaving
John Stewart as Earth's lantern.

Anyway, it's obvious to me that the "active" Oans are merely following in
the footsteps of the guy who started the whole mess (an Oan whose name
begins with K...I forget it at the moment).  He rejected the wisdom of the
other Guardians and split the universe into the multiverse.  The other
Oans are doing much the same thing, and we can expect similarly dire
consequences.

				Jim Gardner, University of Waterloo


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