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4.0
I'd like to talk about how Hal Jordan is an asshole.
1) His mechanic and friend Tom Kalmaku is an Eskimo from Alaska, so of course since this is 1959 he calls him "Pieface". Eskimo Pie, get it, hahaha. Also "his little greasemonkey". It bugs me, and even though he played along it bugged Tom too (if you don't believe me read Englehart's GL comics from the 1980s). Tom's wife is called Terga and not "Mrs. Pieface" so there's that.
2) Hal doesn't seem to do any work for half of these stories. Most of the time he's trying to hook up with his boss Carol Ferris, going to parties, driving around in his convertible, being a prick. But, a fearless prick, so there's that.
3) Hal's not very smart. The writers make him smart at times to get out of certain situations but he wasn't chosen for his mind that's for sure. Also, he gets hit on the head and knocked out A LOT. All of this is separate from the yellow-vulnerability issue. I don't feel the need to harp on that.
Reading these stories I mainly wanted to be reading Flash stories because Barry Allen was at least a good guy and a smart guy and frankly more entertaining. However, I enjoyed seeing other Green Lanterns, and goofy Silver Age villains, and best of all, the Qwardian contest to see who was the most evil, complete with a betting line and a random guy with a bowler hat. Apparently that was a thing.
1) His mechanic and friend Tom Kalmaku is an Eskimo from Alaska, so of course since this is 1959 he calls him "Pieface". Eskimo Pie, get it, hahaha. Also "his little greasemonkey". It bugs me, and even though he played along it bugged Tom too (if you don't believe me read Englehart's GL comics from the 1980s). Tom's wife is called Terga and not "Mrs. Pieface" so there's that.
2) Hal doesn't seem to do any work for half of these stories. Most of the time he's trying to hook up with his boss Carol Ferris, going to parties, driving around in his convertible, being a prick. But, a fearless prick, so there's that.
3) Hal's not very smart. The writers make him smart at times to get out of certain situations but he wasn't chosen for his mind that's for sure. Also, he gets hit on the head and knocked out A LOT. All of this is separate from the yellow-vulnerability issue. I don't feel the need to harp on that.
Reading these stories I mainly wanted to be reading Flash stories because Barry Allen was at least a good guy and a smart guy and frankly more entertaining. However, I enjoyed seeing other Green Lanterns, and goofy Silver Age villains, and best of all, the Qwardian contest to see who was the most evil, complete with a betting line and a random guy with a bowler hat. Apparently that was a thing.
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