The character, whose alter ego Alan Scott was originally conceived as a married father of two, first appeared in comic books in 1940.
However, Green Lantern is gay and has a boyfriend in the next issue of "Earth 2," which is part of DC Comics' The New 52, a reboot of the franchise set it in a parallel universe to previous superhero stories.
In one interview, Robinson described him as “a cross between Mark Zuckerberg and David Geffen” and a gay superhero with a “multi-layered character” who is “willing to give his life for the world.”However, Green Lantern is gay and has a boyfriend in the next issue of "Earth 2," which is part of DC Comics' The New 52, a reboot of the franchise set it in a parallel universe to previous superhero stories.
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