What lantern is the green lanterns lantern based on?

January 8th, 2012 | by admin |
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Ok so I know the green lanterns lantern is based on an old school nautical style lantern. Does anyone know the name or have an image of what it was based on?

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    1. 2 Responses to “What lantern is the green lanterns lantern based on?”

    2. By ScottieWoof on Jan 10, 2012 | Reply

      The basic style is a hurricane lantern.
      However, railroads needed directional beams and various colors. So there were railroad lanterns with a metal body and glass lenses of several colors, notably red and green. Some railroad lanterns look a lot like the Lantern Battery, some even more than the below image.

    3. By richard369366 on Jan 12, 2012 | Reply

      The original Green Lantern was created by young struggling artist Martin Nodell, who was inspired by the sight of a New York Subway employee waving a red lantern to stop a train for track work and a green lantern once the track was clear. With the name in hand and borrowing heavily from the story of Aladdin (originally, Alan Scott was named Alan Ladd until a conflict arose regarding the actor of the same name), Nodell created a mystical crimefighter who got his powers from the flame of a strange lamp.

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