[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

basically, this guy . . . . blanking his name was buddied up (it was a whole DC comics push on racial issues, don't ask) because he was GL's #1 fan (but not in aMisery kind of way) It one point Hal Jordan (the guy you remember as GL) got his life screwed up and this guy took over. Of course, this was 10 years ago. Why are they using the black guy instead of the classic silver age GL or the current GL? It is that stupid affirmitive action crap again.

[steve-b]

It could also be a question of which character rights they were able to get on acceptable terms.