The ‘Green’ line: the Hornet and the Lantern
Green Hornet was introduced in January 1936 as the title character of a radio show by Fran Stryker and George W. Trendle, the same tandem that in 1933 introduced another misunderstood masked man: the Lone Ranger.
Green Lantern first appeared in a July 1940 comic book as a big city crime-fighter with a magic ring, a mash-up of Batman and Aladdin. Almost 20 years later, after Sputnik, he was revamped as a sci-fi hero with an alien-tech ring. (Mark Linnihan / AP / DC Comics)
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Reynolds had 2009 rom-com success with “The Proposal” and was just named
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Director Martin Campbell hopes for rollicking adventure -- like his hit “The Legend of Zorro” -- and a sort of Jedi-knight version of “Top Gun,” but fanboys worry he might deliver “The Mask” in space. (Ettore Ferrari/EPA / Warner Bros.)
