2) #85 by O'Neil and Adams). Writer O'Neil received the Shazam Award for Best Writer (Dramatic Division) in 1970 for his work on Green Lantern, Batman, Superman and other titles, while artist Adams received the Shazam for Best Artist (Dramatic Division) in 1970 for his work on Green Lantern and Batman. Inker Dick Giordano received the Shazam Award for Best Inker (Dramatic Division) for his work on Green Lantern and other titles. In Judd Winick's first regular writing assignment on Green Lantern, he wrote a storyline in which an assistant of Kyle Rayner's emerged as a gay character in Green Lantern (vol. 3) #137 (June 2001). In Green Lantern (vol. 3) #154 (November 2001) the story entitled "Hate Crime" gained media recognition when Terry was brutally beaten in a homophobic attack. Winick was interviewed on Phil Donahue's show on MSNBC for that storyline on August 15, 2002 and received two GLAAD Media Awards for his Green Lantern work. In May 2011, Green Lantern placed 7th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time. Legal disputes DC Comics has been involved in two disputes concerning Green Lantern trade marks before the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office, the first in 2012 and the second in 2016. Characters Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott Silver Age Green Lantern Hal Jordan Bronze Age Green Lanterns Guy Gardner John Stewart Modern Age Green Lanterns Kyle Rayner Simon Baz Jessica Cruz Sojourner Mullein Others who have headlined as Green Lantern in a Green Lantern comic book or related title Jade (DC Comics) Sinestro Jediah Caul Powers and abilities Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants them a variety of abilities. The ring is powered by willpower. The full extent of the ring's abilities has never been rigorously defined in the stories, but two consistent traits are that it grants the power of flight and that all its effects are accompanied by a green light. Green Lantern Oath In issue #9 of the original Alan Scott Green Lantern comic book, writer Alfred Bester introduced the memorable oath that the character recites: In brightest day In blackest night No evil shall escape my sight! Let those who worship evil's might Beware my power ― Green Lantern's light! This oath was revived for the Hal Jordan version of the character as well. However, other Lanterns have had different oaths, especially in comics written by