" ▁meteor ▁fell ▁to ▁Earth ▁in ▁ancient ▁China . ▁The ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁fl ame ▁proph es ied ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁act ▁three ▁times : ▁once ▁to ▁bring ▁death ▁( a ▁lamp - maker ▁named ▁Luke ▁Fair cl ough ▁craft ed ▁the ▁green ▁metal ▁of ▁the ▁meteor ▁into ▁a ▁lamp ; ▁in ▁fear ▁and ▁as ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁what ▁they ▁thought ▁sac ri lege , ▁the ▁local ▁vill agers ▁killed ▁him , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁sudden ▁burst ▁of ▁the ▁green ▁fl ame ), ▁once ▁to ▁bring ▁life ▁( in ▁modern ▁times , ▁the ▁lamp ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁patient ▁in ▁a ▁mental ▁institution ▁who ▁fashion ed ▁the ▁lamp ▁into ▁a ▁modern ▁lan tern ; ▁the ▁green ▁fl ame ▁restored ▁him ▁to ▁san ity ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁new ▁life ), ▁and ▁once ▁to ▁bring ▁power . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁lan tern ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁Alan ▁Scott , ▁a ▁young ▁engineer . ▁Following ▁a ▁rail road - bridge ▁collapse ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁surv iv or , ▁the ▁fl ame ▁instruct ed ▁Scott ▁how ▁to ▁fashion ▁a ▁ring ▁from ▁its ▁metal ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁fant astic ▁powers ▁as ▁the ▁super h ero ▁Green ▁Lan tern . ▁He ▁adopted ▁a ▁color ful ▁cost ume ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁crime - fig h ter . ▁Alan ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Justice ▁Society ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Cris is ▁on ▁In finite ▁Earth s ▁( although ▁the ▁original ▁origin