ker ▁Dick ▁Gi ord ano ▁received ▁the ▁Sh az am ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁In ker ▁( D ram atic ▁Division ) ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁and ▁other ▁titles . ▁ ▁In ▁Jud d ▁Win ick ' s ▁first ▁regular ▁writing ▁assignment ▁on ▁Green ▁Lan tern , ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁story line ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁assistant ▁of ▁K yle ▁Ray ner ' s ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁gay ▁character ▁in ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁# 1 3 7 ▁( J une ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁In ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁# 1 5 4 ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁the ▁story ▁entitled ▁" H ate ▁Crime " ▁gained ▁media ▁recognition ▁when ▁Terry ▁was ▁brut ally ▁be aten ▁in ▁a ▁hom oph ob ic ▁attack . ▁Win ick ▁was ▁interview ed ▁on ▁Phil ▁Don ah ue ' s ▁show ▁on ▁MS N BC ▁for ▁that ▁story line ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁received ▁two ▁G LA AD ▁Media ▁Awards ▁for ▁his ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁placed ▁ 7 th ▁on ▁I GN ' s ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Com ic ▁Book ▁Hero es ▁of ▁All ▁Time . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ograph ies ▁ ▁Golden ▁Age ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁ ▁Alan ▁Scott ▁▁ ▁Alan ▁Scott ' s ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁history ▁originally ▁began ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁ago ▁when ▁a ▁myst ical ▁" green ▁fl ame