ally , ▁the ▁o ath ▁was : ▁ ▁This ▁o ath ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁Lan tern s ▁Tom ar - Re ▁of ▁sector ▁ 2 8 1 3 ▁and ▁Chief ▁Administr ator ▁S ala ak . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 4 0 s , ▁this ▁was ▁re vised ▁into ▁the ▁form ▁that ▁became ▁famous ▁during ▁the ▁Hal ▁Jordan ▁era : ▁ ▁The ▁o ath ▁in ▁this ▁form ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Alfred ▁B ester , ▁who ▁wrote ▁many ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁stories ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁o ath ▁was ▁first ▁spoken ▁by ▁Alan ▁Scott ▁in ▁Green ▁Lan tern ▁# 9 ▁from ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Scott ▁would ▁revert ▁to ▁rec iting ▁his ▁original ▁o ath ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁during ▁the ▁Silver ▁Age . ▁ ▁Many ▁Green ▁Lan tern s ▁have ▁a ▁unique ▁personal ▁o ath , ▁but ▁some ▁o ath s ▁are ▁shared ▁by ▁several ▁Lan tern s . ▁They ▁are ▁usually ▁four ▁lines ▁long ▁with ▁a ▁rh yme ▁scheme ▁of ▁" AAAA " ▁or ▁" A AB B ". ▁ ▁The ▁Pre - C ris is ▁version ▁of ▁Hal ▁Jordan ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁create ▁his ▁o ath ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁advent ures ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁developed ▁new ▁ways ▁to ▁detect ▁ev as ive ▁crim inals : ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁advent ure , ▁he ▁used ▁his ▁ring ▁as ▁rad ar ▁to ▁find ▁ro bb ers ▁who ▁had ▁blind ed ▁him ▁with