When news of this reached the Guardians, Chance was quickly recalled to Oa for judgement.

This became Jack's standard methodology as he went about pacifying Garnet, wearing down his targets with the powers of the ring then delivering a killing blow with a sidearm. Thus Chance fell back on traditional methods and used a crude firearm to shoot the man dead. Further, the ring offered no protection against his opponent's yellow bullets. Chance rejected the idea of a uniform, refusing to wear anything other than his own trashy clothes with a single small added badge.Ĭhance hunted down the man who killed his predecessor, intending to kill him in turn, only to find the ring had a failsafe against lethal force. When the ring bonded with him it created a standard Green Lantern uniform and explained his duties to him. The last Guardian-sent agent, Pathavim Seth-Ottarak, used his dying breath to instruct his ring to find a replacement among Hellhole's inhabitants uniquely suited to the challenges of the world (in other words, one not limited by the Green Lanterns' usual moral strictures). Repeatedly the Guardians of the Universe dispatched Green Lanterns to this planet in hope of redeeming the world, but each attempt ended in failure, usually fatally for the Green Lantern. Chance is from the planet Garnet, also known as 'Hellhole' because it is one of the worst criminal worlds in existence. The story was entitled 'Layin' Down the Law'.Ĭreated by John Ostrander and Flint Henry, Chance is loosely based upon another Ostrander character named GrimJack.įictional character biography Green Lantern of Garnet He first appears in Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #1 in the summer of 1992. Other distinguishing features include a trademark trench coat, what appear to be brown leather pants, and a skull around his neck. Physically, he is a tall, blue-skinned humanoid.

He is a Green Lantern from the world of Garnet-also known as Hellhole. Chance is a fictional character featured in comic books published by DC Comics. Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #1 (Summer 1992) Chance as he appears in Green Lantern (vol.

Jack black green lantern wiki