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  2. May 17, 2021 · Even so, some weaknesses are just too ridiculous to persist throughout their characters' histories, as was the case with the Green Lanterns. But the Green Lanterns actually had two incredibly dumb weaknesses in need of retconning: the color yellow and... wood (seriously).

  3. Deadpoolforpres. • 4 yr. ago. In the new 52 continuity it's because Alan got his pretty from "the green" which was the combined power of all the flora (plant life) on the planet (also how swamp thing was powered). Due to this he couldn't destroy plant life (ex. wood) with his ring.

  4. Yes. Parallax being sealed inside the lantern battery caused the Green Lanterns to have a direct weakness to Yellow lanterns, as it is essentially an entity embodying fear, and Yellow Lanterns use fear as their fuel. This Vulnerability extended to yellow objects, as well. It also makes sense scientifically, on some level.

  5. The yellow power weakness was a holdover from the 1950s during the early days of Hal Jordan. Back in the day every superhero had some wacky weakness. Supes famously is kryptonite, Alan Scott's Green Lanterns weakness was wood, and Wonder Woman would lose her powers if bound by a man.

  6. Nov 29, 2021 · At one time, this weakness to wood was attributed to the Guardians of the Universe ( the Green Lantern Corps' creators and bosses) humbling the Earth's then Green Lantern, Yalan Gur. At other points, wood being a weakness was woven more deeply into the magical origins of Alan's ring.

  7. Sep 29, 2018 · When John Broome and Gil Kane reinvented Green Lantern in the late '50s, the original hero's weakness to wood was replaced by one to the color yellow -- which became one of the most...

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