The Other Green Gladiators: Illuminating Impersonators

Charlie Vicker was an actor portraying the Green Lantern, who during one performance was recovering from extensive partying. His brother took his place as his understudy, unfortunately aliens seeking out Earth-One's Green Lantern mistook him for the real hero, and murdered him. Hal Jordan, the real Lantern, enlisted Charlie's aid in tracking down his brother's killers, who were targeting several members of the Green Lantern Corps. The power ring of one of these late Lanterns was then given to Vicker to become the new Green Lantern of Sector 3319, for which he served with distinction until his passed away in the line of duty.

Early in the costumed career of Alan Scott of Earth-Two encountered a second Green Lantern like himself... only with wicked intent. During a pneumonia epidemic grilling Capital City, a crime boss has stolen funds necessary to purchase the medicinal cure. Seeking to raise the funds himself, Green Lantern’s initial success leads to an impersonator dressed like himself seeking to con innocents to give him money. When he hears this, the real Green Gladiator is incensed at this and confronts the Ersatz Emerald enemy. Exposed as a fraud, this criminal is sidelined while the real deal succeeds in saving his city and capturing the criminals behind the shortage.