In their storied careers, the men known as Green Lantern could not have accomplished all they achieved without the assistance of apt allies. Thomas Kalmaku, was the mechanic at Ferris Aircraft who made all their vehicles go. Initially the only one whom Hal Jordan trusted with as to his alter ego, Thomas would chronicle many of Hal's Green Lantern adventures in his personal diary. And once or twice he subbed for his pal Hal as the Lantern when the real deal was occupied and needed to appear. Thomas eventually met his longtime sweetheart Terga, and they had children together
In later years, Hal and Thomas drifted apart, and a rift developed between the two. This was eventually mended, and they regained their close friendship.
Thomas' Earth-Two counterpart was businessman J.J. Lentil. JJ was a sponsor of Alan Scott aka Green Lantern of Earth-Two. He would repeatedly interact with both Scott and his alter ego, including a few cases involving the Harlequin. Although he was a fierce proponent and supporter of the emerald crusader, Lentil never had a clue that the Lantern and Scott were one in the same despite their frequent interactions with one another. Although not a malevolent fellow, Lentil was most definitely motivated more by money than by loyalty. For this reason, it was another diminutive bald man who earned Alan's trust moreso than JJ. His name was Doiby.
Doiby Dickles, known affectionately as Doiby for the derby he always wore, was a cab driver who knew how to make his cab Goitrude's engine go. He also had a GL costume he donned from time to time, and adopted the alter ego of the Devastating Doiby. Dickles' Earth-One counterpart was Ireland's Daniel "Jack O'Lantern" Cormac, an ally of Hal's
Then, of course, our champions also had fellow heroes among their closest of friends. Hal's best friend was a tie.. early on it was Barry Allen aka the Flash as they were both charter members of the Justice League and shared a few team-ups between the two of them. Later on, however, it was a disaffected Green Arrow who felt alienated from society and later gravitated towards Jordan when they traveled through America.
Alan's best friend had to be Jay Garrick aka the Flash, and that remained the case from the early days when they first formed the Justice Society until decades later while still fighting alongside one another. Scott never formed a bond with his world's Green Arrow, who had joined Law's Legionnaires and had disappeared for decades only to return and retire. Nevertheless, others among his Society pals ended up being close allies. Each had a pet, Hal's being the alien being Itty and Alan's being his wonder dog Streak. And of course, the Emerald Crusaders themselves were fast friends when they visited each other's world.
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