Charles Vicker (New Earth)

Green Lantern
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1950s-2011‎
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Real Name	Charles Vicker
Main Alias	Green Lantern
Other Aliases	Charlie Vicker
Relatives	Roger (brother, deceased)
Affiliation	Green Lantern Corps · Darkstars
Base Of Operations	Oa
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Actor
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-One · New Earth
Sector	Sector 3319
Partner	None
Creators	John Broome · Gil Kane
First Appearance	Green Lantern Vol 2 #55 (September, 1967)
Appearance of Death	Green Lantern Vol 3 #75 (July, 1996)

Charlie Vicker was an actor who portrayed Green Lantern in a TV show on Earth.

History

Origin

Charlie enjoyed his fame and happily threw himself into the life of a playboy television star. After one particularly grueling night of partying, Charlie was too hung over to show up on set so his brother Rodger had to go on as his stand in. Unfortunately for Roger, a group of various space criminals, led by former Earth criminal Al Magone, mistook the television Green Lantern for the real thing and attacked during a live broadcast. The criminals were ones previous imprisoned by the Green Lanterns on a special timeless criminal planet who had banded together and launched simultaneous attacks on Green Lanterns across the galaxy. By the time the real Green Lantern Hal Jordan arrived on the scene, the defenseless stand-in was dead and the criminal responsible was gone. Charlie was overcome with grief and blamed himself for his brother's death. He demanded that Hal Jordan bring him along in his hunt for the murderer responsible, so that Charlie could avenge his brother. Eventually the two, along with the the rest of the Green Lantern Corp tracked the criminals down and brought their terror to an end. During the battle, Hal Jordan gave Vicker a power ring from one of the fallen Green Lanterns and appointed him a temporary Green Lantern. Vicker proved himself well enough that the Guardians of the Universe granted him his own Power Ring.

Green Lantern Corps

He was assigned to Sector 3319 where the strange alien inhabitants made Vicker uncomfortable and alone. Just when he considered resigning from the Green Lantern Corps, Vicker saved an alien child from death. The child's mother was extremely grateful to Vicker making him realize that their physical differences hid how similar the aliens were to mankind.

Following the first destruction of the Central Power Battery of Oa, Vicker ended up stranded and powerless in the planet Hwagaagaa during an invasion from the Tebans. Vicker used his skills as an actor to teach the natives of his sector the great plays of Earth and helped them become warriors to fend off against the invaders.

Darkstars

Vicker later joined John Stewart's Darkstars in an effort to fill in the void left by the Green Lantern Corps' destruction. Charlie was killed during the battle with Grayven, third son of Darkseid, a battle that decimated the Darkstars' ranks.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Acting
• Indomitable Will
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Green Lantern Power Battery

Transportation

• Flight: Via Power Ring.

Weapons

• Green Lantern Ring
  • Energy Construct Creation
    • Force Field
  • Energy Projection
  • Flight

Related

• 14 Appearances of Charles Vicker (New Earth)
• 5 Images featuring Charles Vicker (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Charles Vicker (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Charles Vicker (New Earth)

Footnotes

Green Lantern Corps member This character is or was a member of the Green Lantern Corps, chosen by the Guardians of the Universe to act as their sector's Green Lantern and to protect it from interstellar threats with a Power Ring. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Green Lantern Corps members category."

Darkstars member This character is or was a member of the Darkstars, an intergalactic police force. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Darkstars category."