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* ArmoredClosetGay: [[spoiler:After returning to the Soviet Union, Vlad Sokov quickly married a woman to allay any suspicions about his sexuality. He also claims that his relationship with Alan was purely for the mission and "I'm not like you", even though the flashback showed him sleeping with the political officer who chose him to be a spy.]]
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: [[spoiler:After facing his former lover Johhny Ladd/Vladimir, Alan Scott asks if the former's wife knows about him, when Vladimir (Crimson Flame) interrupts Alan, thinking he meant "homosexual". However, Alan finishes the question: if she knows he is a spy.]]
* BeardOfEvil: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame's bearded look contrasts with Green Lantern's clean-shaven one. The former is also the villain of the piece.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: The Justice Society appears to help Green Lantern and Crimson Flame at the end of issue #5.
* CallForward: [[spoiler:In issue #4, Crimson Flame explains to Green Lantern that both the Crimson and the Green flames are powered by emotion]] - which is the main power source of the Emotional Spectrum of the Green Lantern mythos. Confirmed in issue #5, when [[spoiler:the Emerald Flame, using Jimmy's body, explains to Alan about the Guardians of the Universe and the Starheart.]]
* CureYourGays: Following the incident with the Red Flame, Alan's relationship with Johnny was exposed. As Alan had saved multiple lives during the incident, the army didn't want to discharge him for fear that those he saved might protest in his defense, so instead, they offered to let him return to the military if he agreed to submit to "therapy" to cure his "disease". Said therapy included electro-convulsive therapy and the threat of lobotomy. Poor Billie, Alan's roommate, gets the latter and is sent home as "Mr. Billings".
* BeardOfEvil: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame's bearded look contrasts with Green Lantern's clean-shaven one. The former is also the villain of the piece.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: The Justice Society appears to help Green Lantern and Crimson Flame at the end of issue #5.
* CallForward: [[spoiler:In issue #4, Crimson Flame explains to Green Lantern that both the Crimson and the Green flames are powered by emotion]] - which is the main power source of the Emotional Spectrum of the Green Lantern mythos. Confirmed in issue #5, when [[spoiler:the Emerald Flame, using Jimmy's body, explains to Alan about the Guardians of the Universe and the Starheart.]]
* CureYourGays: Following the incident with the Red Flame, Alan's relationship with Johnny was exposed. As Alan had saved multiple lives during the incident, the army didn't want to discharge him for fear that those he saved might protest in his defense, so instead, they offered to let him return to the military if he agreed to submit to "therapy" to cure his "disease". Said therapy included electro-convulsive therapy and the threat of lobotomy. Poor Billie, Alan's roommate, gets the latter and is sent home as "Mr. Billings".
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: [[spoiler:After facing his former lover Johhny Ladd/Vladimir, Alan Scott asks if the former's wife knows about him, when Vladimir (Crimson Flame) (Red Lantern) interrupts Alan, thinking he meant "homosexual". However, Alan finishes the question: if she knows he is a spy.]]
* BeardOfEvil:[[spoiler:Crimson Flame's [[spoiler: Red Lantern's bearded look contrasts with Green Lantern's clean-shaven one. The former is also the villain of the piece.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: The Justice Society appears to help Green Lantern andCrimson Flame Red Lantern at the end of issue #5.
* CallForward: [[spoiler:In issue #4,Crimson Flame Red Lantern explains to Green Lantern that both the Crimson and the Green flames Emerald Flames are powered by emotion]] - which is the main power source of the Emotional Spectrum of the Green Lantern mythos. Confirmed in issue #5, when [[spoiler:the Emerald Flame, using Jimmy's body, explains to Alan about the Guardians of the Universe and the Starheart.]]
* CureYourGays: Following the incident with theRed Crimson Flame, Alan's relationship with Johnny was exposed. As Alan had saved multiple lives during the incident, the army didn't want to discharge him for fear that those he saved might protest in his defense, so instead, they offered to let him return to the military if he agreed to submit to "therapy" to cure his "disease". Said therapy included electro-convulsive therapy and the threat of lobotomy. Poor Billie, Alan's roommate, gets the latter and is sent home as "Mr. Billings".
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* HasAType: In issue #5, [[spoiler: Crimson Flame comments about his victims, mentioning how they "all looked the same... and so very familiar", implying Alan was trying to relive their relationship.]]
* HuskyRusskie: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame appears in a one-page spread at the end of issue #3 and, like his cameos in the ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica2022'' book, he's got quite an imposing figure. He is also from Belarus, which, back then, was part of the Soviet Union.]]
* HuskyRusskie: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame appears in a one-page spread at the end of issue #3 and, like his cameos in the ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica2022'' book, he's got quite an imposing figure. He is also from Belarus, which, back then, was part of the Soviet Union.]]
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* HasAType: In issue #5, [[spoiler: Crimson Flame Red Lantern comments about his victims, mentioning how they "all looked the same... and so very familiar", implying Alan was trying to relive their relationship.]]
* HuskyRusskie:[[spoiler:Crimson Flame [[spoiler:Red Lantern appears in a one-page spread at the end of issue #3 and, like his cameos in the ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica2022'' book, he's got quite an imposing figure. He is also from Belarus, which, back then, was part of the Soviet Union.]]
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Billie takes the role of the unnamed Arkham inmate who crafted the lantern battery in previous continuities.
* NewOldFlame: {{Pun}} intended. Alan Scott's love life has been reinterpreted to add a previously unseen first lover to him, [[spoiler:who became the Soviet agentCrimson Flame.Red Lantern.]]
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* {{Prequel}}: Alan Scott's snippet in the one-shot ''DC Pride: Through the Years'' acts as a prologue to the mini-series, where he is telling his story to someone.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Crimson Host, a group of Soviet agents, appears in New York to attack Crimson Flame and Green Lantern, wearing dark Soviet-styled military uniforms and emiting the red glare of the Crimson Flame.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: A strange passenger takes a ride on Doiby's cab, and his eyes shine with a red glare. [[spoiler:As the end of issue #3 shows, he is Alan's nemesis, the Crimson Flame.]]
* {{Revision}}: The mini-series keeps the key event of Alan Scott's life: him surviving the trainwreck and being given powers by a green-colored source (as with other incarnations, the Green Flame). This time, the event is expanded to reveal more information about the accident.
* {{Prequel}}: Alan Scott's snippet in the one-shot ''DC Pride: Through the Years'' acts as a prologue to the mini-series, where he is telling his story to someone.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Crimson Host, a group of Soviet agents, appears in New York to attack Crimson Flame and Green Lantern, wearing dark Soviet-styled military uniforms and emiting the red glare of the Crimson Flame.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: A strange passenger takes a ride on Doiby's cab, and his eyes shine with a red glare. [[spoiler:As the end of issue #3 shows, he is Alan's nemesis, the Crimson Flame.]]
* {{Revision}}: The mini-series keeps the key event of Alan Scott's life: him surviving the trainwreck and being given powers by a green-colored source (as with other incarnations, the Green Flame). This time, the event is expanded to reveal more information about the accident.
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* OnceMoreWithClarity: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame's [[spoiler:Red Lantern's flashback in issue #4 reinterprets how he acted during their relationship, by giving new context to scenes previously shown in both the ''DC Pride Through the Years'' one-shot and earlier in the mini-series.]]
* {{Prequel}}: Alan Scott's snippet in the one-shot ''DC Pride: Through the Years'' acts as a prologue to the mini-series, where he is telling his story to someone.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Crimson Host, a group of Soviet agents, appears in New York to attack Crimson Flame Red Lantern and Green Lantern, wearing dark Soviet-styled military uniforms and emiting the red glare of the Crimson Flame.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: A strange passenger takes a ride on Doiby's cab, and his eyes shine with a red glare. [[spoiler:As the end of issue #3 shows, he is Alan's nemesis, theCrimson Flame.Red Lantern.]]
* {{Revision}}: The mini-series keeps the key event of Alan Scott's life: him surviving the trainwreck and being given powers by a green-colored source (as with other incarnations, theGreen Emerald Flame). This time, the event is expanded to reveal more information about the accident.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: A strange passenger takes a ride on Doiby's cab, and his eyes shine with a red glare. [[spoiler:As the end of issue #3 shows, he is Alan's nemesis, the
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* BigDamnHeroes: The Justice Society appears to help Green Lantern and Crimson Flame at the end of issue #5.
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* CallForward: [[spoiler:In issue #4, Crimson Flame explains to Green Lantern that both the Crimson and the Green flames are powered by emotion]] - which is the main power source of the Emotional Spectrum of the Green Lantern mythos. Confirmed with in issue #5, when [[spoiler:the Emerald Flame, using Jimmy's body, explains to Alan about the Guardians of the Universe and the Starheart.]]
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* CallForward: [[spoiler:In issue #4, Crimson Flame explains to Green Lantern that both the Crimson and the Green flames are powered by emotion]] - which is the main power source of the Emotional Spectrum of the Green Lantern mythos. Confirmed with in issue #5, when [[spoiler:the Emerald Flame, using Jimmy's body, explains to Alan about the Guardians of the Universe and the Starheart.]]
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: [[spoiler:After facing his former lover Johhny Ladd/Vladimir, Alan Scott asks if the former's wife knows about him, when Vladimir (Crimson Flame) interrupts Alan, thinking he meant "homosexual". However, Alan finishes the question: if she knows he is a spy.]]
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* HuskyRusskie: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame appears in a one-page spread at the end of issue #3 and, like his cameos in the ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica2022'' book, he's got quite an imposing figure. He is also from Belarus/Soviet Belarus, which, back then, was part of the Soviet Union.]]
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* SpottingTheThread: Sibverted; [[spoiler:Red Lantern is astonished that Alan didn't realize that he was lying about his origins when he claimed to be a graduate of the Florida State College; Florida State College was turned into an all-women's college in 1905, although it would become coeducational again in 1947, after the events of the miniseries.]]
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* SpottingTheThread: Sibverted; Subverted; [[spoiler:Red Lantern is astonished that Alan didn't realize that he was lying about his origins when he claimed to be a graduate of the Florida State College; Florida State College was turned into an all-women's college in 1905, although it would become coeducational again in 1947, after the events of the miniseries.]]
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* ArmoredClosetGay: [[spoiler:After returning to the Soviet Union, Vlad Sokov quickly married a woman to allay any suspicions about his sexuality.]]
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The miniseries explores in detail the terrible ways in which gay and transgender individuals were treated back in the thirties and forties. Even Jay Garrick, one of Alan's future best friends and a character who normally serves as a beloved grandfather figure to the entire DC universe, is put off by Alan's homosexuality. Subverted, surprisingly enough, with the Spectre. Normally TheDreaded because of his whole deal as the Wrath of God, he is quick to assure Alan that God does not actually regard homosexuality as inherently sinful.
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* HuskyRusskie: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame appears in a one-page spread at the end of issue #3 and, like his cameos in the ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica2022'' book, he's got quite an imposing figure. He is also from Russia/Soviet Belarus/Soviet Union.]]
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* {{Revision}}: The mini-series keeps the key event of Alan Scott's life: him surviving the trainwreck and being given powers by a green-coloured green-colored source (as with other incarnations, the Green Flame). This time, the event is expanded to reveal more information about the accident.accident.
* SpottingTheThread: Sibverted; [[spoiler:Red Lantern is astonished that Alan didn't realize that he was lying about his origins when he claimed to be a graduate of the Florida State College; Florida State College was turned into an all-women's college in 1905, although it would become coeducational again in 1947, after the events of the miniseries.]]
* SpottingTheThread: Sibverted; [[spoiler:Red Lantern is astonished that Alan didn't realize that he was lying about his origins when he claimed to be a graduate of the Florida State College; Florida State College was turned into an all-women's college in 1905, although it would become coeducational again in 1947, after the events of the miniseries.]]
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* BeardOfEvil: [[spoiler:Crimson Flame's bearded look contrasts with Green Lantern's clean-shaven one.]]
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: A strange passenger takes a ride on Doiby's cab, and his eyes shine with a red glare. [[spoiler:As the end of issue #3 shows, he is Alan's nemesis, the Crimson Flame.]]
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* OlderThanTheyLook: In the ''DC Pride: Through the Years'' one-shot, Alan's conversational partner says he is a centenarian, though he looks like he is in forties at the most.
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* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:The victims of the killings are people personally connected to Alan. And so is their killer.]]
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* MythologyGag: The Golden Age Red Lantern being a Soviet is one for the ''original'' Red Lantern story, which predates the modern Red Lantern Corps itself, and was instead about Kilowog defecting to the Soviet Union. Creator/GeoffJohns created both the new Golden Age Red Lantern and the Post-Crisis Red Lantern Corps - both are likely a nod to that story.
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''Alan Scott: The Green Lantern'' is a six-issue miniseries by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormay, published by Creator/DCComics as part of the ComicBook/DawnOfDC initiative.
Way back in the thirties, closeted-gay military engineer Alan Scott and his lover Johnny Ladd were part of a secret mission to study a mysterious Red Flame in the middle of the ocean. The mission went awry and Johnny was seemingly killed. Years later, a string of bizarre murders involving victims who are all both burned ''and'' drowned - and who all have ties to Alan, who has since become the hero known as the Green Lantern - forces Alan to confront his past.
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* CureYourGays: Following the incident with the Red Flame, Alan's relationship with Johnny was exposed. As Alan had saved multiple lives during the incident, the army didn't want to discharge him for fear that those he saved might protest in his defense, so instead, they offered to let him return to the military if he agreed to submit to "therapy" to cure his "disease". Said therapy included electro-convulsive therapy and the threat of lobotomy. Poor Billie, Alan's roommate, gets the latter and is sent home as "Mr. Billings".
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The miniseries explores in detail the terrible ways in which gay and transgender individuals were treated back in the thirties and forties. Even Jay Garrick, one of Alan's future best friends and a character who normally serves as a beloved grandfather figure to the entire DC universe, is put off by Alan's homosexuality.
* FunetikAksent: Doiby speaks in a stereotypical Brooklyn accent, and his dialogue often substitutes "oi" and "a" sounds for "ur" or "er" (for example, he pronounces "murder" as "moida".)
* TransparentCloset: In the forties, Alan is very much in the closet, but it's an open secret among his fellow superheroes.
Way back in the thirties, closeted-gay military engineer Alan Scott and his lover Johnny Ladd were part of a secret mission to study a mysterious Red Flame in the middle of the ocean. The mission went awry and Johnny was seemingly killed. Years later, a string of bizarre murders involving victims who are all both burned ''and'' drowned - and who all have ties to Alan, who has since become the hero known as the Green Lantern - forces Alan to confront his past.
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* CureYourGays: Following the incident with the Red Flame, Alan's relationship with Johnny was exposed. As Alan had saved multiple lives during the incident, the army didn't want to discharge him for fear that those he saved might protest in his defense, so instead, they offered to let him return to the military if he agreed to submit to "therapy" to cure his "disease". Said therapy included electro-convulsive therapy and the threat of lobotomy. Poor Billie, Alan's roommate, gets the latter and is sent home as "Mr. Billings".
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The miniseries explores in detail the terrible ways in which gay and transgender individuals were treated back in the thirties and forties. Even Jay Garrick, one of Alan's future best friends and a character who normally serves as a beloved grandfather figure to the entire DC universe, is put off by Alan's homosexuality.
* FunetikAksent: Doiby speaks in a stereotypical Brooklyn accent, and his dialogue often substitutes "oi" and "a" sounds for "ur" or "er" (for example, he pronounces "murder" as "moida".)
* TransparentCloset: In the forties, Alan is very much in the closet, but it's an open secret among his fellow superheroes.
