Who Is Iron Lantern? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Iron Lantern is a Marvel Comics and DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Harold Stark, with over 2 comic issue appearances. Iron Lantern is the combination of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and Hal Jordan (aka the Green Lantern). He appears in Iron Lantern #1 (1997) as a part of the Amalgam Universe, a collaboration between Marvel and DC.

Who is Iron Lantern?

Origin Hal Stark is a billionaire and founder of Stark Air-Crafts. Hal was working on a flight simulator when the device suddenly took off with Hal in it. Stark discovered that the flight simulator was being drawn to a distant planet. Hal crashed landed on the planet yards away from alien space craft wreckage. Hal was badly injured with shards of metal stuck in his chest, Hal decided to make his way over to the ship in hope of survival. Stark stumbled on to the ship where he found a dying alien called Rhomann Sur. Rhomann Sur was sent by Oa, the Living Planet to deliver a message to Hal but, before Rhomann could give Hal the message, he died from his injuries. Hal, realizing he was dying as well, used all of his genius and engineering skills to make a high-tech suit made from parts of the alien ship.

Key facts

Iron Lantern is of human origin and first appeared in "Showdown at Stark Aircraft". The character is published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics. With 2 recorded issue appearances, Iron Lantern ranks among the most featured characters in comics.