tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post4254362915808228841..comments2024-01-17T22:32:54.188-08:00Comments on Comics Make Me Happy!: 75 Favorite Moments in DC History: Number 64LissBirdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-78910482898389649992010-08-19T18:50:34.770-07:002010-08-19T18:50:34.770-07:00Didn't Darwin Cooke originally base his design...Didn't Darwin Cooke originally base his design of Hal on Burt Lancaster?<br /><br />Gil Kane (Hal's original artist) designed Hal and Carol Ferris to resemble Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor.Sea-of-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813600516703661200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-80145080311095932102010-08-16T21:10:07.311-07:002010-08-16T21:10:07.311-07:00Yeah...Darwyn's characterization of "Hal ...Yeah...Darwyn's characterization of "Hal the pacifist" and trying to give him depth didn't quite work for him, I think. He's better if he's more shallow. The "I'd like to see the stars," bit I liked, though.<br /><br />Good call, Frank. I didn't think of Lancaster. I'm seeing shades of Charlton Heston, too.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-29154379207619705232010-08-16T18:51:27.074-07:002010-08-16T18:51:27.074-07:00Burt Lancaster?Burt Lancaster?Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-568009540291131956.post-33354830189057693282010-08-16T07:56:42.378-07:002010-08-16T07:56:42.378-07:00Totally agree -- Hal Jordan is a classic, supremel...Totally agree -- Hal Jordan is a classic, supremely confident, not-much-depth-to-him (at least, that he wants people to see), square-jawed hero. Women want him, and men want to be him. Just like Han Solo, James Bond, and others of their kind. :-) <br /><br />Also meaning -- yeah -- you either love him or hate him, depending on how you tend to react to that sort of character.Sea-of-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813600516703661200noreply@blogger.com