Young
Hal Jordan (no, not
THAT Hal Jordan--this is his
cousin) inherited the mantle of
Air Wave from his father. But he's kinda of young to be a
DC hero, so while spending some time in
Coast City with his cousin, Hal Jordan (the
Green Lantern) taught Hal Jordan (Air Wave) some rules on how to protect your secret identity.
[BTW, whichever idiot it was who decided it was
cute to give Air Wave the same civilian name as Green Lantern: you're fired]
Now, asking Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) how to preserve your secret identity is akin to asking
Donald Trump's advice on running for President--neither one has had much success in that area.
Anyway, Hal Jordan's (Green Lantern) rules on how to keep Hal Jordan's (Airwave) identity a secret:
Fair enough...especially if you're going to keep saying "
Jeepers" every page, as you do in this story.
Hmmm, sound advice...
D'oh!! Now we'll
never know where not to leave you're costume!!
Wow, elder Hal really has put a surprising amount of thought into this. I wonder if the
JLA publishes a handbook or something...
Young Hal, most of us wouldn't
need an actual "rule" telling us not to leave clues to our civilian ID at the scene of a battle. That one is pretty
self evident, even to rookies...
Uhhhh....
duh? (Although this could easily slip into the "
talk like Hulk" rule, so you
do have to be careful.
Anyway, going to live with a new set of cousins (because Green Lantern Hal doubtless didn't want some kid hanging around his crib,
cramping his style, if you know what I mean), young Hal quickly gets a date with the hot number next door:
But of course, on the date he's called into action, and...
D'OH!!! Didn't Green Lantern warn you about the "
don't wear distinctive cologne on a date" rule?!?
Probably not...elder Hal Jordan strikes me as someone who slathers on the
Old Spice before hooking up with the ladies...
From Action Comics #488 (1978)