Warning: Spoilers for DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Laid an Egg #1!The most powerful Blue Lantern inGreen Lanternhistory has just been unveiled in DC’s all-new Christmas special. The Blue Lanterns have emerged as themost important heroes in the DC Universe, arguably more important than the Green Lantern Corps. Characters like Saint Walker andBarbara Gordon have held the Blue Lantern mantleproudly, and now, another joins their rank: Mrs. Claus.
In an unexpected team-up with John Stewart’s Green Lantern,Santa Claus' wife, Mrs. Carol Claus, joins DC lore as the latest Blue LanterninDC’sBatman Smells, Robin Laid an Egg#1’s story “Santa’s Oath?” by Dorado Quick, M.L. Sanapo, Arif Prianto, and Dave Sharpe. In fact, the story reveals that Mrs. Claus was a Blue Lantern long before the events of this story.
Mrs. Claus pulls off some notable stunts in this short story. That power - and being Santa’s wife - alludes to the allure of what could be the most powerful Blue Lantern.
How Does Mrs. Claus Become Green Lantern’s Newest Counterpart?
She Was Gifted a Blue Lantern Ring by Santa Claus
Green Lantern’s story begins on Christmas Eve, while he’s patrolling the cosmos. During this time, the Toyman strikes, attacking Santa Claus on his busiest day of the year. As if that wasn’t enough to solidify his status on the Naughty List, Toyman jacks Santa for his sack. Meanwhile,John Stewart inserts himself into Santa’s storywhen he sees an explosion in Metropolis. Rather than find Santa, John finds Mrs. Claus. John is naturally skeptical that he’s speaking with the real deal - until she tells him the true status of his childhood Christmas presents.
Green Lantern isn’t the only DC hero to team up with a Claus in recent memory. Check out the completed miniseriesBatman / Santa Claus: Silent Knightby Jeff Parker and Michele Bandini, available now both digitally and in a collected edition from DC Comics.
Convinced, John Stewart offers Carol a temporary Green Lantern ring, but Mrs. Claus assures him that she doesn’t need one -she has a Power Ring of her own gifted to her personally by Mr. Claus. John helps her find the ring in the sleigh, and within moments, Carol utters the Blue Lantern oath. Suddenly, she adorns a shining blue and white dress, sporting the Blue Lantern insignia as a chest emblem. This story may be her first superhero team-up as a Blue Lantern, but this is far from Carol’s first rodeo. She is anxious to get into the action with John.
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What Mrs. Claus Does in This Story
From there, John Stewart uses his Green Lantern ring to manifest a sleigh (and a festive hat for the occasion) before riding in it with Mrs. Claus, ready to tackle the Toyman for his evil deeds. John may have usedhis ring’s ultimate powerto manifest the sleigh, butCarol uses her Blue Power Ring to manifest the ropes for the sleigh, manning the contraption herself. It doesn’t take long before the duo finds Toyman riding through the air in his robotic sleigh with robot reindeer.
There’s a lot of potential for the future - if Mrs. Claus returns to the DC Universe.
Truthfully,Mrs. Claus doesn’t take much part in the action, though it is not like this Green Lantern would have needed her help to begin with. After all, it’s the Toyman. He may be one ofSuperman’s most underrated enemies, but he’s also one of the weaker villains in any DC hero’s rogues gallery. In any case, John disposes of the Toyman by launching a Christmas tree construct at the Toyman and his sleigh, stopping him in his tracks. They retrieve the gift sack before trapping Toyman in a cage. To her credit, Carol does manifest a Blue Lantern construct of coal in Toyman’s cell.
How Powerful Is DC Comics' Newest Blue Lantern, Mrs. Claus?
More Than the Comic May Suggest
On paper, it may be hard for some readers to see what the hype around Mrs. Claus being a Blue Lantern is all about. In fact, some may come out of this story wondering what the point of showcasing Mrs. Claus with a Blue Power Ring would be if she hardly does anything with the ring. It’s not all for naught, though, asthere’s a lot of potential for the future- if Mrs. Claus returns to the DC Universe.
Given Santa’s DC track recordas Batman’s trainer, this won’t be the last time that the DC Universe will see Carol. That’s a good thing, too, becausethe story offers small hints that Mrs. Claus is capable of so much more than she shows off in this comic. For starters, before confronting Toyman, Carol utters that she holds"the power of hope.“She could just be referring to the power of the Blue Lantern ring, which ispowered by the Blue Light of Hope. That in mind, it could also tie in deeper with Christmas than anything else.
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Carol, instead, could be referring to the hope of every person who still believes in the Christmas spirit. It could even be a little bit of both, and in either case, that level of hope holds a lot of power for whoever wields it. Mrs. Claus, by extension of her husband, holds the power of Christmas in her hands, with or without the Blue Lantern ring, and that has to count for something. That kind of power, on top of holding a ring, is more power than anyGreen Lanternhas ever held for themselves.
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Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name given to multiple enforcers of intergalactic justice in the DC Universe. Green Lanterns can harness the cosmic energy of willpower, and create unique spectral objects to face off against their enemies. Though some Green Lanterns have assisted with the Justice League, they primarily belong to the Green Lantern Corps.
