Editing G'nort

{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
|image=G'nort Esplanade G'neesmacher.png
|caption = G'nort as depicted in ''Green Lantern'' vol. 3 #24 (May 1992); art by Pat Broderick (pencils), Romeo Tanghal (inks), Tony Tollin (colors).
|character_name=G'nort
|real_name=G'nort Esplanade G'neeshmacher
| species = [[List of alien races in DC Comics#G'Newtians|G'Newtian]]
| homeworld = [[List of DC Universe locations#Planetary systems|G'newt]]
|publisher=[[DC Comics]]
|debut=''[[Justice League International]]'' #10 (February 1988)
|creators=[[Keith Giffen]]<br>[[J. M. DeMatteis]]
|alliances=[[Green Lantern Corps]]<br/>[[Darkstars]]<br/>[[Justice League]]<br/>[[Justice League International]]
|aliases=
|powers=[[power ring (weapon)|Power Ring]], power mantle, power constructs 
}}
'''G'nort''' (pronunciation: "nort"<ref>''[[Who's Who in the DC Universe]]'' (loose-leaf) #16 inside front cover equivalent.</ref>) '''Esplanade G'neesmacher''' is a character appearing in [[DC Comics]]. He is a member of the [[Green Lantern Corps]] and later a [[Darkstars|Darkstar]] and a member of the Justice League Antarctica. He resembles an anthropomorphic dog and is generally incompetent and used as [[comic relief]].

G'nort has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with [[Alexander Polinsky]] voicing him in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''.

==Publication history==
G'nort first appeared in ''[[Justice League International]]'' #10 (February 1988), and was created by [[Keith Giffen]] and [[J. M. DeMatteis]].<ref name=Guide>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=116}}</ref> His appearance and personality were modeled after [[Ed Norton (The Honeymooners)|Ed Norton]] from ''[[The Honeymooners]]''.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Cite book | last = Beatty | first = Scott | author-link = Scott Beatty | contribution = G'nort | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The DC Comics Encyclopedia | pages = 139 | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | place = New York | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7566-4119-1 | oclc = 213309017}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
G'nort is from the planet G'newt, and joins the Green Lantern Corps at the suggestion of his uncle G'newman. Despite his incompetence, he is consistently depicted as brave, loyal, and honorable.<ref name="jli10">{{Cite comic |Date=February 1988 |Title=Justice League International |Story=Soul of the Machine |Issue=#10 |Publisher=[[DC Comics]] |Writer=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]] |Cowriters=[[J. M. DeMatteis]] |Penciller=[[Kevin Maguire (artist)|Maguire, Kevin]] |Inker=[[Al Gordon (comics)|Gordon, Al]] |Page=6 |Panel=6}}</ref> Later in his career, G'nort joins the [[Justice League International]].<ref>{{multiref2|''Justice League International'' #14-16 (June–August 1988)|''Justice League America'' Annual #4 (April 1990)|''Justice League Quarterly'' #2 (April 1991)
}}</ref>

It is later revealed that G'nort and G'newman were given their rings by the Weaponers of [[Qward]], who sought to discredit the Green Lantern Corps.<ref>{{multiref2|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #12 (May 1991)|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #13 (June 1991)|''Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' #1 (June 1992)|''Green Lantern Corps Quarterly'' #5 (June 1993)
}}</ref>

In ''[[Emerald Twilight]]'', G'nort loses his power ring and temporarily joins the Darkstars and [[Super Buddies]] Antarctica.<ref>''Formerly Known as the Justice League'' #1-6 (September 2003-February 2004)</ref><ref>''Green Lantern 80-Page Giant'' #1 (December 1998)</ref> During the [[Rann-Thanagar War]], G'newt is destroyed and G'nort grapples with the loss of his family.<ref>{{multiref2|''Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage'' #1-2 (June–July 2006)|''Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Secret Files & Origins'' (February 2008)|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 5) #20 (May 2013)|''[[Larfleeze]]'' #11-12 (May–June 2014)|''Green Lantern'' (vol. 6) #5 (October 2021)
}}</ref><ref name="ccilive1">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090727063836/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22236 CCI LIVE: Green Lantern Blackest Night Panel], [[Comic Book Resources]], July 25, 2009</ref>

==Other versions==

* An alternate universe variant of G'nort appears in ''[[I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League]]''. This version is a rampaging flea-infested giant.<ref>{{cite book |title= The supervillain book: the evil side of comics and Hollywood|last= Misiroglu|first= Gina|year= 2006|publisher= [[Visible Ink Press]]|isbn= 0780809777}}</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of G'nort makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Planetary (comics)|Planetary]]'' as one of several dead Green Lanterns on display in the Planetary headquarters.<ref>''Planetary JLA: Terra Occulta'' (November 2002)</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
* G'nort makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'' episode "The Green Loontern".<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=G'Nort Voices (Green Lantern) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Green-Lantern/GNort/ |access-date=July 15, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
* G'nort appears in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', voiced by [[Alexander Polinsky]].<ref name="btva" />
* G'nort makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[Justice League Action]]'' episode "The Fatal Fare".<ref name="btva" />

===Video games===
G'nort appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>

===Miscellaneous===
* G'nort's career is examined in ''Green Lantern and Philosophy''.<ref>{{cite book |title= Green Lantern and Philosophy|last= Irwin|first= William|year= 2001|publisher= [[John Wiley & Sons]]|isbn= 978-0-470-57557-4|page=66}}</ref>
* G'nort received a paragraph in ''Planet Dog: A Doglopedia''.<ref>{{cite book |title= Planet Dog: A Doglopedia|url= https://archive.org/details/planetdog00sand|url-access= registration|last= Choron|first= Sandra|year= 2005|publisher= [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]|isbn= 978-0-618-51752-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/planetdog00sand/page/30 30]}}</ref>
* G'nort appears in the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' tie-in comic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Justice League Unlimited'' #46 - The Dork, G'Nort, Returns (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/justice-league-unlimited-46-the-dork-gnort-returns/4000-141086/ |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>
* A hologram of G'nort appears in ''[[Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century]]'' #6.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century'' #6 - Attack of the Green Lantern Corps (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/legion-of-super-heroes-in-the-31st-century-6-attac/4000-114792/ |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050701011642/http://glcorps.dcuguide.com/book2.php The Book of OA]

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