… like Xanthophobia – fear of the color yellow.
Hey, maybe that explains Green Lantern! He’s a guy with almost unlimited power, capable of defeating Superman himself. On the other hand, if his nemesis is dressed and face-painted entirely in yellow, he’s just some puny guy wandering around with a cheesy ring and a Coleman lantern.
This has actually happened in the comics. Batman and Robin once battled the ol’ Lantern while they were painted yellow in a yellow room. Robin bullied Lantern, taunted him, took his ring away, and would have beaten him to death had Batman not intervened.
So he can either defeat Superman or get his ass kicked by Robin.
Is Xanthophobia the answer?
“In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight.
Let those who worship evil’s might
Beware my power, Green Lantern’s light.
I crush the plans of each evil fellow
Unless, of course, he’s wearing yellow.”