Hand or also known as Black Hand is a longtime enemy of Green Lantern.
History[]
Biography[]
Hand was born to a wealthy family who resided in California and was raised by his brothers, David, Peter and Joe. He was considered the black sheep of the Hand family, he was mistreated by his brothers who were treated better by their parents. Disgusted with life, William began to become a criminal, and a pickpocket to commit major crimes. He even created a black book on how to succeed with the life of crime; in addition he was also a genius and created a device that helped him absorb the energy of the Green Lantern.
Infinite Crisis[]
After the events of the Infinity Crises, his origins were changed and he became obsessed with death and when his parents died and there was a funeral home. Then when he was taken to psychiatry because of his obsession and that he committed taxidermia with a family dog. He was wanted by Atrocitus, after which William stole Lantern Red, however he is stopped by Sinestro and Hal who detained him. Then he would commit his first murder and he would be obsessed with turning off the Green Lantern light.
Prime Earth[]
After that Black Hand was a member of the Indigo Tribe even when he was released, tries to commit suicide to escape his ring of power, and after jumping off a cliff. He ends up becoming a Black Lantern.