YouTube video by Comic Book School - Buddy Scalera & Mike Fasolo

So, who decided on Green Lantern Guy Gardner's whole...look? Interestingly enough, when he was originally created in 1968 by Gil Kane, Guy Gardner was meant to NOT stand out from the crowd, he was modelled after Martin Milner, a very “everyman” TV face. Guy was the backup lantern to Hal Jordan's starring role. By the 1980's writer Steve Englehart decided to completely revamp Guy, and with the help of artist Joe Staton, they did just that, Staton based Guy’s redesign on a British TV character known for “entitlement and resentment", none other than Danny Wilde from TV show 'The Persuaders!'. The visual design, the hair, posture & expressions were meant to scream arrogance, insecurity & aggression. The bowl cut & the vest? Guy likes it, thats the point. Essentially Guy’s look is intentional anti-hero design — everything is meant to visually communicate: this guy is abrasive, insecure, and not traditionally heroic. So who gave Guy his distinctive look? Thats Englehart & Staton, meanwhile in the comics, Guy's choices are all his own.