Martin Nodell, creator of Green Lantern, RIP

By at 4:35 pm Tuesday, Dec 12

Files Mart1 Martin Nodell, creator of the Green Lantern, has died at the age of 91. The Green Lantern, based on a New York subway train operator holding a green lantern, debuted in 1940. Nodell later worked on the ad team that developed the Pillsbury Doughboy. (Image of Nodell from a fan's Green Lantern site.)
Link to AP obituary

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