In Darkest Night........
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Artist who created superhero Green Lantern dies
"n 1940, comic-book artist Martin Nodell was awaiting the subway home to Brooklyn when he saw a trainman waving a lantern. It was a common sight, but to an artist desperate for fresh ideas, it was inspiration.
"It was green, which meant things were safe," said Mr. Nodell, then 25. "I wrote down 'Green Lantern.' I added elements of everything I liked - Chinese folklore, Greek mythology, Wagner's opera (The Ring of the Nibelungen).''
Mr. Nodell, who soon created the legendary superhero Green Lantern and later helped create the Pillsbury Doughboy, died in Wisconsin on Saturday. The West Palm Beach resident was 91. "
Artist who created superhero Green Lantern dies
"n 1940, comic-book artist Martin Nodell was awaiting the subway home to Brooklyn when he saw a trainman waving a lantern. It was a common sight, but to an artist desperate for fresh ideas, it was inspiration.
"It was green, which meant things were safe," said Mr. Nodell, then 25. "I wrote down 'Green Lantern.' I added elements of everything I liked - Chinese folklore, Greek mythology, Wagner's opera (The Ring of the Nibelungen).''
Mr. Nodell, who soon created the legendary superhero Green Lantern and later helped create the Pillsbury Doughboy, died in Wisconsin on Saturday. The West Palm Beach resident was 91. "
