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Green Lantern 8

GREEN LANTERN #8

Cover Date: Fall 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-06-08

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Cover Credits:
Art: Howard Purcell, Sheldon Mayer


Story: "The Lady and Her Jewels" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
ArtMartin Nodell
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Alan Scott; last in All-American Comics #51)

Supporting Character(s):

Doiby Dickles (last in All-American Comics #51)

Villain(s):

Trigger Killian (a jewel thief; first appearance; dies)
Heist Nolan (first appearance)
Heist Nolan's gang (first appearance of all)
Carleton "Spider" Spadro (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Mrs. Killian (wife of Trigger Killian; first appearance; also under the identity of Mrs. Brown)
Joan Killian (Mrs. Killian's daughter; first appearance)
Jimmy Killian (Mrs. Killian's son; first appearance)
Mrs. Blabber (their neighbor; first appearance)
various townspeople

Location(s):

New York, NY
an unidentified small town


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Second Story: "A Lease On Life" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
ArtMartin Nodell
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Alan Scott)

Supporting Character(s):

Doiby Dickles

Villain(s):

Mr. Thornton (a bank owner; also known as a crimelord, "the Top;" first appearance)

Other Character(s):

John Forbes (first appearance)
Mrs. Forbes (his wife; first appearance)
Tommy Forbes (their son; first appearance)
Police officers


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJon L. Blummer
ArtJon L. Blummer
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Hop Harrigan (next in Comic Cavalcade #4/5)

Guest Star(s):

Jon L. Blummer

Supporting Character(s):

Tank Tinker


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Fourth Story: "Doiby Dickles Detective Deputies Ink" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoseph Greene
ArtMartin Nodell
Assistant editingTed Udall
EditingSheldon Mayer

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern (Alan Scott; next in Comic Cavalcade #3)

Supporting Character(s):

Doiby Dickles (next in Comic Cavalcade #3)

Villain(s):

Waxey Wells (head of a numbers racket; first appearance)
Waxey's gang (Eagle-Eye, Gimpy and Pete the Forger named; first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Teddy (a "deputy detective;" first appearance)
Knuckles (a "deputy detective;" first appearance)
Mr. Walsh (head of a charity; first appearance; dies)
Stoolie Gordon (first appearance; dies)
Police chief


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