...And I shall shed my light over dark evil... For dark things cannot stand the light... The light of the Green Lantern! Those are the words that were spoken by one of the most famous comic book heroes ever. That character was created by Martin Nodell. Martin Nodell passed away this weekend (Sat. Nov. 09, 2006). Martin Nodell started working in comic books in 1938 as a freelance artist. He then joined DC comics where he created the Green Lantern. He then left DC to join Timely Comics. Timely Comics would eventually become Marvel Comics and that is where he worked on characters like Sub-Mariner and Captain America. He retired in 1976. R.I.P.