All-American Comics #24
In "The Slave Racket," Alan Scott, the Green Lantern, takes a dangerous undercover role to expose the brutal exploitation of workers by tycoon R. J. Karns, following the harrowing testimony of Jim Cass. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Martin Nodell, this 1941 tale blends social conscience with superhero action, as the hero rallies the enslaved laborers toward resistance. The cover, by Irwin Hasen, captures the tension of the moment with striking detail.
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When Jim Cass tells him how he was tricked into working as a slave in the tropics for tycoon R. J. Karns, Alan Scott signs on for the same job. Then, as Green Lantern, he encourages the workers to rebel before grabbing the overseer in order to take him to the U.S. to force him to testify against Karns.
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