Cover: Paul Reinman

Green Lantern #20

Jun 1946 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~67,414 copies sold its debut month

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“Shadow of the Past”

In "Shadow of the Past," Green Lantern #20 (1946) delivers a gripping tale of desperation and moral reckoning, as Marvin Martin, believing he has a terminal illness, makes a fateful decision to return to a life of crime to secure his son’s future. Written by Alfred Bester and illustrated by Martin Nodell, the story unfolds with a quiet intensity, grounded in the emotional weight of a father’s sacrifice. The cover, by Paul Reinman, captures the tension of a man torn between duty and survival.

writer Alfred Bester · artist, inker Martin Nodell · cover Paul Reinman

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writer Alfred Bester

artist, inker Martin Nodell

cover pencils, inks Paul Reinman

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Marvin Martin, mistakenly informed by his doctor that he has a fatal disease, decides to resume his criminal career in order to financially arrange for his only son's future.

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