Green Lantern #14

Name: Green Lantern #14
Brand: DC

Dec 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD

“The Case of the Crooked Cook!”

In "The Case of the Crooked Cook!", Green Lantern Alan Scott visits a doctor for a stomach ache, only to be told the pain is psychosomatic—his cure, simply to smile. But when he does, something strange happens: his smile triggers confessions from those around him, revealing hidden crimes. Written by Alfred Bester and illustrated by Martin Nodell, with a cover by Irwin Hasen, this 1944 issue delivers a quirky, unexpected twist on the hero’s usual adventures.

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writer Alfred Bester · artist, inker Martin Nodell · cover Irwin Hasen

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writer Alfred Bester

artist, inker Martin Nodell

cover pencils, inks Irwin Hasen

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Alan visits the doctor foe a stomach ache and he is told the pain is psychosomatic. The cure: smile! But when Alan smiles, it has a very strange effect on people: it makes them confess to crimes they have committed!

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