- Returned to the comics industry in the 1980's and remained a popular artist until his death in 2006.
- Creator the ''Green Lantern'' comics.
- He first came up with the idea for ''Green Lantern'' in January 1940 at the 34th Street subway station in Manhattan. Nodell noticed a trainman waving a lantern along the darkened tracks. He coupled the imagery with elements from Richard Wagner's operatic Ring cycle as well as Chinese folklore and Greek mythology to create the hero.
- Used the pen name of Mart Dellon on his first comics as They were considered low art at the time.
- Left the comics industry in 1950 to work in Advertising.
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