Given the question: Facts: - death place: waukesha , wisconsin - caption: martin nodell by michael netzer - subcat: american - death date: 9 december 2006 - pencil: y - ink: y - alias: mart dellon - birth date: 15 november 1915 - nationality: american - image: martin nodell portrait.jpg - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of martin nodell .
The answer is:
martin nodell -lrb- november 15 , 1915 -- december 9 , 2006 -rrb- was an american cartoonist and commercial artist , best known as the creator of the golden age superhero green lantern .some of his work appeared under the pen name '' mart dellon . ''