Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Format | one-shot |
Genre | |
Publication date | October 2001 |
No. of issues | 1 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Terry LaBan |
Penciller(s) | Rebecca Guay |
Inker(s) | Rebecca Guay |
Colorist(s) | Rebecca Guay |
Green Lantern: 1001 Emerald Nights is an American comic book prestige format one-shot published in 2001 by DC Comics in that company's Elseworlds imprint. [1] It is written by Terry LaBan with art by Rebecca Guay.
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