Green Lantern Vol 2 171

"Shelflife": Green Lantern and Dorine visit an unnamed desert world. They are soon caught by the "Caretaker" of a lifeless alien race. By siphoning off the life-force from his own wife, and the now captured duo, the Caretaker believes he can c

"Shelflife"
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Green Lantern Vol 2 #171
December, 1983
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Gil Kane
Shelflife
Writers	Keith Giffen Robin Snyder Joey Cavalieri
Pencilers	Alex Toth
Inkers	Terry Austin
Letterers	Phil Felix
Editors	Ernie Colon Len Wein
Deeter & Dragons!
Writers	Todd Klein
Pencilers	Dave Gibbons
Inkers	Dave Gibbons
Letterers	Todd Klein
Previous Issue	Green Lantern Vol 2 # 170
Next Issue	Green Lantern Vol 2 # 172

I think about what I've seen... a man who never gave up looking for life.... even when death was laughing in his face... and I remember the words of a poet... "Do not go gentle into that good night... Rage, rage... against the dying of the light."

— Green Lantern

Green Lantern (Volume 2) #171 is an issue of the series Green Lantern (Volume 2) with a cover date of December, 1983.

Synopsis for "Shelflife"

Green Lantern and Dorine visit an unnamed desert world. They are soon caught by the "Caretaker" of a lifeless alien race. By siphoning off the life-force from his own wife, and the now captured duo, the Caretaker believes he can cure the "sleeping sickness" his people have. While his his wife is hooked up to his experimental machine, he increases the "life-force" power which causes the machinery to go out of control and explode, killing him in the process. Later, the sadden wife explains that her husband needed a purpose and was committed to helping his people, however, his determination made him blind to the obvious, his race was not sleeping, but already dead.

Appearing in "Shelflife"

Featured Characters:

• Green Lantern

Supporting Characters:

• Dorine Clay

Villains:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• The "Caretaker" (Dies)
• Gretta (The "Caretaker's" wife)
• Guardians of the Universe (Behind the scenes)

Locations:

• An unnamed desert world

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Deeter & Dragons!"

After saving a boy from a humiliating experience with four girls, a Green Lantern tells the lad of the time he experienced some "girl trouble" of his own.

Appearing in "Deeter & Dragons!"

Featured Characters:

• Sir Deeter (Flashback and main story)
• Okonoko (Flashback only)

Supporting Characters:

• Princess Oryna (Flashback only)

Villains:

• King Grazoum (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• South Quig

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  

Trivia

• Green Lantern's quote is from the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Green Lantern series
• Images from Green Lantern Vol 2 171