Real name: Cyrus Gorson
First appearance: All-American Comics#17 (August 1940)
Abilities: Graft
Worst act: Graft and corruption
Created by: Bill Finger (script), Mart Nodell (art)
For this story, Alan Scott apparently moved to Metropolis. No Superman though; no, Alan Scott must deal with the most insidious of foes, a public employee!
Cyrus Gorson is the Commissioner of Public Works for Metropolis, but he's also in deep with racketeer Muller. He undertakes the building of city projects but he makes sure his good buddy Muller gets the contracts for a small fee.
Alan Scott, as a mild mannered engineer, confronts the crooked duo but gets shots for his efforts. Deciding to use the magic ring after all, the Green Lantern confronts them again and Gorson takes a shot from his partner.
He dies, but its enough to bust Muller. A boring but corrupt figure, common at the time.
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