Comic Title: Green Lantern #65
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1968
On Sale Date: October 10, 1968 Newsstand Date October 10, 1968
Source: House Ad, Bat Lash #2, Page IFC

Copyright Date October 10, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1968

Newsstand Date October 10, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #69

Frequency: Monthly, (with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.)
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Dry Up -- and Die"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Green Lantern Vol. 4 TPB (2009)
Green Lantern:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Green Lantern (last appearance in Justice League of America #66; next appearance in Justice League of America #68)

Supporting Character(s)

• Eve Doremus (last appearance in Green Lantern #64; next appearance in Green Lantern #68)

Villain(s)

• Doctor Polaris (last appearance in Green Lantern #47; next appearance in DC Super Stars #10)
• A gang of holdup men (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While exploring the arctic looking for the magnetic north pole Neal Emerson falls into a crevasse. He becomes trapped near a glowing blue blob that is slowly dehydrating him and the entire planet. The blob combined with the magnetic properties of the north pole enable Emerson to issue a telepathic summons to Green Lantern.

In Evergreen City, Hal Jordan feels a compulsion to become Green Lantern. He encounters a gang of crooks, but the compulsion continues to pull him away making it difficult to stop them. GL finally defeats the crooks and overcomes the compulsion. He then continues on a date with Eve Doremus as Hal Jordan.

Emerson realizes his telepathic summons has failed, so he creates a mental duplicate of his evil personality, Doctor Polaris. The Polaris duplicate battles Green Lantern and temporarily stops him from using his power ring. Eventually, GL triumphs. The Emerald Gladiator then tracks down Emerson and destroys the blob that is drying up the Earth.