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Front Cover: Green Lantern #1

Green Lantern #1

Issue Date: Fall 1941
Publisher: D.C. Comics
Era/Age: Golden/Atom

Grade: 9.0 (VF/NM)
Grade Service: CGC   ID#0066171001
Page Condition: Off-White to White
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Price: $35,000
Status: SOLD!
Green Lantern earned his own book after a successful run in All-American Comics. This issue's story retells the origin of Alan Scott, the Golden Age bearer of the ring. The book features a cover by Howard Purcell and interior art by GL's creator Martin Nodell, with stories by Bill Finger. The issue is a Gerber "7."

This is the highest graded copy and ranked 16th out of 100 Top Golden Age Age book by Overstreet.

Overstreet 2006 VF/NM 9.0 value = $41,000; NM- 9.2 value = $58,000.

Recent comparable sales: One of the other CGC 9.0 copies, though that one with Cream to Off-White pages, garnered a $46,000 bid at the August 2005 Heritage  auction but didn't meet the $51,750 reserve.

Front Cover: Green Lantern #2

Green Lantern #2

Issue Date: Winter 1942
Publisher: D.C. Comics
Era/Age: Golden/Atom

Grade: 9.0 (VF/NM)
Grade Service: CGC   ID#0079560005
Page Condition: White
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Price: $7,000
Status: SOLD!
The first book length Green Lantern story, this copy ranks tied as the best of the CGC certified copies. The third best is down at an 8.0.

Overstreet 2006 VF 9.0 value = $7,835; NM- 9.2 value = $11,000.

Front Cover: Green Lantern #1

Green Lantern #1

Issue Date: July-August 1960
Publisher: D.C. Comics
Era/Age: Silver

Grade: 4.5 (VG+)
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Price: $700
Status: SOLD!
Origin retold, Gil Kane c/a.

Slight cover miswrap, slight staple rusting, moderate spine wear, penny sized stain fc (extending four pages interior), one smaller sized fc stain, slight bc staining and "dirt", other creases/tearing visible in scan, BEAUTIFUL cover colors!

Aggressively priced to sell!!!

OSPG 2008 values: VG 4.0 = $696; FN 6.0 = $1,044.


 
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