Green Lantern #8 Don/Maggie Thompson Collection pedigree (DC, 1961) CGC NM 9.4 White pages....
Auction amount: $2,629.00
Sold: May 17, 2014
Green Lantern #8 Values
Publisher: DC, 1961
About Green Lantern #8
First 5700 A.D. story. Gil Kane grey tone cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Jack Adler
Colors: Jack Adler (see notes)
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Pencil and ink credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Wash cover. In an interview in Alter Ego #56 (February 2006), Adler told how he accomplished this art over Gil Kane's pencils. He also did the prints, color schemes and color separations for this cover.
Reprints: The Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #10 (January 1976)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan; aka Pol Manning]; Zegor warriors (villains); Solarites; Raf Tamin; Chairman Dasor; Iona Vane; gold sea monster; Dr. Vance Barnard (flashback only); Earth army
Synopsis: Zegors, a highly evolved gila monster form, have the earth under attack in 5700 AD, and the ruling Solarite council brings Hal Jordan to defeat them. He does so by destroying their main weapon and is returned to the present, with no knowledge of his adventure.
Pages: 24.000
Script: John Broome
Pencils: Gil Kane
Inks: Joe Giella
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Reprints: DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #20 (February-March 1976)
Notes: First story set in 5700 A.D. with the Pol Manning secret identity. Story across 25 pages in 3 chapters of 12.67 pages, 7.67 pages, and 3.67 pages. Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297 |
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