Green Lantern #78 (DC, 1970) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $2,401.20
Sold: Oct 26, 2023
Green Lantern #78 Values
Publisher: DC, 1970
About Green Lantern #78
Black Canary appearances begin. Neal Adams cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Neal Adams
Inks: Neal Adams
Colors: Jack Adler
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Cover colorist credit from 2004 collected edition.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake Lance]; Old-Timer; Joshua; Aquarius (cameo, flashback); Larry Lance (cameo, flashback); Superman (cameo, flashback); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo, flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo, flashback); Superman (of Earth-2, cameo, flashback); Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo, flashback); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo, flashback); Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider] (cameo, flashback); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo, flashback); Wonder Woman (of Earth-2, cameo, flashback)
Synopsis: After a group of thugs overpower her and steal her bike, Black Canary is found by mind-controlling cult leader Joshua. When Green Lantern and Green Arrow encounter the thugs later and recognize Canary's bike, they set off in search of their friend. Though Canary initially refuses to leave the cult, when Joshua orders her to shoot Green Arrow, her mind won't let her, and she breaks free from Joshua's control.
Pages: 24.000
Script: Denny O'Neil
Pencils: Neal Adams
Inks: Frank Giacoia
Letters: John Costanza
Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 310 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 57 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 361 |
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