GREEN LANTERN
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The Emerald
Gladiator. The power ring wielder. The guardian of sector 2814.
The
greatest Green Lantern of them of all.
Julius
Schwartz who was the long-time, great editor at DC Comics was in the
midst of a huge revival of superhero characters during the
1950s. He had his stable of writers and artists
working to create characters in the now
legendary title called Showcase.
This title allowed characters to be introduced to readers and
provided DC the information it needed to
gauge whether or not they might be good characters to have
their own ongoing titles.
Green Lantern was one of those characters.
Schwartz knew that he wanted to resurrect characters using
some of the legendary names from the Golden Age and
initially pegged the Flash to be his first test.
The Flash had 4 issues showcasing him in that title and the
response was very positive and shortly in 1959 was
granted his own title picking up the numbering where the
Golden Age Flash issues left off with issue #105.
Green
Lantern was the second superhero character to be brought
back from the Golden Age using his predecessor's name only.
His origin
was much more different than his Golden Age namesake and inline with the scientific motif
that Schwartz was very much into and knew fans of that
generation wanted.
Hal Jordan
the alter ego of the Silver Age Green Lantern would become
the superhero powerhouse by inheriting his powers from a
dying space alien who used his ring to seek out his
replacement. Someone who was without fear.
His suit was so much more sleeker and had that science
fiction look to it. His adventures had so much
involvement with other worlds and not just on earth.
He instantly became a success and was granted his own title
after being featured in three issues of Showcase in 1959.
The Green
Lantern title hit the scene in 1960 and writer John Broome
and artist Gil Kane and would introduce other Green Lanterns
from other worlds allowing the Hal Jordan Green Lantern to
travel to those worlds and encounter many, many different
kinds of characters and of course aliens and menaces along
the way.
They would
slowly bring back the Golden Age Green Lantern to be used in
several issues and even brought in a new human Green Lantern
in the form of Guy Gardner to further enhance the
storylines.
Unfortunately his early 1960s success would slowly wane away
and even after a critically acclaimed stint by writer Denny
O'Neil and artist Neal Adams from issues #76 through #89
offering a bold new set of stories and art and teaming Green
Lantern with Green Arrow, the title was canceled shortly
after.
It would be
re-launched a few years later and lasted for another ten
years before the character would go through numerous
revitalizations during the 1990s and 2000s.
A few
different individuals have taken over the role of Green
Lantern of sector 2814 including John Stewart, Guy Gardner
and Kyle Rayner until finally DC decided to bring back Hal
Jordan after he had changed and was presumed dead with his
encounters with the Parallax.
Since these
many transitions, Green Lantern has found a whole new
generation of readers and followers.
The Green
Lantern run of issues and other title offerings are
incredibly deep and rich.
There have been a couple of animated movies and TV series
and a major motion picture featuring either Hal Jordan or
John Stewart as the Green Lantern.
The fan
reaction and followers are stronger than ever in his long
history. He remains one of DC's most loved and endured
superhero.
Purchasing Green Lantern Comics
When reviewing sources to acquire
Green Lantern issues, I like to check
out local comic book shops and conventions. I get to see
the comics in person and can examine more issues at one time than I could online.
Eventually local sources go only so far since they rely on
collectors and other sellers in the area to bring them in.
Sources on the internet tend to travel and pick up
collections and will buy a lot of books online to add to
their inventory. They also have a lot of people from
all over the world who will contact them since they are not
tied to a local area to sell to them. These sellers
also tend to advertise on a more global scale than the local
comic book shop since their marketplace is the entire world
essentially.
mycomicshop
is a great place to find
Green Lantern
issues. They're a
national online seller and have been selling comic books
through the mail since the 1960s. They try to stock every issue of every
title that has ever been published.
You'll
see a large amount of
Green Lantern
covers of key books in the run
as well as general issues in the title on this page that I
think will interest any
Green Lantern
collection which will take
you directly to mycomicshop's inventory of that issue.
There you
will see every condition of that issue they currently have
in stock so you can choose the right condition of the book
that you're looking for.
Don't be
worried if you do not see an issue in stock when you click
on any of the links. Often times they will receive an
issue into their inventory on a fairly regular basis as they
purchase books and collections daily. Just go ahead
and bookmark the link after you've clicked on the issue here
or check back here and click on the link to see if the issue
has come into stock. The links will stay permanently
connected.
I've
purchased books from mycomicshop before and will continue to use them.
Their grading is accurate and they are a reliable source.
They have great customer service in providing you books in a
timely manner.
Ebay is a
great option as there’s a lot of
collectors/sellers/dealers always looking to move in
and out of product and use Ebay as their avenue.
You may find some good deals on Ebay, but be careful to check out
the auctions and or Buy it Now listings carefully. Some
sellers’ terms are not right for everyone and sometimes the
items are not what you expect.
If condition is important to you, then be sure to ask a lot
of questions. If you don’t get the right kinds of answers
you’re looking for, then move on and try another listing.
Always check out the seller’s profile to see how their past
selling has been. If they’re new to selling and have only
been buying, ask questions.
You always want to be comfortable with the person you’re
potentially going to be buying from and you really need to
know what it is you’re getting.
If you're looking for CGC
Green Lantern comics, then ComicLink is
your best choice. They focus primarily on CGC books
and you can find some of the top notch
Green Lantern
issues available on their site.
Expect to see
Showcase #22, 23 and 24 and Green Lantern #1 and other
related titles of that era. You'll even see CGC Green
Lantern issues from the Golden Age and other titles where
the Golden Age Green Lantern has appeared like All-Star
Comics. There will be
Silver and Bronze age Green Lanterns too. They even will have CGC copies of
issues that came out in the 1980s and 1990s.
Enjoy your hunt and
Happy
Collecting!!!
Johnson's Collectibles