Leonard's Lantern
Green Lantern 34
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Green Lantern 34 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Northland
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Certification #:
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2046189003
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #34 features another return by Hector Hammond. Hammond decides to spy on the hero, and witness him meeting with the Guardians of the Universe. Inspired, Hammond uses his vast mental powers to create a mental duplicate of one of the Guardians of the Universe. To lure Green Lantern into his trap, he has the duplicate Guardian become an attraction at the Coast City Carnival. Seeing the advertisements, Hal goes to the Guardian's booth and where the Guardian challenges Green Lantern to a duel. Transported to another world, the Guardian sicks the planets plant life on Green Lantern, freeing himself he next has to battle the freezing cold of the arctic region and finally a giant lizard. In a one-on-one fight with the evil Guardian, the Guardian makes Hal's arm grow in length so that it stretches out in space and then fires a sphere that will kill Green Lantern. However, Hal manages to pull himself up into space, but apparently perishes when he is struck by the sphere. On Earth, Hammond is suddenly attacked by the Guardian and Hammond is forced to destroy him. Green Lantern however has survived, having transported himself temporarily to Earth-Two in order to get away from the exploding device. He then sends his power ring off to make it look as though Hammond was being attacked by the Guardian he created forcing him to destroy it. Traveling to Oa, Green Lantern is informed that there was no rogue Guardian, and that it was Hammond's construct.
The story of our ownership of the book displayed is a long ugly one, which I won’t go into here. Let’s just say I bought it back for much more than I realized when I initially sold it. It’s one of two 9.8s in the census and hails from the Northland Pedigree.
2021 Update: There are now three 9.8s in the census.
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