Leonard's Lantern
Green Lantern 57
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Green Lantern 57 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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1054985013
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #57 commences with criminals taking out insurance that will prevent them from being captured, Hal -- as Green Lantern -- is shocked when it actually works, at least at first. Hal soon stumbles upon the mastermind of the plot: Major Disaster, who survived their last encounter because he created a failsafe in his disaster machines that would resurrect him if he ever died by their hands.
Battling Disaster, Hal manages to defeat him and also use his power ring to make it impossible for Disaster to tell anyone either Green Lantern, or the Flash's secret identities. When he is turned over to the police, Major Disaster tries to tell the press Green Lantern's secret identity, but whenever he tries his voice cuts out. With Disaster defeated and his identity preserved, Hal returns to his job to learn that he's been given a weeks vacation.
Our 9.8 comes from the Pacific Coast Collection and is one of four highest graded as of 12/2019. The Pacific Coast Collection is generally considered to be the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface. It was brought to market by Robert Roter after he discovered portions of it for sale on eBay in 1999. The books were marketed through PCE over the next several years and contained over 7,000 comics and magazines that included Marvel, DC, and Gold Key among others, covering a time span between 1961 and 1977. Many of the highest graded Marvel and DC issues from the early '60s hail from this collection with exceptional page quality. The books do not exhibit any distinguishing markings.
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