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Neal Adams is at it again, but with enough class to put some all-out brawls into print. This teaches us to be conservative in our emotions, when there can be dire consequences from an overreaction. Especially with split second decisions, which is meant to test us! Patience Young Grasshopper. The 70's aspirations were not lost on that generation. It has been built upon, slowly but surely, from then on. Before that, there weren't "as many" outlets, but the truth in morality has always been the good windmill! As the Animaniacs said in the cartoons, "Wheel of morality turn, turn, turn! Tell us the lesson that we should learn!" Even the Animaniacs of the world had to have the parables and metaphors put in terms that were understandable for a child. The Comics Print Onward!
The Lantern Society has gone through rotations throughout the years, with different guardians and with even different colors. All may have their weaknesses, but the strengths outweigh and are built on experiences!
"Courtesy of Imgur"
Lanterns are the battery source, and much like lighthouses often can set off a beacon set on a hill, if even in someone's house or barn. Such calls to mind the exhorting that it takes to be called as a Green Lantern, as they may have some weaknesses but come shining through with ingenuity. It takes a creative mind to play the part of a ring powered by a lantern, that imagines the holder's power into reality, and kind of enforcing those strengths. One must be considered "worthy" I'm thinking and so are the stories of the elders. The worthiness of a hero that might not always get the credit they deserve for being on the line for the toughest jobs. Some heroes are not prepared at first themselves and need a learning curve!
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Green Lantern 1 |
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Green Lantern 1 Universal |
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CGC |
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2057143001
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Owner Comments
Origin of the Green Lantern retold. 1st Appearance of the Guardians of the Universe. A Dave and Adams website find in Off-white pages, I escaped and did not have to settle for anything in "cream pages" lol believe it or not a WIN! Crazy Clown Cover lol and a Green Lantern ongoing series. Despite presenting well for the grade and being before my time, Hal Jordan is the Lantern I remember. I was a fan of later iterations as well, but this was the classic. Always Green Lantern had a weakness, and although it was similar in effect to kryptonite, they overcame differently. Every Lantern had the make of an underdog, in my opinion. Green Lantern an oldie but goodie, and yet it comes off the page as new and fresh in the modern age, with many a completist that takes the good name and puts it to good use! That is worth the price of admission.
Complete with back cover pic of issue #47, that has a date stamp on it, for those inclined, and it can be fun to find those in the wild! About to get a solar plex punch to the gut and picked up from the dollar bin at Keith's Comics, a local comic shop, on a random day!
Grader Notes:
crease right bottom of front cover breaks color;
small split left top of spine;
very small, multiple chip out cover.
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Green Lantern 59 |
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Green Lantern 59 Universal |
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CGC |
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2083054003
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Owner Comments
1st appearance of Guy Gardner. Origin of Green Lantern retold. Nice green cover featuring a character that rocked the 90's but 1st appeared in the 60's. A wise cracking, sure of himself goof, that now has the power of the Green Lantern. This White Page copy I believe is presentable and perfect for my collection! This iteration of the Green Lantern splattered the 80's to 90's by keeping attitude. The cover of this issue can somewhat show the eventual character flaws. That go to spirit sometimes proved overconfident, Guy Gardner called it his charm. Still, unwilling as he was to ask for "help" in situations, he got as good as he gave. What a scrapper! An underdog in this world is more than meets the eye but is still usually rooted for whether as a companion or a teammate. Those stripes get earned one way or another in the end with good writing!
Complete with a back cover picture of some DC cards, that show a bit of the goofy side to the Gardner, who keeps the repertoire unstifled and measured with a sense of level headedness. Many will come after, but the "guy" seeks his own leading role!
Grader Notes:
light cover tanning;
light staining to cover;
moderate creasing to cover;
moderate spine stress lines to cover;
wrap 8 detached bottom staple.
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Green Lantern 76 |
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Green Lantern 76 Universal |
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CGC |
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1129113003
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Owner Comments
Bronze the start of something Great! Classic story and cover by the legendary Neal Adams! The boardies Kav and Oakman29 talked about this book a lot when I first joined the boards! I decided to see what it was all about and was not disappointed. A story very relevant today, with race culture and the budding deliverance, but by whom? It is the individuality crises of a super-hero that needs to see the big picture and his place in it. Others could tell him, yet we all have different things that cause us to wise up. The defects on this are many, but they are small aesthetically. Still, when first in hand I thought it might have been over graded. Those moveable stories that take the immoveable and shake it to the core. Asking questions should not hurt but be prepared for answers coming that may not be in your original frame of thought. Got to remember to keep an open mind!
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of, "Green Book!' An otherwise related social culture movie speaking on the time and era of America 1962. A movie based on a true story in which finds a nightclub worker being a chauffeur to one of the great pianists of the time. Taking the time to get acquainted and a kind of friendship kindled, they stand up for each other, finding a long-lasting comradery that the "real life versions" had from 1962 until dying months apart in 2013. Such is the longsuffering that any brother in the faith can have if willing.
Grader Notes:
Bottom Front Cover Bend Breaks Color;
Front Cover Wear All Corners;
Full Left Front Cover Multiple Crease Breaks Color;
Left Top Back Cover Crease;
Spine Multiple Bend Breaks Color;
Spine Wear;
Top Back Cover Bend.
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Green Lantern 86 |
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Green Lantern 86 Universal |
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CGC |
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4386910007
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Owner Comments
Anti-drug story concludes. Denny O'Neil story, Neal Adams and Dick Giordano art, and Neal Adams cover! Having done some recovery myself, along with others I've known, the tale at the end of a rainbow isn't always pretty. A higher power helps and gets all the glory, if it can dawn on oneself to achieve the submission to call out! Being a personal hero to oneself is knowing that to be dependent and dependable is through the obedient sacrifice of one who was without blemish. I speak only of Christ, who was human as well as God, and can sympathize and even show empathy with what ails us and pull us out of ourselves supernaturally. In short it takes a village, and the One and only that creates for a purpose, we are found and conformed in Him. Morals are the straight and narrow, as the Bible is discussed, but it doesn't make you high and mighty, as we all fall short! Neal giving an open-ended story to what is possible if left to one's own desires i.e. naturally being a human and imperfect!
Complete with a back cover picture of issue #83, where the problem is psychological in nature, seemingly. The child wouldn't be fun to have to defeat in fisticuffs or usual manner, creating a quandary of sorts. Seems that they were trying to be thought provoking back-to-back! Could it be a Neal Adams and Denny O'Neil think tank?
Grader Notes;
very light spine stress lines to cover.
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