Set Description
Unlike many sets where we rank #1, because the top collections are not registered, I think it is safe to say that his is the greatest collection of SA Green Lantern books in existence containing copies of every single issue, including 58 9.8s and 19 single highest graded issues.
We really jumpstarted this set back in 2011 when CL auctioned off what was up until that time the #1 registry set containing a slew of Pacific Coast pedigrees. We also acquired in that auction our copy of GL #1, which sat atop the registry until one of the other two 9.4s was upgraded in 2019.
During 2019, we were lucky enough to add 7 single highest graded books through a private transaction with a good friend and fellow collector. But during the year 5 books we owned that were previously single highest graded lost that distinction.
With respect to GL, issue #8 has been a real challenge for us, as we are still stuck with just a 9.0, despite many higher issues in the census. We also have a large number of Pacific Coast Pedigree books in this run and would love to add some more as long as we don’t already own a higher graded copy.
June 2020; Updating this set as of 6/1/1010, it contains 59 9.8s, 20 9.6s, 6 9.4s, 3 9.2s and a single 9.0. 79 of the books are highest graded with 18 enjoying the distinction of being single highest graded. The misses are #1, #5, #7, #8, #9, #15, #24, #29, #42 and #47. OK, admittedly those are some big misses, LOL, but of 26 single highest graded books in the census, we own 18 of them. Thirty-three of the books in this set are pedigrees, including 15 Pacific Coast pedigrees. Only one book is lower than second in the census, the aforementioned #8. While the registry points of this set are far below many other sets we collect, because of the low registry value given to SA GL books, based just on the collective rankings of our books in the current census, this is probably our second best set trailing only our SA Flash Collection (Sheldon’s Envy).
