GREEN LANTERN #76 (Ap1970) 7.0 FN/VF The Big One! Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams

Item Specifics

Series Name

GREEN LANTERN

Issue Number

#76

Publisher

DC Comics

Main Character

Green Lantern

Genre

Superhero

Grade

7.0 FN/VF

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

This is the issue everyone remembers!

Real-world politics had always gone hand in hand with comics and their creators' own personal perspectives. Yet this was never more creatively expressed than when writer DENNY O'NEIL and artist NEAL ADAMS paired the liberal GREEN ARROW with the conservative GREEN LANTERN.

While the heroes shared the color green in their names, their respective points of view infused a grey area to problems that, until then, had often been regarded in black and white terms in comics. Liking Adams' redesign of The Archers' look in September 1969's THE BRAVE AND BOLD #85, and having stripped Oliver Queen of his fortune in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #75 later that year, O'Neil saw GREEN ARROW as a perfect counter culture representative to oppose GREEN LANTERN's role as an intergalactic "establishment cog". Together, under the editorship of Julius Schwartz, O'Neil and Adams tackled a plethora of real world topics that helped launch comics' more socially relevant Bronze Age.

In this issue, GREEN LANTERN thought he was doing his job when he stopped a disgruntled Star City teen from harassing businessman Jubal Slade. GREEN ARROW, however, decried GREEN LANTERN's actions pointing out that the businessman GREEN LANTERN had rescued was actually a 'fat cat slumlord' planning to tear down the teenager's apartment building. Both heroes took different approaches in trying to convince Slade not to go through with his plans, though together they brought the slumlord to justice after he orchestrated a hit on GREEN ARROW.

On OA, the Guardians chastised Sector 2814's protector for resorting to means that were not in line with being a GREEN LANTERN. However, when GREEN ARROW challenged the pompous little blue men to come to Earth and get a better understanding of humanity, the Guardians acquiesced, and sent one of their own to accompany the heroes on a cross country journey through America that would lead to soul-searching in coming issues, and a clearer view of America at the time.

This copy of the pivotal and key issue #76 is in great condition, with a strong binding and no splits, tears, creases or any real faults we can see. There are a few very minor stress lines near the spine on the cover. We conservatively grade this a 7.0 FN/VF - you may pronounce it something even higher when you get it in your hands!.

Overstreet lists a value of $480 for this issue in this grade -- and we think you'll be happy with our price of $415 - plus our FREE shipping!

This is the only GREEN LANTERN #76 in this condition here on HipComic for less than $1,000 !

You'll be proud to own it!

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