GREEN LANTERN #80 (Oct1970) 8.0 VF Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams! GL On Trial

Item Specifics

Series Name

GREEN LANTERN

Issue Number

#80

Publisher

DC Comics

Main Character

Green Lantern

Genre

Superhero

Grade

8.0 VF

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

Real-world politics and socially important concerns continue in this 5th issue since the groundbreaking GREEN LANTERN #76 opened comic book readers eyes to the huge gray area in real life that had nearly always been previously portrayed as simply black and white or good vs. evil conflicts.  

In GREEN LANTERN GREEN ARROW #80, Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams continue their amazing run of inquiries into social justice and moral concerns with "Even an Immortal Can Die!".    At this point in their journey across America to better understand the scope of society's ills, GL and GA are joined by one the Guardians, sent to Earth to also become educated in more relevant problems than supervillains!  An accident runs them off a bridge and they hail a nearby tanker ship, carrying toxic wastes, but the boat's boiler overheats and explodes, injuring GREEN LANTERN. GREEN ARROW asks the Guardian if he can help, and he decides to help GL rather than save the ship. Unfortunately, in order to save the ship, GA and the crew have to unload the toxic waste into the water, polluting the river.  

Soon the GUARDIANS OF THE UNIVERSE appear and accuse the earthbound Guardian of having put the needs of an individual before the greater good, prompting the three to return to the planet Gallo, home of the Galactic Tribune, to plead their case. When they arrive, they are met with unexpected hostility, finding only one judge when there should be several, and a jury of strangely biased robots. The Kangaroo Court recommends the death penalty for the Guardian, and GL and GA are imprisoned.

In their prison, the heroes meet the real Tribunes, who reveal that the man who judged them was actually their master mechanic, whose robots took over the city. Green Arrow fashions a bow and an explosive arrow out of available materials to destroy their guard robot. GREEN LANTERN gets his ring back from another robot guard and they all hurry to stop the immanent execution of their Guardian companion. GREEN LANTERN uses his ring to free the Guardian, who, fortunately, is unharmed, while GREEN ARROW apprehends the false judge.

The Earth-heroes expect to all return home, but are surprised when the Guardian chooses to remain behind to face judgment for his crimes.  

This copy of GREEN LANTERN/GREEN ARROW #80 is in terrific condition, with a strong binding and no splits, tears, stress lines or any fault we can see.  We very conservatively grade this an 8.0 VF - you may pronounce it something even higher when you get it in your hands!.  Overstreet quotes a price of $67 for this issue in this condition . . but we think you'll be happy with our price of $55 and our L•O•W shipping cost! 

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