GREEN LANTERN #62

Cover shows notable vertical creasing and stress lines running through the left spine area with some color break, along with a diagonal crease across the lower left corner. There is mild surface wear and a soft, slightly rounded top edge, with minor discoloration/toning near the spine. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve which limits full assessment of edge chipping; interior and back cover were not assessed.

Green Lantern #62 (DC Comics, July 1968) arrived near the tail end of the character's original Silver Age solo run, a period defined by the Gardner Fox scripts and Gil Kane's dynamic linework that had carried the title since its 1960 relaunch. The issue is representative of the series' late-1960s output, prior to the Denny O'Neil/Neal Adams social-relevance era that would begin with issue #76 in 1970. It is not tied to a first appearance, death, or origin story, and its cover, while typical of Kane's confident Silver Age compositions, has not achieved the status of a widely cited classic in price guides.

Market data shows a typical steep Silver Age grade curve: values remain modest through the mid grades before climbing sharply above 9.0, with 9.6 copies commanding roughly twenty times the 6.5 price point. Sales activity is concentrated in the 6.5 through 9.4 range, where most certified copies reside, while true gem-mint examples are scarce on census and rarely trade. Demand is driven primarily by Green Lantern run-builders and Silver Age DC completists rather than by crossover key-issue speculation.

This issue trades as a collected-run title rather than a standalone investment piece. Entry-level and mid-grade raw copies are readily available and priced for readers and set-builders, while a 9.8 slab would appeal to registry collectors chasing top-census Green Lantern material, commanding a significant premium over the next-best certified grade despite the absence of a landmark story. Long-term appreciation is likely to track the broader Silver Age DC superhero market rather than outperform it.