GREEN LANTERN #43

This 1966 Silver Age issue predates the direct/newsstand distinction so no variant applies. The cover shows moderate wear typical of the era: visible spine stress with slight ticking along the spine edge, mild corner softness particularly at the bottom corners, and some minor surface rubbing on the checkerboard border. There is a faint diagonal crease near the top edge and slight discoloration/toning consistent with age, but colors remain bright and the cover retains good gloss. The book appears to be in a protective sleeve which limits full assessment of edge chipping; interior pages and back cover were not evaluated.

Green Lantern #43 (DC Comics, March 1966) is a mid-run entry in the Silver Age Hal Jordan series, produced during the title's signature creative stretch by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, whose angular, kinetic style defined the character's look throughout the 1960s. The issue continues the book's blend of intergalactic science-fiction peril and traditional superhero plotting that made the Broome/Kane Green Lantern run a benchmark of the era, and it carries the Green Arrow backup feature that accompanied most issues of the volume. No first appearance, death, or origin story is attached to this particular issue.

Market data shows a typical Silver Age demand curve: values climb gradually through the mid grades before rising sharply at the top of the census, with a wide gap between 8.0 and 9.8 reflecting how few copies survive in top condition relative to the print run. The 9.8 tier trades at a substantial premium over 9.6 and below, driven by a small handful of census copies and sales, while raw and lower-graded copies move in modest, incremental dollar amounts befitting a well-collected but non-key issue in a long-running series.

This book appeals primarily to Green Lantern run-builders and Silver Age DC collectors assembling complete sets of the Broome/Kane era rather than key-issue speculators. Lower and mid-grade raw copies trade steadily as inexpensive additions to those runs, while high-grade CGC copies, particularly the 9.8 tier, are scarce enough to command outsized prices whenever they surface, making this a book where value is concentrated heavily at the top of the grading scale.