GREEN LANTERN #39

Cover shows moderate wear with visible spine stress lines and slight color break along the spine, a small tear/notch at the top edge of the spine, and mild edge wear at the corners. There is some surface soiling and a faint scuff on the villain's head area. The book is protected in a plastic sleeve, which slightly obscures fine detail; interior pages and back cover were not assessed.

Green Lantern #39 arrived in September 1965 during the height of the John Broome and Gil Kane collaboration that defined the Hal Jordan series through the mid-1960s. Kane's dynamic figure work and Broome's tightly plotted scripts, backed by Sid Greene's inks, gave the title a consistent visual identity that collectors associate with the strongest stretch of the Silver Age Green Lantern run. The issue is a representative example of that creative team's output rather than a landmark single issue, with no first appearance, death, or origin story attached to it.

Demand for the book tracks the broader Silver Age DC superhero market: steady collector interest in the Hal Jordan mythos and in Gil Kane's art, but without the speculative spike that accompanies recognized key issues. The FMV curve shows the expected non-linear climb toward the top of the census, with values roughly doubling between grade 9.0 and grade 9.4, a pattern typical of books where high-grade survivors are scarce relative to demand from Silver Age DC completists and Kane collectors. Sales activity across the mid grades is thin but consistent, reflecting a book that changes hands in small, steady numbers rather than through headline auction results.

This issue suits collectors building a complete run of the Hal Jordan Green Lantern series or assembling a Gil Kane art collection, rather than buyers chasing a single marquee key. Lower grades trade as inexpensive run-fillers, mid-grade raw copies move in the range typical for a solid but non-key Silver Age issue, and the rare high-grade certified copy commands a real premium given how few exist above 9.4 on the census. Pricing at the top end should be expected to move opportunistically given the extreme scarcity of 9.6 and 9.8 copies rather than through frequent comparable sales.