GREEN LANTERN #0

Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creasing or spine stress; the classic Kyle Rayner origin cover by Darryl Banks retains vivid color with no fading or discoloration. Slight edge softness is visible at the lower right corner, and minor handling wear may be present but is not clearly visible through the protective sleeve. Book is in a plastic bag which introduces some glare, and the back cover and interior were not assessed.

Green Lantern #0 was published in October 1994 as part of DC Comics' company-wide "Zero Month" event, in which every ongoing title released a issue numbered 0 recounting or reframing a character's origin. This installment revisits the beginnings of Kyle Rayner, the artist who had recently inherited the Green Lantern mantle following the character's overhaul earlier that year, with a script by Ron Marz and art in the style established by the era's regular Green Lantern art team. As a Zero Month tie-in rather than a true first appearance, the issue functions as connective origin-story material within the Kyle Rayner era rather than as a landmark debut in its own right.

The issue's market profile reflects its status as a high-print-run 1990s direct-market book. Certified population is modest but the sales volume at the top grade is thin, and per-grade values fall off steeply even a few points below 9.8, with several mid grades showing no recorded sales at all. This pattern is typical of Zero Month specials: ample supply kept from ever accumulating meaningful demand, and pricing is driven almost entirely by high-grade CGC submissions rather than by story significance or character milestones.

Collecting interest centers on Kyle Rayner completists and CGC 9.8 registry builders rather than general Green Lantern key-issue buyers, since the character's true first appearance and other Zero Hour-adjacent issues carry the historical weight this title lacks. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade as inexpensive filler in bulk lots and back-issue bins, while pressed near-mint to mint slabs command a modest premium purely from grade scarcity and registry demand rather than from any recognized key status.