GREEN LANTERN #28

Cover shows moderate wear consistent with a mid-1960s silver age book: soft, rounded corners, notable spine stress with whitening/ticks along the spine edge, and a visible crease/scuff near the top edge above the logo. There is some surface soiling and a small loss/chip area at the top left edge, along with slight color fading on the orange background. The book is housed in a protective sleeve; interior pages and back cover were not assessed.

Green Lantern #28 arrived in April 1964 during the heart of the John Broome and Gil Kane run that defined Hal Jordan's Silver Age adventures. Broome's scripting and Kane's dynamic figure work were the engine of the title through the mid-1960s, and this issue reflects the era's house style of cosmic peril, ring-powered problem-solving, and clean, kinetic cover composition typical of the period's DC science-fiction adventure line.

The certified population is substantial, with 115 Universal-graded copies recorded and sales activity concentrated in the 5.5 through 9.4 range, indicating steady but unspectacular collector demand rather than key-issue speculation. Pricing climbs sharply above 9.0, with 9.2 at $290 and 9.4 at $525, a curve shape typical of Silver Age Green Lantern issues where high-grade survivors are scarce relative to demand from run collectors and Kane cover enthusiasts. No 9.8 has surfaced on the census, underscoring how thin the top end remains for this issue despite the overall supply of graded copies.

This is a book bought primarily by Green Lantern run collectors, Gil Kane completists, and Silver Age DC readers filling out the 1960s stretch of the title rather than by first-appearance or origin-story speculators. Raw copies in low and mid grade trade cheaply and are readily available, while the market rewards high-grade CGC copies disproportionately; a 9.8, if one ever surfaces, would likely command a significant premium over the current top-graded 9.4 sales given the census gap at the summit.