GREEN LANTERN #36

This is a pre-1977 book so no direct/newsstand distinction applies. Visible defects include a significant vertical crease and paper split along the left edge near the spine, multiple spine stress lines, and general surface wear with foxing/discoloration at the corners. There is noticeable soiling and dulling of the orange background color, along with a small tear/chip at the bottom left edge. The book is in a protective sleeve, which limits full assessment of edge wear; interior pages and back cover were not visible or assessed.

Green Lantern #36 (DC Comics, April 1965) arrives from the heart of the Gil Kane/John Broome era that defined the character's Silver Age identity. Kane's dynamic figure work and Broome's space-opera plotting, hallmarks of the title throughout the mid-1960s, are on full display here as Hal Jordan continues his run as one of DC's flagship cosmic heroes under editor Julius Schwartz. The issue is a representative, well-regarded chapter of the series rather than a first appearance or landmark story, but it sits comfortably within a run collectors pursue as a complete set.

Market data shows a typical Silver Age demand curve: values stay compressed and modest through Good to Fine grades, then climb sharply once copies clear Near Mint. Certified population is moderate (91 Universal copies across 93 total graded) with meaningful depth in the 8.0-9.4 range, indicating a book that survives well in mid-to-high grade but thins out dramatically at the very top, where only a handful of 9.6 and 9.8 copies exist and sales are scarce. That top-end scarcity, combined with steady sales activity through 9.0-9.4, points to a book whose value is driven less by narrative importance and more by condition rarity and completist demand from Green Lantern run-builders.

This is a bread-and-butter Silver Age DC title for dealers: affordable in low and mid grade, where it moves as a run-filler for Hal Jordan collectors, and disproportionately valuable in true Gem Mint condition, where scarcity rather than story significance drives the price. Expect steady interest from Green Lantern specialists and Silver Age DC generalists assembling complete Kane-era runs, with the highest-grade examples appealing to census-chasers and investors targeting thin top-grade populations rather than casual readers.