GREEN LANTERN #76

Cover shows moderate wear consistent with a well-read Bronze Age key issue: visible spine stress lines and light ticking along the spine, some corner softness particularly at the top left and bottom right, and slight surface wear/scuffing across the green background. There appears to be minor edge wear along the top and right border with no major tears or missing pieces visible. The book is in a protective sleeve which slightly obscures fine surface detail; interior pages and back cover were not assessed.

Green Lantern #76 marks the relaunch of the title under writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, pairing Hal Jordan with Green Arrow for the first time and redirecting the series toward stories grounded in contemporary social issues rather than cosmic adventure alone. The confrontation between an elderly bystander and Green Lantern over his indifference to injustice became one of the most cited sequences in the medium's history, and the issue is widely credited with pushing mainstream superhero comics toward social commentary years before it became commonplace. Adams' cover, with its stark red background and grim procession of the two heroes, is a signature image of the era and is reproduced frequently in histories of the medium.

Demand for the issue is broad and consistent across the grading spectrum, reflected in a large certified population of well over three thousand graded copies and steady sales activity at nearly every grade tier. Pricing climbs sharply above 9.0, with a pronounced gap between 9.4 and 9.6 copies that signals strong competition for premium examples; the absence of any confirmed 9.8 sale, despite two copies on census, points to extreme scarcity at the top of the pyramid rather than lack of demand. Lower and mid-grade copies trade in a comparatively narrow band, suggesting the issue is collected as much for its historical importance and reading value as for investment-grade condition.

The book draws a mix of Bronze Age specialists, Green Lantern and Green Arrow completists, and collectors assembling social-commentary or