Comic books in 'Black Lightning', graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $90.00 Paper: White Label #0972669008

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Oil, Oil... Nowhere!", script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Dick Giordano; Batman and Black Lightning team up to discover why oil tank trucks have been disappearing on the Gotham-Metropolis run. A Flash in the Dam ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring the Flash. Article by Bob Rozakis on periodicals "The Comic Reader," "The Comics Journal," "Mediascene," and "The Buyer's Guide." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $475.00 or Best Offer Paper: White 1st cover 9.6, interior cover 9.8 (Manufactured with 1st cover detached.) Double Cover. Label #0274197005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.25) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. 64-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. Final issue of the series-1st Appearance of Katana, 1st appearance of Geo-Force, and 1st appearance of Halo. The Golden Age Batman stars in "Smell of Brimstone, Stench of Death!", script by Mike Barr, pencils by Dave Gibbons, inks by Dave Gibbons (1-3, 20-40) and Gary Martin (4-19); The story explains how 2 different personas for Brimstone exist: Both aware somehow of each others' existences on a spiritual level; In 1955, on Earth-2, Brimstone's defeated by Batman and sent to prison, but later transfers his 'spiritual' essence to his doppelganger on Earth-1 in 1983 to restart his criminal empire; He learns of a Batman on this world, but is also defeated here by him; When his essence returns to its own body, it is a vegetable by this time, trapping him there for the rest of his natural life, while his 'good' Earth-1 counterpart is unaware of what happened. The contemporary Batman stars in "Hell on Earth!", script by Barr, art by Gibbons. Back-up story: 1st appearance of Batman and the Outsiders in a 16-page sneak preview, script by Barr, art by Jim Aparo. One-page Bat-Mite strip by Stephen DeStefano. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $85.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4309529006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.55) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. 64-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. Final issue of the series-1st Appearance of Katana, 1st appearance of Geo-Force, and 1st appearance of Halo. The Golden Age Batman stars in "Smell of Brimstone, Stench of Death!", script by Mike Barr, pencils by Dave Gibbons, inks by Dave Gibbons (1-3, 20-40) and Gary Martin (4-19); The story explains how 2 different personas for Brimstone exist: Both aware somehow of each others' existences on a spiritual level; In 1955, on Earth-2, Brimstone's defeated by Batman and sent to prison, but later transfers his 'spiritual' essence to his doppelganger on Earth-1 in 1983 to restart his criminal empire; He learns of a Batman on this world, but is also defeated here by him; When his essence returns to its own body, it is a vegetable by this time, trapping him there for the rest of his natural life, while his 'good' Earth-1 counterpart is unaware of what happened. The contemporary Batman stars in "Hell on Earth!", script by Barr, art by Gibbons. Back-up story: 1st appearance of Batman and the Outsiders in a 16-page sneak preview, script by Barr, art by Jim Aparo. One-page Bat-Mite strip by Stephen DeStefano. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $124.99 Paper: White Label #4612563007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.75) will be charged at checkout.

The De-volver! - Written by Denny O'Neil. Art by Joe Staton and Frank Chiaramonte. Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. Black Lightning stops a robbery on a subway train as it travels through Suicide Slum but causes one of the robbers to inadvertently shoot and kill another passenger, Trina. This angers Trina's boyfriend, Hugh Bryant, who is also one of Jefferson Pierce's students. Hugh, actually an alien trapped on Earth for millions of years, "devolves" into his true form as an energy creature. Black Lightning and Superman subdue the creature and help him finally leave the planet. Characters in this issue: Superman [Clark Kent]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Trina (introduction, death); Hugh Bryant (introduction, origin, villain). Also: The Flash in 1-page Hostess Fruit Pies ad "The Stony-Eyed Medusa" with art by Curt Swan and Vince Colletta. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.40.