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DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 16 graded by CGC

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    DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) #16 CGC 9.8
    Tags: Black Lightning, Superman
    Published Dec 1979 by DC.
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    $124.99
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4612563007
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    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.

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