CGC SHOWCASE 22 * 1st Silver Age GREEN LANTERN *

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Up for auction is my Showcase 22 . It has been slabbed by CGC and has received a grade of 4.5 with Off-White Pages. The case is crack and scratch free. This issue represents the 1st appearance of the silver age Green Lantern (Hal Jordan). The basic synopsis for this key book is as follows......... An alien peace officer named Abin Sur of the Green Lantern Corps crash lands in the middle of the California desert. As he lay dying, he commands his power ring to seek out a worthy successor - one who proves to be fearless and strong-willed. Miles away, test pilot Hal Jordan is examining a flight simulator when a corona of green light envelops him, pulling him along with the simulator to the spot of Abin Sur's crashed vessel. Abin Sur tells Hal that the power of the ring selected him to take on the role of the Green Lantern. He gives him the ring, his costume and a power battery . He instructs him that the ring will obey his every command, but is powerless against anything colored yellow. He further tells him that the ring's energy must be charged from the power battery once every twenty-four hours. Hal agrees to accept the responsibility of wielding the ring in the cause of justice, and with that, Abin Sur passes away. Hal Jordan is now GREEN LANTERN. As you probably already know the movie is coming out this June and from the looks of read more

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