Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $17,220.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| 4.0 | $254.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| 6.0 | $323.37 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| 8.0 | $625.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| 9.2 | $1,460.55 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| 9.4 | $1,890.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| 9.6 | $14,570.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| 9.8 | $13,245.78 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
| RAW | $218.73 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1968-03-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 2,153 graded copies for Green Lantern #59 (1968). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Earth's Other Green Lantern!
On the planet Oa, the Guardians) show Hal Jordan) the Memory Machine, a device that records all the memories of the Green Lanterns) for historical preservation. They then show the final moments of Abin Sur)'s life and how he happened to choose Hal Jordan as the most likely candidate to be his successor as Green Lantern. After, they also explain that Hal was the closest, as there was another person just as noble as Hal was that could have been selected. Intrigued by this, Hal is also told the Memory Machine could compute what would have happened if the other person was selected.
:Viewing the situation, Hal learns that the next person is a physical education instructor from East City named Guy Gardner). Gardner is selected to be the Green Lantern for Earth and much like Hal, busts up a ring of spies. Gardner would also tackle Hal's foes, Sonar), the Shark), Black Hand), Dr. Polaris) and Sinestro). Later on a mission to a planet where the Yellow Plague killed off all the adults, Guy learns that the surviving children divided into two factions and have gone to war with each other with giant robots. Being used as a pawn at first, Guy manages to free himself and stop the ongoing struggle, and convince the children of the planet to live in peace. Returning to Earth, Guy would soon fall victim to the Yellow Plague himself, and would summon Hal Jordan to take his place as Green Lantern.
With the story done, a curious Hal takes a business trip to East City to meet the real Guy Gardner, and the two become fast friends before Hal has to return to the west coast.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Green Lantern) **Supporting Characters:** * Guy Gardner) Green Lantern * Guardians of the Universe) **Antagonists:** * Green Lantern Villains ** Sonar) ** Shark) ** Black Hand) ** Doctor Polaris) ** Sinestro) * Children of Ghera ** Gor ** Orm **Other Characters:** * Abin Sur) **Locations:** * Oa ** Oan Citadel * Earth ** East City ** Ferris Aircraft * Ghera **Items:** * Green Lantern Ring * Green Lantern Power Battery **Vehicles:** * Abin Sur's Starship
| Notes = * Reprinted in Green Lantern Vol 2 184, Showcase Presents: Green Lantern Vol. 3 (Collected), Green Lantern: A Celebration of 75 Years (Collected), Green Lantern: 80 Years of the Emerald Knight: The Deluxe Edition (Collected) and Facsimile Edition: Green Lantern Vol 2 59. * This issue is based on the origin of Green Lantern told in Showcase #22, and depicts a hypothetical alternate timeline divergent from those events. It also mildly retcons some of the events of that issue. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: John Broome
Interior art: Gil Kane
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
GCD: 21701
PANEL PROFITS: 2355457