Price history & market evidence
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Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
1 dated observation—one point does not establish a trend. Last recorded 2026-10-06. Source record #2425802
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $117.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| 4.0 | $3.99 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| 6.0 | $17.22 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| 8.0 | $29.87 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| 9.2 | $49.98 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| 9.4 | $20.49 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| 9.6 | $99.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| 9.8 | $90.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
| RAW | $5.39 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1977-07-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 72 graded copies for Black Lightning #3 (1977). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Every Hand Against Him
With Inspector Henderson pledging to bring in Black Lightning for his vigilantism, the hero takes on Tobias Whale himself.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Black Lightning) **Supporting Characters:** * Clark Kent) * Metropolis Police Department ** Inspector Bill Henderson) * Peter Gambi) * Two-Bits Tanner) **Antagonists:** * The 100) ** Tobias Whale) ** Cyclotronic Man) ** Syonide) ** Joey Toledo) ** Andy) * Intergang) **Other Characters:** * Galaxy Communications ** Morgan Edge) ** Jimmy Olsen) * Paul Gambi) * Lynn Stewart) * Principal Chapin) **Locations:** * Metropolis ** Garfield High School ** Suicide Slum **Items:** * Electric Power Belt **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * Clark Kent) mentions to Inspector Bill Henderson) that Morgan Edge) supports Black Lightning) due to having once almost been killed by Intergang). The editor's note references Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #118 as the source for that claim, but Edge was being pursued in that issue to be recaptured on behalf of his evil clone), not to be killed. The actual event being referenced, where Intergang is dispatched by the Morgan Edge clone to kill the real Edge, occurred in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #152. In any event, the circumstances surrounding Edge's past history with Intergang were meant to be suppressed by Superman and Jimmy Olsen), making it strange that Clark Kent would mention those events to Inspector Henderson so casually. * This issue is reprinted in Black Lightning (Collected).
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Creative credits
Writers: Tony Isabella
Interior art: Trevor von Eeden
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 31187
PANEL PROFITS: 2425802