Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
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 #2425803
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $244.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| 4.0 | $6.40 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $16.77 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| 8.0 | $29.07 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| 9.2 | $39.92 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| 9.4 | $151.98 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| 9.6 | $207.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $187.80 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
| RAW | $4.85 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1977-09-01 |
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The table includes 9 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 43 graded copies for Black Lightning #4 (1977). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Beware the Cyclotronic Man
Tobias Whale hires the Cyclotronic Man to kill Black Lightning and Superman, both of whom he lures into the open by attacking Jimmy Olsen.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Black Lightning) **Supporting Characters:** * Jimmy Olsen) * Peter Gambi) * Lynn Stewart) **Antagonists:** * The 100) ** Tobias Whale) ** Cyclotronic Man) ** Syonide) ** Andy) **Other Characters:** * Metropolis Police Department ** Inspector Bill Henderson) ** Officer Jim Corrigan) ** Commissioner Matt Kiernan) * Superman) * Batman) * Robin) * Two-Bits Tanner) **Locations:** * Metropolis ** Suicide Slum ** Metropolis General Hospital **Items:** * Electric Power Belt **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * This issue marks the first appearance of Jimmy Olsen)'s friend on the police force, Jim Corrigan), since Superman Family Vol 1 167. * The Comissioner of the Metropolis Police Department, Matt Kiernan), is mentioned in this issue. Commissioner Kiernan appeared in several issues of Jack Kirby's original New Gods Vol 1|New Gods series. * The Cyclotronic Man) is shown by flashback to be the same as the one-shot nemesis of Batman) and Robin) named Bag O'Bones. While the villain's powers decreased his life expectancy in his first appearance in Batman #195, his abilities have been enhanced by The 100)'s scientists to present no further threat to his health. His human physical appearance has also been restored by the process. * 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
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
GCD: 31391
PANEL PROFITS: 2425803