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 #2425806
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | $121.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_10_0_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| 4.0 | $8.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| 6.0 | $19.52 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| 8.0 | $33.10 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| 9.2 | $54.91 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| 9.4 | $45.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_4_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| 9.6 | $102.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_6_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| 9.8 | $93.08 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_8_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
| RAW | $6.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1978-09-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 23 graded copies for Black Lightning #11 (1978). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
All They Will Call You Will Be...Deportee!
Black Lightning comes across an illegal alien smuggling operation in Suicide Slum and helps an old man find his inner strength again.
| StoryTitle2 = The Rise and Fall of the Ray | Synopsis2 = Recovering from a battle, the Ray manages to use his powers to douse a fire, but passes out from the strain and sinks into Gotham Bay.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Black Lightning) **Supporting Characters:** * Paco * Garcia Chavez * Metropolis Police Department ** Inspector Henderson) **Antagonists:** * Major Thaddeus Corpo ** Harry ** Stanley **Other Characters:** * Inez **Locations:** * Metropolis ** Suicide Slum *** Unnamed Junkyard *** Corpo's Eats ** Waterfront **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * The Ray) **Supporting Characters:** * None **Antagonists:** * None **Other Characters:** * Marty * Catron **Locations:** * Metropolis * Gotham Bay **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * This was the final issue of Black Lightning Vol 1. The series was cancelled due to the DC Implosion. * "All They Will Call You Will Be...Deportee!" is reprinted in Black Lightning (Collected). | Trivia = * The Ray back-up feature begins with the Ray awakening after being left for dead by villains Silver Ghost, Quakemaster and Killer Moth. This story arc was meant to occur in the stories "Murder Times Seven" and "Death in Silver" originally slated for publication as Secret Society of Super-Villains #16 and #17 respectively prior to the 1978 DC Implosion. They were ultimately "published" in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade Vol 1 2. * The story intended for the unpublished Black Lightning #12 was published in World's Finest Vol 1 260. Black Lightning would return in Detective Comics Vol 1 494. | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Dennis O'Neil, Roger McKenzie
Interior art: Trevor von Eeden, John Fuller
Color: Mario Sen, Mario Sen
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 32562
PANEL PROFITS: 2425806