Lot 38
Black Lightning #1 CGC 9.0 Origin & 1st Appearance of Black Lightning (DC Comics, 1977) Off-White to White Pages
Timed Sale: Summer Blockbuster | CBE26011
Auction: 17 July 2026 17.00 BST - 10 Aug 2026 10.00 BST
Description
Black Lightning #1 CGC 9.0 Origin & 1st Appearance of Black Lightning (DC Comics, 1977).
Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Springer. 1st appearance of Black Lightning, Peter Gambi, Joey Toledo and Tobias Whale. “Black Lightning”. Story by Tony Isabella, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Frank Springer. Ex-Olympic athlete Jefferson Pierce takes a job as a school teacher at an inner city school in Metropolis, the new hero of Suicide Slum. Jefferson commissions a costume from tailor Peter Gambi, takes on the name of Black Lightning, and goes after a group of bad guys called the 100. Cover price $0.30.
CGC Cert: #4729664004.
Grader Notes: spine stress lines that breaks colour, crease left top of front cover that breaks colour and off-white to white pages.
