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| Black Lightning #1 | ||
| DC Comics, 4/77 | ||
| Tony Isabella story | Origin & 1st appearance of | |
| Trevor Von Eeden & Frank Springer art | Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce). | |
| Rich Buckler & Frank Springer cover | 1st app. of Peter Gambi & Tobias Whale. | |
| Books | CGC Label | CGC Total | Avg. Grade | 10 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BOOK | Universal | 1,533 | 8.71 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 105 6.8% | 248 23.0% | 268 40.5% | 193 53% | 181 65% | 148 75% | 131 83% | 84 89% | 60 92% | 36 95% | 34 97% | 21 98% | 8 99% | 7 99% | 5 100% | 2 100% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 1 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Signature | 103 | 8.26 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 2 1.9% | 9 10.7% | 13 23.3% | 12 35.0% | 12 46.6% | 14 60% | 8 68% | 13 81% | 6 86% | 4 90% | 6 96% | 0 96% | 3 99% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 8 | 8.44 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 1 12.5% | 1 25.0% | 0 25.0% | 1 37.5% | 2 63% | 1 75% | 1 88% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 3 | 8.40 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 33.3% | 0 33.3% | 1 67% | 0 67% | 1 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| Black Lightning #1 (1977, DC Comics) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 0 9.9 | 7% 105 9.8 | 16% 248 9.6 | 17% 268 9.4 | 13% 193 9.2 | 12% 181 9.0 | 10% 148 8.5 | 9% 131 8.0 | 5% 84 7.5 | 4% 60 7.0 | 2% 36 6.5 | 2% 34 6.0 | 1% 21 5.5 | 1% 8 5.0 | 0% 7 4.5 | 0% 5 4.0 | 0% 2 3.5 | 0% 1 3.0 | 0% 0 2.5 | 0% 0 2.0 | 0% 0 1.8 | 0% 0 1.5 | 0% 0 1.0 | 0% 1 0.5 |
| cgcdata.com, last updated November 03, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||