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Black Lightning #1
DC Comics, 4/77
Tony Isabella storyOrigin & 1st appearance of
Trevor Von Eeden & Frank Springer artBlack Lightning (Jefferson Pierce).
Rich Buckler & Frank Springer cover1st app. of Peter Gambi & Tobias Whale.

 BooksCGC LabelCGC TotalAvg. Grade109.99.89.69.49.29.08.58.07.57.06.56.05.55.04.54.03.53.02.52.01.81.51.00.5
1 BOOKUniversal1,4958.710
0.00%		0
0.00%		101
6.8%		245
23.1%		267
41.0%		187
54%		175
65%		140
75%		130
83%		79
89%		57
92%		35
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 BOOKSignature1038.260
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 BOOKRestored88.440
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 BOOKQualified28.850
0.00%		0
0.00%		0
0.0%		0
0.0%		0
0.0%		1
50%		0
50%		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%		0
100%		0
100%

TOTAL SUBMISSIONS (all types): 1,608
Black Lightning #1 (1977, DC Comics)
CGC Universal Grade Distribution
0%

0
10		0%

0
9.9		7%

101
9.8		16%

245
9.6		18%

267
9.4		13%

187
9.2		12%

175
9.0		9%

140
8.5		9%

130
8.0		5%

79
7.5		4%

57
7.0		2%

35
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
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