American Update: Debut of Sinestro in Green Lantern #7
*DC: Following the success of Green Lantern’s debut, what he lacked was an epic villain to match his power (sorry, but the ‘Puppet Master’ and the ‘Invisible Men’ didn’t cut it…). Issue #7 of Hal Jordan’s solo series provided that, with Sinestro, a former Green Lantern who turned rogue. Possessing all of Hal’s power and training – and more experience and savvy – Sinestro proved to be a major antagonist for GL, responsible over the decades for some major setbacks for Hal Jordan, the other members of the Green Lantern Corps, and the Guardians of the Universe. This issue sees the first appearance of the rogue GL of Korugar, though – presumably not to be spoilery – he doesn’t make a cover appearance. And in the back-up story, Hal’s pal Pieface gets turned into a seagull, because the 60s! This affordable copy of a key villain debut is generally in excellent shape, but it does have light pen writing on the cover (just above the ‘Bus Stop’ sign, and in the green beam, as far as the young lady’s pelvis). Because of that single flaw, we cannot grade it as better than GD-. Cents copy, on sale at £75. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD