Before the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Before the multiverse became the organizing principle of the DC Universe. There was this issue.
Green Lantern #40 is where it all starts. This is the first appearance of Krona — the rogue Guardian whose forbidden experiment to witness the birth of the universe shattered reality into infinite parallel Earths. That single act of cosmic hubris became the foundation for decades of DC storytelling, from Crisis on Infinite Earths through every multiverse event that followed.
It’s also the issue that introduced the Secret Origin of the Guardians, and brought together Hal Jordan and Alan Scott — the Silver Age and Golden Age Green Lanterns — in their first meaningful meeting across timelines. Gil Kane’s art is at its expressive best here. Bold, kinetic, full of the visual confidence that made him one of the defining artists of Silver Age DC.
This CBCS 7.5 copy is clean, well-preserved, and presents beautifully. For a 60-year-old book carrying this much mythological weight, that’s exactly what you want.
DETAILS
• Title: Green Lantern #40, DC Comics, October 1965
• Grade: CBCS 7.5 Very Fine–
• Key: 1st appearance Krona, Secret Origin of the Guardians
• Also: 1st Silver Age meeting of Hal Jordan and Alan Scott
• Art: Gil Kane
• Shipping: Double-boxed, fully insured, signature confirmation
Before the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Before the multiverse became the organizing principle of the DC Universe. There was this issue.
Green Lantern #40 is where it all starts. This is the first appearance of Krona — the rogue Guardian whose forbidden experiment to witness the birth of the universe shattered reality into infinite parallel Earths. That single act of cosmic hubris became the foundation for decades of DC storytelling, from Crisis on Infinite Earths through every multiverse event that followed.
It’s also the issue that introduced the Secret Origin of the Guardians, and brought together Hal Jordan and Alan Scott — the Silver Age and Golden Age Green Lanterns — in their first meaningful meeting across timelines. Gil Kane’s art is at its expressive best here. Bold, kinetic, full of the visual confidence that made him one of the defining artists of Silver Age DC.
This CBCS 7.5 copy is clean, well-preserved, and presents beautifully. For a 60-year-old book carrying this much mythological weight, that’s exactly what you want.
DETAILS
• Title: Green Lantern #40, DC Comics, October 1965
• Grade: CBCS 7.5 Very Fine–
• Key: 1st appearance Krona, Secret Origin of the Guardians
• Also: 1st Silver Age meeting of Hal Jordan and Alan Scott
• Art: Gil Kane
• Shipping: Double-boxed, fully insured, signature confirmation
