I find it interesting that both the Green Lanterns featured in the title have a different relationship with fear than they typical GL fearlessness. Also, Hal tells them that in the absence of the GL Corps, they will be trained by the Justice League.įinally, the story ends with a look at what major villains the Jessica will have contend with in the series. Hal explains that he needs to deal with Sinestro off-planet, and that he needs to leave Earth and Sector 2814 in their care, despite them both being rookies. Hal informs both that they are partners, and forces them to share a power battery to make them work together. It also features Hal Jordan, who appears to set up the ongoing situation for the title. The story covers the first meeting of these two rookie Lanterns, who take an immediate dislike to each other. Simon Baz was introduced a few years ago, but in DC Universe time, he has only been a Green Lantern for a few months. She is now an official member of the Green Lantern Corps with a genuine Oan power ring. If you follow Justice League, you will be familiar with Jessica Cruz as Power Ring. Be on the lookout for it, I know I will.Writers – Geoff Johns & Sam Humphries, Artists – Ethan Van Sciver & Ed BenesĭC’s Rebirth storyline promises a mix of old and new, and in Green Lanterns the emphasis is on the new, as it features two of the newest Green Lanterns, Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz. ![]() Justice League #50 has key potential on other merits, a bump in the popularity of Jessica Cruz will only help that. I think Justice League #31 is the Jessica Cruz comic to have, followed by issue #30 and then Green Lantern #20. There are only 15 copies in the CGC census as of this writing. Mike Allred really nailed it with this cover. (I have this issue personally and it is NOT for sale). I love this Batman ’66 variant of Justice League #31, Jessica’s first full appearance. I’m looking forward to seeing how she is portrayed on the screen. So for me, she is a genuinely likable character, perhaps even relatable if we allow ourselves to admit that we don’t always have all the answers. (I reread that first issue prior to this writing and found nothing to change my impression). In an era when everyone seems to know with certainty what’s best for everyone else, I found her questioning attitude refreshing. The questions she asks that no one else seems to ask. Beginning with issue #1, she plays a central role in the story. I first crossed paths with Jessica Cruz in Bryan Hitch’s run on Justice League. However, that has more to do with the fact that Batman learns about the existence of three Jokers in this issue, ring a bell? All the more reason to pick this one up. This issue has just under 150 copies in the census as of this writing. This is another super-sized issue as it is the finale to the epic, ten-part Darkseid War story. Well, actually we are still in the New 52 Justice League run, but with Justice League #50, Jessica becomes a Green Lantern. I expect I will be offering some of these for sale in the foreseeable future, though, as of this writing I have no Jessica Cruz related comics for sale). (Full disclosure–I own several copies of these two issues including two copies of each that I personally submitted to CGC. I have to say this fact took me off guard and I went directly to the CGC census thinking that perhaps there was some lag in the numbers GoCollect reported. Both have less than 100 graded copies at the time of this writing. The CGC census is surprisingly sparse on these two issues. We only had to wait for one more issue though for her first full appearance, and that is The New 52 Justice League #31. GoCollect has an FMV of $120 on a 9.8 of this issue. Jessica’s next appearance is another cameo in Justice League #30, also by Geoff Johns during The New 52 era.
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