Amazing Adventures, Vol. 3 #12
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From X-Men #6: Magneto attempts to recruit the Sub-Mariner but the X-Men have arrived to stop him. Magento destroys their ship with his magnetic ray, but miscalculates when he mistreats the Scarlet Witch, arousing Sub-Mariner's sense of chivary. The magnetic mutant mastermind attacks Prince Namor! Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver encounter the X-Men, who... do not mistreat them! Namor concludes that no one on the surface can be trusted. A partial victory: Magento did not add a powerful mutant to his ranks. From Strange Tales #168: Nick Fury encounters an alien named Vaengr, whose Prism of Plenty promises an end to want and suffering. But Vaengr is not the benevolent figure he appears to be, and the Earth is doomed unless - or maybe even if - Nick Fury can stop the alien!
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
