Action Comics, Vol. 1 #631 (1988)
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Detente / Knock 'em Dead, Part 8 / Cat and Mouse, Part 1 / Point Blank / Rocks and Hard Places, Part 6: Old Friends, New Enemies / Kissoff - That's A Russian Word, Isn't It?
Green Lantern: Detente - Green Lantern and Captain Atom come to an agreement on how to handle things, and head back to town where Green Lantern intends to charge his ring. That means he'll need his power battery, though...Black Canary: Knock 'Em Dead, Part 8 - Black Canary tracks down one of Deborah's main targets, and learns enough about what's going on to figure out who may be next.Phantom Stranger: Cat and Mouse - An old friend interrupts a chess game between the Phantom Stranger and Dr. 13, with some rather unfortunately news. Note that a printing error has reversed pages 6 and 7 of this story.Superman: Point Blank - Clark Kent is starting to put some of the pieces together for this group when he makes a startling discovery about an oncoming army.Nightwing: Rocks and Hard Places, Chapter 6 - Speedy and Nightwing get out of a few more tight scrapes, before taking some time to relax at the Orange Day Parade.Blackhawk: Kissoff - Blackhawk learns the final details of the proposed mission, and takes the time to discuss the options with his partners.
Release Date: 1988
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.
