Action Comics, Vol. 1 #614 (1988)
NM-
$5.00
$5.00
Condition
Description
Bring Me a Man / Death God / The Cheshire Contract, Part 2: First Blood / Death Comes Calling... / The Tin Roof Club, Part 4 / Bitter Fruit, Part 4
Green Lantern: Bring Me A Man - Hal's ring reveals the truth about his selection as a Green Lantern, and his existence as a man without fear, just in time to deal with a potential suicide.Phantom Stranger: Death God - The Phantom Stranger is face to maw with a resurrected Mayan death god. His opponent is far too strong to be assaulted by magic directly, and can only be defeated from within.Nightwing: First Blood - Nightwing and Speedy save the Ambassador from the public assassination attempt, but Cheshire escapes. Things go from bad to worse when she finds both another means of attack, and a way to talk to Speedy alone.Superman: Death Comes Calling - Superman's next lead in the cult that worships him is in Culpepper, who is in a hospital 3,000 miles from where he attacked Galt. Superman arrives to find Culpepper is also under attack.Catwoman: The Tin Roof Club, Part 4 - Catwoman realizes that it's going to be virtually impossible to escape with the brooch, so she moves forward with a backup plan.Black Canary: Bitter Fruit, Part 6 - Black Canary's investigation is starting to bear true fruit, as she identifies the attacker(s) who went after Hector Lebrado.
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.
