Action Comics, Vol. 1 #618 (1988)
NM-
$5.00
$5.00
Condition
Description
First Encounter / Unhappy Landing / Fatal Distraction, Part 4: Lucky Night / Out On The Town / Grave Doings / The Cheshire Contract, Conclusion
Green Lantern: First Encounter - Hal Jordan almost has the Freak Show contained when Castle pulls their fat out of the fire. Having lost them, he heads towards Hawkes Industries to get his answers from the people at the top.Blackhawk: Unhappy Landing - Blackhawk's group lands, but the landing is far from happy. They knew they were being lied to, but only now do the start to understand the magnitude of the lies.Wild Dog: Fatal Distraction, Chapter Four - Lucky Night - Wild Dog tracks down a member of the media, in hopes of getting her help discouraging the "Wild Pup." When the serial killer attacks within earshot, plans change for the worse.Superman: Out On The Town - Bob Galt hasn't been kidnapped, but that doesn't mean he's okay. He's checking out Metropolis, confident in Superman's ability to save him, when Superman merchandise makes him quite upset.Deadman: Grave Doings - Deadman stumbles across a voodoo priest raising the dead, and decides to investigate. Realizing the priest is up to no good, he tries to intervene the only way he can, and runs into unexpected difficulties.Nightwing: The Cheshire Contract Conclusion - Roy awakens in the hospital, and finds Dick ready with a surprise for him. Dick soon leaves, as he has a surprise planned for Cheshire, as well.
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.
