Detective Comics, Vol. 1 #582 (1988)
9.2 NEAR MINT -
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Condition
Description
Millennium - Sole Survivor
James Gordon gets word that a member of his old Naval Intelligence unit needs help and leaves Gotham; as he leaves Gotham, he is replaced by a Manhunter doppelganger (who is defeated by Batman in the pages of Millenium); Batman follows a lead on the Manhunters to Belle Reve LA, where Gordon has also gone; Gordon meets his old NI colleague who starts to warn of the Manhunter invasion, but is then attacked by a Manhunter before Batman comes to the rescue; as Gordon's friend lays dying, he says the White House needs to be warned; Batman meets Jim Corrigan and they head into the swamp to find human hostages; Corrigan finds the hostages in the Manhunter stronghold and frees them, while Batman runs into Karin Grace bringing in a bomb to destroy the compound; Batman, Corrigan and the hostages escape as the bomb explodes; President Reagen is phoned about snow in Louisiana and it is revealed that Nancy Reagan is a Manhunter.
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.
