
Countdown #33
NM
$2.00
$2.00
Condition
Near Mint (9.4)
A very well-preserved collectible with minor wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
Description
Countdown - Let's Make a Deal / The Origin of The Riddler
As Trickster and Pied Piper try to tell Flash of Deathstroke's plans to crash Green Arrow's wedding, the explosive chips Deathstroke planted in their necks begin to activate, forcing Flash to vibrate his fingers into their necks and remove them. Convinced that they had nothing to do with Bart Allen's death, Flash contacts Zatanna who transports all three to a safe house.In the Nanoverse, Green Lantern arrives in time to rescue Donna Troy and informs the travellers that, according to the Guardians of the Universe, Ray Palmer is no longer in the Nanoverse but in the Multiverse.Mary Marvel is attacked by a magician but protected by Klarion who, in return, wants a small portion of her power.Jimmy Olsen is hounded by people who turn out to be agenst of Cadmus who ask him to come along with them to investigate his powers.Locked up in Zatanna's safe house, Trickster and Pied Piper argue about whether to escape, a matter that is decided when Trickster attempts to break out and is confronted by a scimitar wielding mummy.In the Nanoverse, Atom is plucked from the group of travellers by a giant hand and while Green Lantern wishes to follow, the others convince him that they still need to find Ray Palmer.
Release Date: 2007
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.
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