Countdown #34
NM
$2.00
$2.00
Condition
Description
Countdown - Searching for Answers / The Origin of Lex Luthor
Pied Piper and Trickster, left to hang by Deathstroke, are captured by the Flash looking for answers following the death of Bart Allen.Jimmy Olsen, also looking for answers, contacts Steel who plugs him into a computer that will visualise his thoughts.In the Nanoverse, Donna Troy and Jason Todd escape the prison Queen Belthera holds them in but as the Queen attempts to escape via a dimensional portal she is struck by Donna and manages to pull the hero through with her.Forced to fight, Holly Robinson and Harleen Quinzel are chosen by Athena to journey to Paradise Island and become fully fledged Amazons.Mary Marvel finds herself in a mystical market place and meets Klarion who wonders if she will barter some of her magic with him.Una and Karate Kid are sent by Mr Orr to seek Buddy Blank; once they have left, Orr reports this to Desaad, lackey of Darkseid.In Steel's lab, Jimmy's thoughts are manifested as an illustration of the Source Wall which separates various versions of the 52 Earths.Trickster and Pied Piper reveal to Flash that Deathstroke and the others are planning on attacking Green Arrow's wedding.
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.
