
Dark Horse Presents, Vol. 2 #10 (Cvr B) (2012) Val Staples Variant
9.2 NEAR MINT -
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Condition
Near Mint - (9.2)
A very well-preserved collectible with some wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
Description
Val Staples Variant
The Massive: The Barren Sea - Modern Day / UXB / Finder: Third World Chapter 8 / Criminal Macabre: They Fight By Night Chapter 1 / House Of Fun Featuring Milk And Cheese And The Murder Family / The Once And Future Tarzan Chapter 3 / Amala's Blade: Skull A
Evan Dorkin is unleashed in House of Fun, and Steve Niles weaves another web of paranormal intrigue in Criminal Macabre: They Fight by Night. Three brothers in a grim, postwar England of the future are given experimental suits that could make them the saviors of mankind-that is, if they can ever get past their obsessions with film, violent video games, and porn in Colin Lorimer's UXB! Brian Wood's The Massive finishes up, Carla Speed McNeil begins an epic new arc of Finder: Third World, Al Gordon and Thomas Yeates's centennial celebration of Tarzan concludes, and much more!
Release Date: 2012
The Massive: The Barren Sea - Modern Day / UXB / Finder: Third World Chapter 8 / Criminal Macabre: They Fight By Night Chapter 1 / House Of Fun Featuring Milk And Cheese And The Murder Family / The Once And Future Tarzan Chapter 3 / Amala's Blade: Skull A
Evan Dorkin is unleashed in House of Fun, and Steve Niles weaves another web of paranormal intrigue in Criminal Macabre: They Fight by Night. Three brothers in a grim, postwar England of the future are given experimental suits that could make them the saviors of mankind-that is, if they can ever get past their obsessions with film, violent video games, and porn in Colin Lorimer's UXB! Brian Wood's The Massive finishes up, Carla Speed McNeil begins an epic new arc of Finder: Third World, Al Gordon and Thomas Yeates's centennial celebration of Tarzan concludes, and much more!
Release Date: 2012
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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