
Dark Horse Presents, Vol. 2 #21 (2013)
NM
$5.00
$5.00
Condition
Near Mint (9.4)
A very well-preserved collectible with minor wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
Description
Alabaster: Boxcar Tales Chapter 4 / The Victories: Babalon Falling Chapter 2 / Journeymen Cahpter 2 / The Day The Saucers Came / Cat's In The Cradle /Arcade Boy Chapter 1 / Station To Station Chapter 3 / Tiger Lung Chapter 1
Neil Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods) teams with Paul Chadwick (Concrete) for 'The Day the Saucers Came'! Plus, three new series debut this month, including work by Simon Roy (Prophet) Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man), and Arcade Boy by Denis Medri! Neil Gaiman (W), Duane Swierczynski (W), Geoffrey Thorne (W), Michael Avon Oeming (W/A), Denis Medri (W/A), Gabriel Hardman (W/A), Corinna Bechko (W), Caitlín R. Kiernan (W), Michael T. Gilbert (W/A), Simon Roy (W/A), Jason Wordie (W/A), Shannon Wheeler (W/A), Paul Chadwick (A), Eric Nguyen (A), Todd Harris (A), Steve Lieber (A), and Greg Ruth (Cover)
Release Date: 2013
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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