The Darkness, Vol. 2 #8 (2004)
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Condition
Description
Written by Paul Jenkins. Art by Romano Molenaar, Matt Banning, Kevin Conrad, Joe Weems and Rick Basaldua. Cover by Christian Gossett. As Jackie's attempt to control the Mob begins to take shape, rivals for the position spring up from every quarter. Jackie now faces a difficult challenge: to face down his enemies or to bring them into the fold. Enter Jake Nightly, former bodyguard to Don Franchetti and noted psychopath -- he's seen bosses come and go over the years and if you want to make it to the top, you gotta go through the toughest thug this side of the Mississippi. Jake's the real power broker in the city of New York. Too bad he has aspirations of his own. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.
Release Date: 2004
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.
