DC Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #37A (1981)
VF+
$6.00
$6.00
Condition
Description
The Stars, Like Moths... / Whatever Will (Or Did) Happen to Rip Hunter...Time Master
"The Stars, Like Moths...!": Superman and Hawkgirl learn that Superman's great-grandfather came to Earth over 100 years ago. He was able to establish an underground laboratory in Colorado, and create a gateway between Earth's universe and an X-Dimension which stores expended energy from suns. While exploring the lab, Superman discovers a chamber which sucks him into the X-Dimension's vortex. Hawkgirl flies inside the chamber for a quick rescue, and succeeds. "Whatever Will (Or Did) Happen to... Rip Hunter... Time Master": Rip Hunter and his crew chase an old college colleague back through time, to prevent him from destroying the Time Sphere.
Release Date: 1981
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.
