Detective Comics, Vol. 1 #833 (Cvr A) (2007)
NM
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Condition
Description
Trust, Part 1
When stage magician Ivar Loxias' act causes a fire in a Gotham theater, Ivar's name is the strongest draw to Batman. In rescuing survivors from the fire, he finds that one of Ivar's assistants was a longtime associate of Zatanna. Though his relationship with her is strained at best due to the revelations that she played with his memory to eliminate his knowledge of the Justice League's misdeeds*, he still feels obligated to notify her of the assistant's death.But when they find that this may not have been an accident at all, Batman has to put his feelings aside to work with her in getting to the bottom of the mystery. *See Identity Crisis, and JLA story arc Crisis of Conscience
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.
