Immortal Doctor Fate #1 (1984)
VF+
$4.00
$4.00
Condition
Description
This Immortal Destiny, Doctor Fate,
Reprint from Dr. Fate #9. The Immortal Destiny - In the opening story, we find out the origins of Dr. Fate. How the young lad, Kent Nelson loses his father at an archeological dig and gains the power of Dr. Fate. Golden Age Classic - The second story is an old classic of Doctor Fate. He thinks he's destroyed the evil scientist Wotan. He needs to confirm his death and enters the Region of the Styx. He discover Wotan is not dead and heads back to the world of men to track him down and put a stop to his evil plans. In the last story, we find Dr. Fate being drawn out by a sense of foreboding. Meanwhile at the Boston Museum of Egyptology, something is amiss with the new exhibit. From the antiquities comes the evil Khalis! Mortal enemy of Nabu. Khalis steals Dr. Fate's amulet and leaves him for dead. Dr. Fate must now get back his amulet and stop Khalis.
Release Date: 1984
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.
