Forgotten Realms Annual #1
VF/NM
$6.00
$6.00
Condition
Description
Waterdhavian Nights; Siblings; Fireworks; Soul Mates; The Trouble With Humans; Leaders; Bar Tales
"Waterdhavian Nights!" Guest-starring the Heroes of the Advance Dungeons & Dragons (1988) comic series. Story by Jeff Grubb (see NOTE for art credits). Cover by Gil Kane. Priam and his friends dock in Waterdeep, the greatest city in all the Realms (and a prominent location in the Forgotten Realms), in search of another powerful artifact of power. Priam takes this opportunity to visit his half-sister, the elf mage Kyriani. A series of misfortunate misunderstandings set the crew of the Realms Master and Heroes of AD&D on a series of misadventures, and on a collision course with a cadre of their deadliest enemies. NOTE: Art by: Prologue - Dan Reed and Dave Simons; Chapter 1 - Eric Kachelhofer and Dave Simons; Chapter 2 - Dan Reed and Paul Abrams; Chapter 3 - Tom Lyle and Bob Downs; Chapter 4 - Ken Penders; Chapter 5 - Eric Kachelhofer, Aldrin Aw, and Mickey Ritter; Chapter 6 - Tom Raney and Jerry Acerno. Cover price $2.95.
Release Date: 1990
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.
