Iron Man, Vol. 1 #104 (1977) Newsstand Edition
8.5 VERY FINE +
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Condition
Description
Newsstand Edition
Triad!
After a romantic interlude with Madame Masque at Stark House, Iron Man tries to exorcise his frustration over Midas with a nighttime flight. Meanwhile, Midas fires all Stark employees and converts Stark International into a fully automated factory, while Detective Michael O'Brien, aka Guardsman, discovers Harry Key's discarded corpse. Returning home, Iron Man finds Madame Masque held at gunpoint by a spurned Jasper Sitwell. Despite Iron Man's armor, Sitwell puts up a good fight, but he ultimately realizes the situation's futility and withdraws. Elsewhere, Jack of Hearts ponders how to help Iron Man, and Marianne Rodgers, en route to Tony Stark, telepathically renders a passerby insane.
Release Date: 1977
Triad!
After a romantic interlude with Madame Masque at Stark House, Iron Man tries to exorcise his frustration over Midas with a nighttime flight. Meanwhile, Midas fires all Stark employees and converts Stark International into a fully automated factory, while Detective Michael O'Brien, aka Guardsman, discovers Harry Key's discarded corpse. Returning home, Iron Man finds Madame Masque held at gunpoint by a spurned Jasper Sitwell. Despite Iron Man's armor, Sitwell puts up a good fight, but he ultimately realizes the situation's futility and withdraws. Elsewhere, Jack of Hearts ponders how to help Iron Man, and Marianne Rodgers, en route to Tony Stark, telepathically renders a passerby insane.
Release Date: 1977
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 ā 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.
