Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #9 (1988)
Condition
Description
Save the Tiger / Elements of Terror, Part 9: the Confrontation / Part 9: Breaking Faith / in the Dark / a Piece of Cake
The Confrontation - Twelve weeks (6 issues) ago, Razorfist tried his best to kill Wolverine. Now it's Wolvie's turn.
Breaking Faith - The attack by Lloyd Zahner and his mercenaries on Marea and her cultists has ended in disaster, with Monteiro dead and Zahner himself grotesquely disfigured by the cauterizing touch of the Man-Thing. For Marea, these events augur the coming of her Master's kingdom, the reign of Perfect Chaos on earth. The cultists, with prisoners Zahner and reporter Mickey Ditillio in tow, have begun a torchlight procession to the swamp for the final ritual to invoke the Master - unaware that from Washington, D.C. Colonel Jody Coate has personally ordered their destruction.
In the Dark - A teenaged runaway whose latent abilities were twisted by involuntary injections of a synthetic drug - he became a living doorway to darkness and keeper of the demon within.
A Piece of Cake - As a child, Alejandro Montoya stood in helpless horror as his parents dies while defending him against a mob of mutant haters. As an adult, the costumed El Aguila (The Eagle) seeks to prove himself wothy of their sacrifice.
All plot summaries taken from the table of contents of the issue itself.
Release Date: 1988
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.
