JLA: Black Baptism #2 (2001)
7.5 VERY FINE -
$3.00
$3.00
Condition
Description
Trials In Darkness
Written by Sean Smith and Ruben Diaz;ART BY Jesús Saiz and Keith Champagne; PAINTED COVER BY Tim Bradstreet and Grant Goleash The newest JLA miniseries continues! Whoever is hunting the mages of the DC Universe has set their sights on Arkham Asylum! Batman and the rest of the JLA are powerless to stop the coming of the Black Baptism without help from the outcast hero Faust ? but is Faust on the side of the angels or in league with the devil? FC, 32 pg. (2 of 4) Cover price $2.50.
Release Date: 2001
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.
