The Sandman, Vol. 2 #43 (1992)
9.2 NEAR MINT -
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Condition
Description
Brief Lives
Bernie Capax has been a lawyer for most of his 15,000 year lifespan. Up to the point where a wall crushes him and he meets Death, who reminds him he got what everyone gets: a lifetime. In Dublin, Dream and Delirium contact an old acquaintance, Pharamond - now Mr. Farrell - about transportation. To search for Destruction they must travel the waking world; Farrell can help with that. They speak to him about Delirium's list of contacts. Elsewhere, a woman named Etain struggles to wakefulness. Half-dressed, she realizes she smells gas and flees the apartment, landing in the back alley seconds ahead of the blast! "The Lawyer" and "Etain of the Second Look" were two of the names on the list. Somewhere else, Destruction finishes working on a painting and goes inside; Barnabas hears something. He opens his gallery and discovers a boiling pool of water, an 'early warning system' whose behavior portends trouble. Dream and Delirium take an airplane to their first destination; Dream tells a little girl "true things" about dreams and flying. They land and Farrell's driver meets them. She will take them to their first stop: to see Mr. Capax, the lawyer...
Release Date: 1992
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.
