New Talent Showcase, Vol. 1 #5 (1984)
VF
$3.00
$3.00
Condition
Description
Return Of The Dragonknights, Pt 1: Isle Of The Kraken; Moon River; Run for the Shadows; Ekko Part 2
Cover art by Louis Scarborough Jr., Cara Sherman-Tereno, Chris Carlson, and Steve Lightle. Profiles of Peter Scianna, Louis Scarborough Jr, Reuben Pharms, Steve Ringgenberg, Chris Carlson, Karl Kesel, Mindy Newell, Cara Sherman, Marc Alexander, Rich Margopoulos, Steven Lightle, and Gary Martin. Return of the Dragonknights, Part One "Isle of the Kraken" featuring Dragon Knights, script by Peter Scianna, pencils by Louis Scarborough, Jr., inks by Reuben Pharms. Moon River, script by Mindy Newel, pencils by Cara Sherman-Tereno, inks by Mark Alexander. Run for the Shadows starring Feral Man, script by Steve Ringgenberg, pencils by Chris Carlson, inks by Karl Kesel. Ekko, Part 2, script by Rich Margopoulos, pencils by Steve Lightle, inks by Gary Martin. $0.75. 36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.
Release Date: 1984
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.
