
Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 1 #86 (2007)
Condition
Very Fine/Near Mint (9.0)
A very well-preserved collectible with good eye appeal. There will be a number of minor handling and/or manufacturing defects.
Description
Sentinels, Part 3
The Fenris Twins have the drop on the new team of X-Men, and have laid out Bishop. They give Wolverine a matching blow before sicking the Sentinels around them on the mutants. The robots and the mutants trade blows for more than a few pages. Meanwhile, Stryfe leads Pyro to the MLF's base to let their new recruit know ... They know he's a spy! Right before the obligatory butt kicking would begin, Stryfe orders everyone to stand down. He wants the spy to see that all the mutants need to work together, and report back to the X-Men in hopes they can be persuaded. Beast and Nick Fury have a conversation discussing why Beast, presumed dead, cannot just barge into the mansion and resume his old life. Beast slips into the night before Fury's team can capture him. A shaken Jean also slips into the comfort of Cyclops' arms, leaving the reader to wonder if she embraced the Phoenix force as well. Later that night Stryfe gives a rally speech that the government is using sentinels to hunt mutants again before he is confronted by an anti-mutant activist, Pyro watches as the MLF holds the dissenting loudmouth at bay and Stryfe sneaks off with the teleporting Zero. What could he be running from? The Sentinels that are making the way to the rally, perhaps? Speaking of Sentinels, The team's luck has run out as almost all the robots are down, but they've been knocked on their keister themselves. Fenris ambushes Dazzler, and hold their hands to the back of Psylocke's head, They standoff against Wolverine threatening to use their energy blast on Psylocke, not knowing which the hard-edge mutant will choose. The choice is taken out of his hands, as a recovering Bishop finds his feet, pulls his own gun, and orders the twins to step away from his wife.
Release Date: 2007
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.
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