Action Comics, Vol. 1 #609 (1988) Brian Bolland Cover
NM-
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Brian Bolland Cover
Bitter Fruit, Part 1 / Faux Pas / Canned in Boston / And There Will Be a Sign! / Moral Stand, Part 9: Red Pencil / Cutting Remarks
Black Canary - Bitter Fruit: Part 1 - As police crack down on illegal immigrants, an old friend of Black Canary comes calling.Deadman - Chapter Nine: Faux Pas - Abandoning the CIA director to his lover, Deadman takes control of Ronald Reagan only to find Satan in Mikhail Gorbachev's body. They swap into each other's wives until Nancy - controlled by Satan - strikes Raisa who leaves and returns carrying one of the alien guns.Secret Six: Canned in Boston - The Six wonder about the motives of Mockingbird as elsewhere Rafael di Rienzi is kidnapped. The Six prepare to infiltrate a meat-packing plant to discover the source of a lethal contamination.Superman: And There Will Be a Sign! - As Clark Kent, Superman gets his worshipper, Bob Galt, to talk to him.Wild Dog: Moral Stand - Chapter Nine: Red Pencil - Wild Dog manages to prevent the destruction of the art show by the Legion of Morality and ensure their leader is finished.Green Lantern: Cutting Remarks - Oprah Winfrey's audience reject Hal Jordan's claim that he is without fear, a claim he tests later by confronting a sword wielding maniac without his power ring.
Release Date: 1988
Bitter Fruit, Part 1 / Faux Pas / Canned in Boston / And There Will Be a Sign! / Moral Stand, Part 9: Red Pencil / Cutting Remarks
Black Canary - Bitter Fruit: Part 1 - As police crack down on illegal immigrants, an old friend of Black Canary comes calling.Deadman - Chapter Nine: Faux Pas - Abandoning the CIA director to his lover, Deadman takes control of Ronald Reagan only to find Satan in Mikhail Gorbachev's body. They swap into each other's wives until Nancy - controlled by Satan - strikes Raisa who leaves and returns carrying one of the alien guns.Secret Six: Canned in Boston - The Six wonder about the motives of Mockingbird as elsewhere Rafael di Rienzi is kidnapped. The Six prepare to infiltrate a meat-packing plant to discover the source of a lethal contamination.Superman: And There Will Be a Sign! - As Clark Kent, Superman gets his worshipper, Bob Galt, to talk to him.Wild Dog: Moral Stand - Chapter Nine: Red Pencil - Wild Dog manages to prevent the destruction of the art show by the Legion of Morality and ensure their leader is finished.Green Lantern: Cutting Remarks - Oprah Winfrey's audience reject Hal Jordan's claim that he is without fear, a claim he tests later by confronting a sword wielding maniac without his power ring.
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.
