Justice League of America, Vol. 1 #174 (1979)
7.5 VERY FINE -
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Condition
Description
A Plague of Monsters
The Regulator continues his attack on the STAR Labs installation, sending dozens of mind controlled rats into a mutation chamber. Aboard the JLA satellite, Green Arrow complains about the League's lack of success in recruiting Black Lightning and he, Zatanna and Elongated Man return to Metropolis to try again. While tracking Lightning down, they hear reports of the trouble at STAR Labs and arrive to find the rats mutated into giant creatures attacking the police at the command of the Regulator. As the League deal with the mutated rats, Black Lightning attacks the Regulator atop a factory chimney. During the battle the villain slips and falls, presumably to his death. The League manage to dispose of the rats and Black Lightning agains refuses to join the League.
Release Date: 1979
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.
