Batman, Vol. 1 #404 (1986) 1st Carmine Falcone
VF+
$45.00
$45.00
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1st Carmine Falcone
Year One, Part 1: Who I Am And How I Come To Be
It has been 18 years since Thomas and Martha Kent were killed. Bruce has returned to Gotham, trained and ready to fight crime. His first attempt fails, as the criminals have too much confidence in combat. Meanwhile, Lieutenant James Gordan has been given a second chance on the Gotham police force, and he's happy for it. Unfortunately, he appears to be the only honest cop in town, which leads to its own problems.
Release Date: 1986
Year One, Part 1: Who I Am And How I Come To Be
It has been 18 years since Thomas and Martha Kent were killed. Bruce has returned to Gotham, trained and ready to fight crime. His first attempt fails, as the criminals have too much confidence in combat. Meanwhile, Lieutenant James Gordan has been given a second chance on the Gotham police force, and he's happy for it. Unfortunately, he appears to be the only honest cop in town, which leads to its own problems.
Release Date: 1986
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.
