Beauty and the Beast #1 (1984)
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Beauty And The Beast
The threat of blackmail from his alleged son looms over Doctor Doom's head. He decides to keep an eye on the man who resides in California. Also in California, Beast arrives in Hollywood to visit Wonder Man, while Dazzler, currently a lightning rod for anti-mutant hysteria, tries to lay low. She unintentionally meets a talent scout at a party who then brings her to his boss and signs her into a restrictive contract. The resultant whirlwind of activity and media attention taxes the starlet; her powers flare out of control and her grip on reality loosens. Beast and Wonder Man cross paths with the once-again famous Dazzler at a cast party on a studio back lot. After a horse-faced mutant named Rocker aggressively hits on Alison, Beast decides to intervene. The conflict turns violent, but then Dazzler betrays her friendship with Hank by telling him to stop acting like such a beast. After Dazzler leaves, her light-emitting powers rage out of control and she runs away. Her agent, suspiciously unsurprised, has her followed. Beast reads about Alison's disappearance in the paper next day and decides he needs to rescue her. He beats information on Dazzler's whereabouts out of Rocker and heads to her current location: an old building on the coast called the Heartbreak Hotel, where she is being nursed to health by a group of misfits. Beast enters, finds Alison lying in an uncontrollable cocoon of light, and wraps her in his arms. He promises her everything will be alright.
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.
