Countdown #8
NM
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Condition
Description
Countdown - Homeward Bound / This Am Unsecret Origin of Bizarro!
Atom finds himself in Darkseid's throne room, hidden as a piece of the chess set while Darkseid and Solomon play. Darkseid reveals that it was Solomon who corrupted Captain Atom and turned him in Monarch and claims to have controlled the game from the very start, while Solomon aims to use the Morticoccus virus to wipe out the superhumans. Atom makes his way back to where the Challengers, along with Jimmy, Forager and the Hairies from the Habitat. The heroes argue as to what is the best course of action with the Atom insistent that Karate Kid has to die to end the plague before it begins and Jimmy planning to confront Darkseid. Solomon appears to them and tells Jimmy that his powers are the result of Darkseid storing energies within him. As the heroes continue to argue over what should happen to Karate Kid, Solomon transports them all back to Earth where the Atom realises that they have brought the Great Disaster with them.
Release Date: 2008
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.
