Countdown #3 (2008)
VF/NM
$2.00
$2.00
Condition
Description
Countdown - Owned / The Origin of Amazo
Following the capture of Jimmy Olsen by Mary Marvel, Donna Troy and Kyle Rayner attempt to get the Justice League to help them. Elsewhere, Mary delivers Jimmy to Darkseid who reveals that the souls of the dead New Gods reside within Jimmy and his powers are reliant upon Darkseid. Before he can kill Jimmy, Superman arrives and battles Darkseid. Donna, Kyle and members of the Justice League arrive and attack Mary who manages to defeat them. Darkseid turns Jimmy into Kryptonite which almost kills Superman. Hidden inside Jimmy's brain, however, is the Atom who manages to disable the Apokoliptian technology that Darkseid had planted, allowing Jimmy to gain full control over his powers for the first time.
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.
