Dark Horse Presents, Vol. 2 #25 (2013)
NM
$4.00
$4.00
Condition
Description
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Love vs. Life Chapter 1 / The Time Ben Fell in Love / Underground Chapter 1 Brain Boy Chapter 3 / Trekker: The Train to Avalon Bay Chapter 2 / King's Road: The Long Way Home Chapter 3 / Crime Does Not Pay: City of Roses Chapter 6
Delve into a time-travel story from Eisner Award-winning writer Matt Fraction! Meet a vampire couple during the time of the Black Plague in Steve Niles and Menton3's The Nosferatu Wars! Read an installment of The Chapel Chronicles by fifteen-year-old Emma T. Capps! Plus, new installments of Trekker, Blackout, Alabaster: Boxcar Tales, Nexus, Crime Does Not Pay, Brain Boy, King's Road, and Bloodhound! Matt Fraction (W), Ron Randall (W/A/Cover), Frank Barbiere (W), Caitlín R. Kiernan (W), Fred Van Lente (W), Phil Stanford (W), Peter Hogan (W), Dan Jolley (W), Mike Baron (W), Steve Niles (W), Emma T. Capps (W/A), Christian Ward (A), Micah Kaneshiro (A), Steve Lieber (A), Freddie Williams II (A), Patric Reynolds (A), Phil Winslade (A), Leonard Kirk (A), Steve Rude (A), and Menton3 (A)
Release Date: 2013
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.
