Gambit, Vol. 1 #3 (1993)
VF/NM
$3.00
$3.00
Condition
Description
The Benefactress
Cover by Lee Weeks. The Benefactress, script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Lee Weeks, inks by Klaus Janson; Gambit arrives in Paris and gains an audience with Candra, benefactress of the Thieves Guild and a woman with whom Gambit has a little personal history; She agrees to provide him with a vial of the Elixir of Life for Bella Donna but only if Remy is willing to kill his own father; Their negotiations are interrupted by Julien and his rogue assassins who are looking to gain the serum for themselves; Gambit saves Candra from Julien and the assassins are driven off; Gambit receives a kiss for his heroism and leaves with his father but Candra quickly discovers that he stole the elixir off of her person during their moment of intimacy; Candra tells the Tithe Collector to return to New Orleans and command both the Thieves and Assassins Guilds to kill Gambit as a traitor; Rogue accidentally touches Bella Donna and witnesses her love affair with Gambit through her memories. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.00.
Release Date: 1993
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 ā 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.
