Iron Man, Vol. 1 #68 (1974)
VG/FN
$9.00
$9.00
Condition
Description
Night Of The Rising Sun
While searching for Marty March, the brother of Eddie March who went M.I.A. during Vietnam, Iron Man and Roxi Gilbert encounter some locals who would prefer to go without American involvement. One of these individuals convinces the mutant Sunfire to attack Iron Man. (Sunfire agrees in order to damage S.I.'s hold on international markets that could belong to Japan.) During the battle, the Mandarin detects Sunfire's energies, and kidnaps him via teleportation to steal enough power to reverse the body swap he experienced with the Unicorn several issues ago. Iron Man recognizes the teleportation signature, but can't follow immediately, as his current mask can't handle the pressures near the undersea base the Mandarin has set up. Iron Man updates the face mask, and comes back to finish the job.
Release Date: 1974
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.
