Iron Man, Vol. 1 #92 (1976)
FN/VF
$6.00
$6.00
Condition
Description
Burn, Hero--Burn!
Krissy Longfellow and Abe Klein are returning from a meeting with lawyers. One of Stark's competitors somehow has a patent on one of his designs that predates his own patent by two months. On that return trip, the army convoy they are following is attacked by the Melter. Iron Man soon arrives, but the Melter fuses his armour and Iron Man ends up immobilized in the river. Realizing that abandoning the armour is his only chance to survive, Tony does exactly that. In his second showdown with the Melter, he sends a robotized version of his original armour after the Melter first, and uses that to distract him long enough to sneak up behind the villain and ruin his melting ray. Convinced he's seen a ghost, the Melter screams incoherently as he accidentally falls out of his lighthouse and into the ocean below.
Release Date: 1976
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.
