Iron Man, Vol. 4 #20
Condition
Description
Iron Man, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. has fallen in battle with the Hulk, punishment for having sent the Hulk away into space and for having inadvertently brought disaster to the savage world of Sakaar when the Hulk's shuttle detonated.But Tony's absence has thrown S.H.I.E.L.D. into chaos. as the only one with the 'big picture', Tony is the only one who knows what plans and contingencies he might have had to implement. Many of the agents under his command, unhappy with the way Tony is running the agency, see this as an opportunity to return things to the way they should be, and to tackle the Hulk on their own terms.Caught in between is Dum-Dum Dugan, a longtime S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with a strong sense of duty. Can he pull the agency together into a force that can fight the Hulk?
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.
