JLA: Year One #4
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While You Were Out...
Written by: Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn Pencils by: Barry Kitson. While You Were Out After the defeat of Starro, this issue focuses on what has become of the personal lives of the team in their civilian lives. Barry prepares for a date with Iris, Hal cannot account for missed deadlines to Carol, Dinah receives news from her mother at a gathering of old JSA members (news first revealed in Starman #21), Arthur checks on the treatment of fish at a local aquarium, and John finds more comfort in all of his roles on earth. Meanwhile, Dan Garrett (1st Blue Beetle) falls victim to a new threat from Locus. Cover price $1.95.
Release Date: 1998
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.
