Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 #16 (1978) 1st Cameo Mystique
FN/VF
$26.00
$26.00
Condition
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1st Cameo Mystique
The Deep Deadly Silence
Ms. Marvel has travelled to Avengers Mansion to seek their resources to find a way to go after Tiger Shark, who has just escaped into the ocean with Namorita as his hostage. This leads to a brief battle against the Beast and Scarlet Witch. After everything is explained, the two Avengers allow Ms. Marvel to use their lab to devise a way to allow her to breath underwater, a task at which she is able to succeed. Tracking down Tiger Shark to a sunken battleship, there she fights against Tiger Shark, who uses the sunken ship's missiles and a squid to try and stop her. However, in spite of these efforts, Ms. Marvel gets up close and battles Tiger Shark hand-to-hand. The battle ends with Ms. Marvel beating Tiger Shark and knocking him out. However, it's at the moment Ms. Marvel's ability to breath underwater wears off, and she also blacks out. When she comes to, Ms. Marvel finds that Namorita had summoned a rescue ship from Atlantis that came to their rescue, and took Tiger Shark into their custody.
Release Date: 1978
The Deep Deadly Silence
Ms. Marvel has travelled to Avengers Mansion to seek their resources to find a way to go after Tiger Shark, who has just escaped into the ocean with Namorita as his hostage. This leads to a brief battle against the Beast and Scarlet Witch. After everything is explained, the two Avengers allow Ms. Marvel to use their lab to devise a way to allow her to breath underwater, a task at which she is able to succeed. Tracking down Tiger Shark to a sunken battleship, there she fights against Tiger Shark, who uses the sunken ship's missiles and a squid to try and stop her. However, in spite of these efforts, Ms. Marvel gets up close and battles Tiger Shark hand-to-hand. The battle ends with Ms. Marvel beating Tiger Shark and knocking him out. However, it's at the moment Ms. Marvel's ability to breath underwater wears off, and she also blacks out. When she comes to, Ms. Marvel finds that Namorita had summoned a rescue ship from Atlantis that came to their rescue, and took Tiger Shark into their custody.
Release Date: 1978
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.
