Teen Titans, Vol. 1 #45 (1976)
6.5 FINE +
$6.00
$6.00
Condition
Description
You Can't Say No To The Angel Of Death (Or Can You)
Neighborhood gang leader Steve “the Wrecker” Macchione returns home after being dishonorably discharged from the military to find his old neighborhood being torn down to make way for a high-rise apartment complex, and reorganizes his former gang, the Wreckers, to stop the project. Mal, after an argument with the other Titans, is caught in a blast set by the Wreckers and finds himself in a contest for his very life with Azrael, the Angel of Death. He believes this to have been a mere hallucination until he awakens to find himself in possession of a mystic horn given him by the angel Gabriel. According to Azrael, by defeating him Mal has won the right to life, but if he should lose a fight – to anyone – he must die. Gabriel’s horn, when blown, gives him unspecified powers to use whenever the odds are against him in battle. He summons the Titans, including Aqualad, who split up to deal with the Wreckers’ bombings. Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad save the Wayne Foundation building from destruction, then join Speedy, Wonder Girl, and Mal to finish off the Wreckers. Malls reconciled with the team, and joins Roy (Speedy) Harper’s rock band, Great Frog, as well, while Bruce (Batman) Wayne agrees to finance a new Teen Titans headquarters.
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.
