
Tales of the Teen Titans #45 (1984)
VF/NM
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Condition
Very Fine/Near Mint (9.0)
A very well-preserved collectible with good eye appeal. There will be a number of minor handling and/or manufacturing defects.
Description
H.I.V.E.
Late one evening when the Titans Tower is deserted, Aqualad and Aquagirl arrive both on the verge of death for lack of fresh water. They are saved only by the timely visit of a visiting Wally West and Frances Kane. At the same time, a gang of gunrunners is attacked by the Changeling, who has been driven to distraction by Terra’s betrayal and death, and only the intervention of Cyborg prevents him from killing his opponents. While the two heroes are occupied Victor’s grandparents arrive at his empty apartment, and a female caller finds Gar absent from the Dayton estate. Meanwhile, Dick Grayson and Terry Long attend a bachelor party thrown by Terry’s brother. Wonder Girl and Starfire visit Paradise Island to secure Queen Hippolyta’s permission for Donna’s marriage, and Joe Wilson accompanies Raven home from a late college class. When the Titans, (except Cyborg and Changeling) assemble at their headquarters, Wally rebukes them for not informing them of Terra’s death, but the imperiled Aqualad and Aquagirl take precedence over this painful discussion. Reviving, they relate how they barely escaped an attack on Atlantis by the forces of H.I.V.E. The Titans decide that the time has come to take the offensive against their longtime foes, and when Wally declines to join them, Jericho instead accompanies Nightwing, Wonder Girl, Starfire, Raven, and the two Atlanteans on their mission.
Release Date: 1984
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.
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