X-Men: The Hidden Years #1 (1999)
NM
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Condition
Description
Once More Savage Land
The X-Men manage to retrieve a gamma-device from the SouthWest that should help the Professor come out of his coma. But when he does, he acts a bit more overbearing than he has for some time, criticizing the X-Men's performance and handing out demerits as though they're still in school. Angry that they didn't check to make sure that Magneto had truly perished in their last encounter with him, he dispatches them to return to the Savage Land to make certain. But Iceman has had enough of Professor X. Faking his own death was a breach of trust that Bobby Drake can't get around, and he decides to leave the team. But when the X-Men encounter trouble in the Savage Land, that leaves only Alex and Lorna to help them!
Release Date: 1999
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.
