
Marvel Tales: Thanos #1 (Cvr A) (2019) Jen Bartel
NM
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Condition
Near Mint (9.4)
A very well-preserved collectible with minor wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
Description
Jen Bartel
The most ruthless villain in the Marvel Universe takes center stage as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of Marvel's most impressive talent from the past eight decades - and for Thanos, it could only be the cosmic maestro, Jim Starlin! Reprinting the classic tale, written and drawn by Starlin, that first revealed Thanos' stunning connection to the deadliest woman in the galaxy - Gamora - from WARLOCK (1972) #10! Another Starlin-scripted epic pits the Mad Titan against one of the MU's greatest evils - the devilish Mephisto - in SILVER SURFER (1987) #45! And Gamora gets the chance to unleash her full fury on her twisted father figure in WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH #8! Rated T
Release Date: 2019
The most ruthless villain in the Marvel Universe takes center stage as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of Marvel's most impressive talent from the past eight decades - and for Thanos, it could only be the cosmic maestro, Jim Starlin! Reprinting the classic tale, written and drawn by Starlin, that first revealed Thanos' stunning connection to the deadliest woman in the galaxy - Gamora - from WARLOCK (1972) #10! Another Starlin-scripted epic pits the Mad Titan against one of the MU's greatest evils - the devilish Mephisto - in SILVER SURFER (1987) #45! And Gamora gets the chance to unleash her full fury on her twisted father figure in WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH #8! Rated T
Release Date: 2019
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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