What If, Vol. 1 #37 (1982) CPV
FN/VF
$4.00
$4.00
Condition
Description
What if the Thing Had Continued to Mutate? / What if the Beast Had Truly Become a Beast? / What if Galactus Had Turned the Silver Surfer Back into Norrin Radd?
Beast/Thing/Silver Surfer issue. "What If the Thing Had Continues to Mutate?" Script by Tom DeFalco, breakdowns by Arvell Jones, finished art by Sam DeLa Rosa. Guest starring the Fantastic Four, Captain America, and Giant-Man. "What If the Beast Had Truly Become a Beast?" Script and pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Jim Sherman. Guest starring the original X-Men. Avengers and Ka-Zar cameos. "What If Galactus Had Turned the Silver Surfer Back Into Norrin Radd?" Script by David Anthony Kraft, pencils by Mike Vosberg, inks by Steve Mitchell. Ed Hannigan cover pencils (Joe Sinnott inks?). Cover price $1.00.
Release Date: 1982
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.
