Wonder Woman, Vol. 1 #284 (1981)
6.5 FINE +
$6.00
$6.00
Condition
Description
Shadow Of The Dragon
Wonder Woman fights and destroys the dragon, which turns out to be a robot. She, Steve Trevor, and Lao Chen investigate the site and find more weapons stolen from U.S. sources, including a crate that held a new cruise missile. Lao Chen invites Steve and Diana Prince (who has secretly switched identities) to China to help them find the missile and capture the Red Dragon. While Diana, Chen, and Trevor are in China, they are rendered unconscious by a sleep-gas bomb hurled by one of the Dragon's agents,who secretly places a “control crystal” on Steve. Sometime after they awaken, the Red Dragon launches the cruise missile, which is able to evade all known aircraft, at Peiping. Steve Trevor holds a device which can control or abort the missile, but the Dragon exerts control over him and has him destroy the missile control.
Release Date: 1981
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.
