Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #40A
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Description
Black Shadow White Shadow / Stardust Miseries / All in the Family, Part 3: Hong Kong Inferno / Part 3: Some Enchanted Evening / Part 2: the Hit / ...Anything
Hong Kong Inferno - Wolverine is led to a secret underground grotto by a Chinese woman named Mai, and her friends, Hsiao and Ch'un. Logan is told that they are hunting the Black Shadow, a creature who destroyed a city street in Hong Kong. Before they can create a plan, the Black Shadow appears once again. Wolverine attacks and is almost destroyed as a second creature appears, this time a menacing White Shadowl. The two shadow creatures are about to battle each other, with an unconscious Wolverine caught between them.
Some Enchanted Evening - There's nothing like spending an evening with an old friend. But, if you're the bludgeoning, blue-furred Beast and that old friend is Wonder Man - you may not get what you expected! Has Wonder Man lost his mind - or is there more to this picture than meets the eye?
The Hit - The Emperor Mother has set her plan for Galactic domination into motion. With Skyppi the Skrull, in the form of Emperor Arimathes, under her control, Layana has sent the Elite of the Assassin's Guild to capture and detain her son. As for Hercules and those who stand with him - death awaits.
...Anything - He was the vessel for the collective intelligence of a warrior race that has long since died. He roamed the stars in search of conquest, but met defeat against the heroes of Earth. Now sharing his consciousness and incredible mental powers with six of our planet's most powerful telepaths, Overmine has learned that not all wars take place on the battlefield.
All plot summaries taken from the table of contents of the issue itself.
Release Date: 1989
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.
