Transformers (Marvel) #3A (1984)
VF+
$17.00
$17.00
Condition
Description
Prisoner Of War
The Autobots find themselves in dire straits. William 'Sparkplug' Witwicky, the human who had offered to find a way to convert Earth's fuels for their needs has been kidnapped by the evil Decepticons, and they don't have enough fuel to pursue. Defeated, they return to the Ark to gather what fuel they can from their supplies to mount a rescue operation. Upon returning to their fortress, the Decepticons begin 'persuading' Sparkplug to convert fuel for them, as he'd offered to do for the Autobots. But the activities of the Transformers haven't gone unnoticed. The White House and Kremlin are both loast when it comes to reports of these giant shape-changing robots, and Nick Fury doesn't have any answers. But one man, a reporter from the Daily Bugle, might be able to get to the bottom of things... Spider-Man.
Release Date: 1984
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.
