Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 #23 (1979)
FN/VF
$6.00
$6.00
Condition
Description
The Woman Who Fell To Earth
After a date with Sam Adams, Carol Danvers returns home to relax, when she is suddenly visited by Salia Petrie, whom she thought had died in space. However, after putting her to rest in her apartment, Carol is attacked by Salia who transports Carol to the Guardians of the Galaxy's space station which is under the control of the Faceless One who saved Salia in order to get to and take control of Ms. Marvel. Getting away from the Faceless One, Carol finds Vance Astro who helps her battle the Faceless One to try and free Salia. During the battle, Carol destroys the Faceless One's android body with freezing coolant, and the two manage to defeat the Faceless One. Afterwords, Vance uses his mental powers to free Salia from the Faceless One's control. After which Carol reveals her identity to the frightened Salia.
Release Date: 1979
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.
