Swamp Thing, Vol. 2 #126 (1992)
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Condition
Description
The Big Picture
Swamp Thing discovers a copy of a cartoon Chester left behind: Freddie Freelode. It reminds him of his college days as Alec Holland. Then he discovers Freelode's creator Johnny Dogg has not picked up pen or brush to create in years. Believing the world is better for having creative people in it, he sets out to see if he can revitalize Dogg's creative powers. Swamp Thing visits Dogg, who believes him to be a version of Freelode character Mescalito. Dogg eats one of Swamp Thing's tubers and hallucinates "all of creation". He even has a conversation with his creation Freddie Freelode! Swamp Thing tells him the universe creates artists in order to create those things it cannot create itself. Then he leaves. A year passes and one of Dogg's friends visits, and learns that what Dogg needed was to get outside panels and frames. In the background, Dogg's house has been rebuilt to resemble Swamp Thing's head...
Release Date: 1992
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.
