All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update #1 (2007)
8.5 VERY FINE +
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Amatsu-Kami (Japanese Gods) to Walker
What's the origin of M-11 the Human Robot? Who are the members of the Circus of Crime? What are the powers of Spider-Man 2099? Who are Digitek and Garko the Man-Frog? Who was Cage's first costumed foe? Find the answers to all thees questions and many more here, as the Official Handbook continues to visit not just the Marvel Universe proper, but all related universes beyond! This one has something for everyone! New characters getting their first Handbook coverage? Freedom Ring, Death's Head 3.0, Nextwave and more - check! Older characters not covered in 2000s Handbooks? Arcade, Circus of Crime, Graviton, Ikaris, Impossible Man, In-Betweener, Tiger Shark and more - check! Older characters that never had a Handbook entry before? Bug-Eyed Voice, Human Robot, Thundersword and more - check! Major characters getting massive expansions and updates to reflect their new status? Norman Osborn, Quasar, Storm and more - check! Entries for major events, technology, pantheons and alien races - and for characters from different countries, depest space, other realitiez, dimensions, and past and future eras - covering more of Marvel's universes than ever before? Contest of Champions, Digitek, Badoon, MC2's Fantastic Five, New Universe's Mark Hazard, Japanese Gods, the M'kraan Crystal, Spider-Man 2099 and more - check! These updates will ship quarterly in 2007!
Release Date: 2007
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.
