Blink #1 (2000)
VF/NM
$12.00
$12.00
Condition
Description
Age of Apocalypse - You Win! She's Back! Blink!
In the Age of Apocalypse three X-Men try to rescue a few human survivors in Dallas. In the heat of the battle Blink defies direct orders, and while Rogue and Morph have to continue the battle on their own she ventures into a fortress. Inside she finds a green alien from the planet Poppup. Learning that the Dark Beast plans to exploits his DNA, Blink follows the alien’s request and puts him out of his misery. Yet when she rams her crystal dagger into him he gets teleported away instead of dying – enough to spoil the Dark Beast’s plans. Later Magneto confronts Blink about her behavior and threatens her that if she again steps out of line, she will be forced to leave the team. Blink angrily replies that she doesn’t need them and ventures into Apocalypse’s stronghold on her own. She witnesses an encounter between Holocaust and Blastaar’s people from the Negative Zone. Thinking that the strange beings might be potential allies, Blink follows them into the portal leading back to the Negative Zone before Holocaust or the Infinites capture her. Blink blacks out and upon waking up she finds a man pointing a gun at her head. When asked about her name, Blink realizes that she doesn’t remember, she has complete amnesia.
Release Date: 2000
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.
