The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1 #164 (1980)
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Condition
Description
The Mystery of the Mobile Museum!
Batman and Hawkman overlook the transport of ancient artifacts from a museum in Gotham to a museum in Midway City. Things go awry when the whole museum suddenly starts floating in the air. Batman and Hawkman find a way into the museum and they are confronted by several objects that are animated to fight them. Meanwhile, Shiera Hall is knocked unconscious and the same mysterious force that caused the museum to float, takes possession of her body and takes the ancient artifacts with her. Batman and Hawkman are distracted and they can't stop Shiera from jumping off a window, but much to their amazement, she is able to fly without the need of wings. Hawkman follows her wife, but Batman finds that the museum has returned to the ground and he deduces the truth. When the strange force frees Shiera, she and Hawkman descend and Batman explains to them that whatever the force is, it doesn't want to harm them, but instead, it only wants the ancient artifacts. At that moment, an advanced alien form speaks to them and tells them that Batman is right. The ancient artifacts were elements from their own planet that got lost in space and ended up on Earth and after centuries of search they have found them. Their main purpose is to retrieve them, but without a physical body, they can't. Batman and Hawkman volunteer for the challenge and they travel through time and space to return the artifacts to the aliens. After their mission is done, Batman and Hawkman return to Earth, still not convinced of what just happened.
Release Date: 1980
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.
