The Spectre, Vol. 2 Annual #1 (1988)
9.2 NEAR MINT -
$3.00
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Condition
Description
Ghost, Dead Man, Devil-Child / Fruitful Multiplication
Cover by Arthur Adams. "Ghost, dead man, devil child…." 40 pages. Story by Doug Moench. Art by Jim Baikie. A "proto-demon", sent to Earth to dispel any hope gained by humanity after the Millennium crossover event, come into conflict with the Spectre and Deadman. The entity is so powerful, the heroes may have to resort to using the demons own weapons against him. "Fruitful multiplication." 8 pages. Story by Doug Moench. Pencils by Gordon Purcell. Inks by Doug Hazelwood. Kimmie is just trying to clean Jims office. A task made much more difficult by a squad of tiny lesser demons. 48 pages. Full color. Cover price $2.00.
Release Date: 1988
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.
