Titans, Vol. 1 #40 (2002)
9.2 NEAR MINT -
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Condition
Description
Hidden Agenda
Jesse Quick and Argent, shopping in their civilian identities, run afoul of the Apokalyptian, Mantis, and his insect army. Before the other Titans can respond, Garret Donovan's personal group of metahumans, The Favored, appear and help route the aliens. These are people whose metahuman traits actualized thanks to Apex, Donovan's product. They leave before the Titans learn much. So the Titans question members of Dark Nemesis, finally getting Scorcher to break and reveal their employer, Roland Lier. The Titans question him, and he begins to answer before realizing Troia is using her abilities to persuade him. He suicides, but they learn that high ranking people in government are concerned that Donovan has assembled his own crew of metahumans. Lier is a "fixer" who solves problems like that, and his solution involves the metahuman Thrust, who he has dispatched to kill Donovan. Jesse and Wonder Girl manage to subdue Thrust at the Apex building - which is empty, despite being fully occupied the previous day! This leaves them wondering what Donovan is up to. And, Omen tries to help Nikki, one of the D.E.O. orphans, and this causes an explosion!
Release Date: 2002
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.
