Titans, Vol. 1 #42 (2002)
9.2 NEAR MINT -
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Condition
Description
Chemical World, Chemical World part 1
Tempest struggles to keep the portal to Arctor, home of Breegan and Garvan ("Garth Donovan") open, while the Titans prepare an expedition. Finally Breegan grows impatient and goes through ahead - and is captured by someone there, restrained, and injected with some kind of drug by a henchman called a Hypoman. The leader sends more of these people back through the portal, where they attack Tempest and Troia. The Titans make it through and Jesse Quick manages to subdue the Hypomen, but not before one of them injects Tempest! Now the portal has collapsed, stranding the Titans on Arctor!
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.
