Adventure Comics, Vol. 1 #459 (1978)
GD/VG
$3.00
$3.00
Condition
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The Crimson Comets Of Fallville High / Murder Haunts The Midway / The Call Of The Cosmos / Climax Of Chaos / The Case Of The Fortune Cookie Fortune / The Shark's Dark Demand
The Flash: "The Crimson Comets of Fallville High": A man at Barry Allen's class reunion learns from a psychic classmate that one of the attendees is really the Flash, and he intends to put the knowledge to his best use. Deadman: "Murder Haunts the Midway": Deadman returns for an unseen visit to Hills Circus. He unites with his brother's body for a trapeze performance, and during his possession a gunman, from the crowd, shoots Cleveland Brand in the back. Tiny manages to save the wounded aerialist by catching him. When Deadman tries to inhabit the gunman's body, he is unable to control him or to prevent him from committing suicide. Inga, Cleveland's Russian bride, feels that the Communists are behind the murder attempt, but Cleve and the circus people promise her that they will stand together against the threat. Green Lantern: "The Call of the Cosmos": While on the road, Hal Jordan must become Green Lantern to save a woman who has come half a galaxy to meet him from parasitic energy-drainers. New Gods: "Climax of Chaos": Orion frees the six humans, forces Desaad to tell what else he knows of Darkseid's plans, while the other New Gods fight the Antagonist on Earth. Orion then goes to face Darkseid, and is offered alliance with his father, but refuses. Darkseid blasts him, and then flies away. Elongated Man: "The Case of the Fortune Cookie Fortune": While visiting a small town, Elongated Man and his wife are invited to eat at a local Chinese Restaurant. While dinning, they discover that the fortune cookies have $1,000 bills tucked inside them, and Ralph's nose goes a-twitching as he wonders who is paying for this publicity stunt. Wonder Woman: "The Shark's Dark Demand": On her way to Paradise Island in the Robot Plane, Wonder Woman encounters the Shark, who has reevolved from his shark-state and now wishes to defeat her and make her his mate. Wonder Woman manages to defeat him and compels him with her magic lasso to return to his shark-state and never again seek to evolve past it.
Release Date: 1978
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 ā 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.
