Justice League of America, Vol. 1 #156 (1978)
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Condition
Description
The Fiend With Five Faces
An injured Aquaman manages to teleport to the League satellite where a call goes out for the other members, summoning them to hear his tale of how he witnessed the birth of a new island with a temple upon it and, on the temple, a giant statue of a creature with five faces that came alive and attacked him. As the League resolve to tackle it, a call comes from NATO concerning a war that has broken out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact but the soldiers use both primitive and futuristic weapons.The League separate to deal with the two crises and find that they are interlinked; with the aid of the Phantom Stranger they discover a way to defeat the Fiend and return it and its island to the ocean.The story ends with The Atom asking advice on whether to tell his fiance Jean Loring about his double life.
Release Date: 1978
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.
