Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #20 (Cvr A) (1989)
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The Retribution Affair / Panther's Quest / Nightmare In Suburbia, Part 4: Conscience of the King / Part 8: Hatred Under Tears / Part 2: the Flawed Flesh / At the Bottom of My Garden
Part 4: Conscience of the King - While under the influence of the sinister Master Mold, Dr. Moira MacTaggert has created a genetically engineered virus designed to destroy mutants. It is a virus that has already claimed two victims, a young girl and the former X-Man, Sean Cassidy. Now these two have been kidnapped by Master Mold's robot servitors, and their only hope for survival lies with Scott Summers, the man called Cyclops.
Part 8: Hatred Under Tears - Sarah Slade tells the Black Panther that she has not seen her husband, Patrick, but that knowledge of the Panther's missing mother prompted him to some wild scheme. The Panther is unaware that a man on a nearby rooftop has been spying on Slade's curio store. And reports the arrival to Elmer "Sex 'N Violence" Gore! Shortly thereafter, South African troops invade the black township with tear gas vehicles.
Part 2: the Flawed Flesh - Sephen Strange is a Master of hte Mystic Arts. With an almost casual disinterest, he has investigated a minor memonic presence in Minerva, Ohio. He has discovered that the dimensional disruption reaches farther and deeper than he had ever anticipated. It reaches into other realms - and into a family's innocent heart.
At the Bottom of My Garden - Clea - the daughter of the Dark Dimension, pupil and beloved of the Sorceror Supreme, Dr. Strange. She conquered her mother, Umar, and ascended the throne from which Umar and her brother, the dread Dormammu have ruled in that sinister universe. Only now she must deal with an aspect of the inheritance she never dreamed existed.
All plot summaries taken from the table of contents of the issue itself
Release Date: 1989
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.
