Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #23 (Cvr A) (1989)
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The Retribution Affair / Panther's Quest, Part 7: Mind Your Conscience
The Retribution Affair Part 7: Mind Your Conscience - Captured by the Sentinel, Master Mold, Cyclops must stop the Android's deadly retribution virus - a disease capable of wiping out almost all human life. But will Scott Summers succeed before the virus claims his life?
Panther's Quest Part 11: The Official Version - It is officially common knowledge that the Black Panther is in a black township in South Africa. A sadistic mercenary named Elmer "Sex 'N' Violence" Gore has thrown the Panther in barbed wire! The Panther's defense against soldiers has been reported on T.V. by Magistrate of Communications, Anton Pretorius. A security forces Sergeant named Eugene Van der Merwe has shot the Panther! And now he is trapped!
The Forest for the Trees - Sam WIlson is a social worker whose daily struggle is to clean up the New York City streets. But even as the high-flying Falcon, he can do nothing to stop a family from tearing itself apart... or can he?
Lady Jane - Chosen by an ancient force of good, the Ten, a group of South Bronx teenagers battle crime and an ancient evil group known as the Nine - they are the Wolfpack. He is their master of invention and tactics - he is Wheels. Today he must overcome bullets and high school to save and win the Lady Jane.
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.
