The New Teen Titans, Vol. 1 #9 (1981) Newsstand Edition
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VF
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Condition
Description
2nd app. Deathstroke (Slade Wilson)
Newsstand Edition
Like Puppets on a String!
Changeling asks Robin to help investigate the murders of several Dayton Industries executives, which are traced to Green Lantern’s old foe, the Puppeteer, now in league with the H.I.V.E. Meanwhile, through his robot puppets, Puppeteer takes control of Cyborg, Kid Flash, Starfire, and Wonder Girl, and turns them against their teammates. Raven’s soul-self is finally able to break their trance, and the Titans unite to battle Puppeteer and his toy robotic army. When the villain is defeated, the H.I.V.E., attempts to destroy him for his failure. While the heroes defeat the Puppeteer, the Terminator steals the Promethium formula.
Release Date: 1981
Newsstand Edition
Like Puppets on a String!
Changeling asks Robin to help investigate the murders of several Dayton Industries executives, which are traced to Green Lantern’s old foe, the Puppeteer, now in league with the H.I.V.E. Meanwhile, through his robot puppets, Puppeteer takes control of Cyborg, Kid Flash, Starfire, and Wonder Girl, and turns them against their teammates. Raven’s soul-self is finally able to break their trance, and the Titans unite to battle Puppeteer and his toy robotic army. When the villain is defeated, the H.I.V.E., attempts to destroy him for his failure. While the heroes defeat the Puppeteer, the Terminator steals the Promethium formula.
Release Date: 1981
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.
