Countdown #18
NM
$2.00
$2.00
Condition
Description
Countdown - Safe House / The Origin of Dr. Light
On Earth-51, Ray Palmer is living the life he feels he deserves. He and all his friends have retired from the superhero business as there is next to no crime on the world. They congregate at his and Jean's house to celebrate Christmas but are disturbed by the appearance of the Challengers. Confronted by them, Ray tells his friends of how he came from a different Earth and traveled the Multiverse until finding Earth-51 and his counterpart who died during an experiment. He took his place, continued his work and married his Jean Loring. Having found Ray Palmer at last, Bob the Monitor attempts to kill him. In outer space, Eclipso returns to Mary's body intending to take her power. Mary has been playing possum, however, and attacks her.
Release Date: 2007
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.
