Countdown Presents the Search For Ray Palmer: Red Rain #1
NM
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Description
Red Robin
The Challengers From Beyond arrive on Earth-43 in a Gotham City plagued by reports of vampires. Splitting up to search for Ray Palmer, Donna finds the staked body of this world's Barbara Gordon who dies just as Donna finds the print of Ray Palmer's Atom symbol on her arm. Attempting to track down the vampire killer that they believe is Palmer, Kyle and Jason are attacked by homeless people who are also vampires, one of whom bites Kyle. Dick Grayson, meanwhile, is the vampire killer and he tracks down the lair of this world's Batman, planning to plunge a stake into his heart. The Challengers track him down as well and try to stop him killing Batman which, in turn, allows Batman to bite Grayson. The pair escape and, as the Challengers leave Earth-43, Grayson is revealed as a new vampiric Robin alongside Batman.
Release Date: 2008
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.
