Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #7A (1988)
Condition
Description
Save the Tiger / Elements of Terror / Crossing Lines, Part 7: Things Get Worse / Part 7: Boxes / Part 7: Hooks / From Sea To Deadly Sea
Things Get Worse - Roche makes his move to smash the Tiger's newborn organization - by killing everyone even remotely connected with his rival, and starting with the Tiger himself!
Boxes - Perfect Chaos - Marea saw it, felt it, learned to cherish it on her journey through the Man-Thing's inner being. Now, to fulfill her mission for the "master" she worships, she must bring that immaculate madness into flower on earth. She must expose loyalty as betrayal, truth as lie, love as hate, duty as obsession. It may prove easier than she expects...
Hooks - Hoping to locate a terrorist base run by an arms merchant named Argus, Shang-Chi and Shen Kuei (aka Cat) survive encounters with drug dealers and Yakuza gangsters, rejoining Blackjack Tarr and Clive Reston to follow the bloody trail to its end - before moves are made on Leiko Wu's life and a NATO conference in Rome.
From Sea to Deadly Sea - Prince Namor, defender of the seven seas and deposed ruler of the underwater kingdom of Atlantis - a tragic figure who roams the oceans of the world ever searching for the peace that has always eluded him...
All plot summaries taken from the table of contents of the issue itself.
Release Date: 1988
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.
