Dr. Fate, Vol. 3 #4 (2003)
NM
$4.00
$4.00
Condition
Description
The Curse, The Curse part 4
WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN; ART BY DON KRAMER AND PRENTIS ROLLINS; COVER BY PAUL RIVOCHE. The situation in Salem has gone from worse to Apocalyptic as the evil influence of The Curse spreads! The Tower of Fate has fallen into the hands of a servant of Chaos, and so has the beautiful Caitln Bibeau. Salem's mystics do everything in their power to contain the evil, but will it be enough to stem the tide of horror as Doctor Fate lies broken and bleeding, his destruction near at hand! FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 5) $2.50 Cover price $2.50.
Release Date: 2003
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.
