Doc Savage, Vol. 3 #3 (2010)
NM
$3.00
$3.00
Condition
Description
First Wave - The Lord of Lightning, Part Three: Dead Fall / Justice Inc.: Worst Nightmare, Part Three: There Will Be Consequences
Written by PAUL MALMONT Co-feature written by JASON STARR Art by HOWARD PORTER & ART THIBERT Co-feature art by SCOTT HAMPTON Cover by J.G. JONES 1:10 Variant cover by JOHN CASSADAY Doc Savage and his crew take the fight to the sinister mercenaries who've targeted them in a high-speed chase between two dirigibles in the canyons of Manhattan! You've never seen a dogfight like this before! In the Justice, Inc. co-feature, the Avenger is starting to lose control - and so is the mastermind behind Josh's kidnapping! If Benson thinks this nightmare can't get worse, he has no idea how wrong he is? And come back next month for the return of FIRST WAVE with issue #4!
Release Date: 2010
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.
