Dark Horse Presents, Vol. 2 #23 (2013)
NM
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Condition
Description
Bloodhound: Plain Sight Chapter 1 / Eden / Journeymen Chapter 4 / Brain Boy Chapter 1 / King's Road: The Long Way Home Chapter 1 / Arcade Boy Chapter 3 / Tiger Lung Chapter 3 / Gabe And The Sandpiper
Another issue of 2012's best anthology-another collection of amazing comics, natch! Premiering this issue: Dan Jolley and Leonard Kirk's supervillain tracker Clev is back out of prison to help the FBI hunt an invisible killer, Fred Van Lente and Freddie Williams II delve into a world of psychic espionage in Brain Boy, and Peter Hogan and Phil Winslade pull you into another magical dimension with King's Road. Dan Jolley (W), Caitlín R. Kiernan (W), Geoffrey Thorne (W), Fred Van Lente (W), Denis Medri (W/A), Peter Hogan (W), Simon Roy (W), Jason Wordie (W/A), Mike Baron (W), Shannon Wheeler (W/A), Leonard Kirk (A), Steve Lieber (A), Todd Harris (A), Freddie Williams II (A), Phil Winslade (A), Geof Darrow (A), Simon Roy (A), Steve Rude (A), and Dave Johnson (Cover)
Release Date: 2013
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.
