Power Man #20 (1974)
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Condition
Description
How Like A Serpent's Tooth
Crime boss Morgan has caught Luke stealing his heroin! But Luke proves too tough for Morgan's men, and uses Morgan himself as a hostage to escape with the drugs. Luke then returns to Cottonmouth with these, and while the gang marvels at their fortune, Luke attacks! Luke demands Cottonmouth give him records he needs to prove his innocence - but Cottonmouth cannot do so. It seems Mr. Slick had a perfect memory and functioned as a "living ledger". And during he fight, Mr. Slick fell to his death from a window! Without him, Cottonmouth can offer Luke nothing. Another means of proving his innocence denied him, Luke beats Cottonmouth unconscious and leaves him for the law.
Release Date: 1974
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.
