Iron Man, Vol. 1 #43 (1971)
5.5 FINE -
$12.00
$12.00
Condition
Description
Doomprayer!
Giant-size issue. 25¢ cover price. CONTINUED FROM #42: Iron Man eventually defeats Mikas, while Mister Kline is defeated off-panel (in the Daredevil issues that ran at this time). Doing so not only helps Marianne overcome her fear of Iron Man's armour, but it also expends virtually all power reserves Stark had in his armour. Fortunately, Kevin O'Brian has a tracking device and Stark's Guardsman armour that he uses to track Stark down, saving Stark and Marianne in the nick of time. First appearance of the Guardsman. Backup story: Reprint of Tales to Astonish 52 featuring Giant-Man and the Wasp. "The Black Knight Strikes!" Art by Dick Ayers. 48 pages. Cover price $0.25.
Release Date: 1971
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.
