Iron Man, Vol. 1 #49 (1972)
VG
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Condition
Description
...Therre Lurks The Adaptoid
Marianne warns Tony that her E.S.P. abilities have predicted his death at the hands of an otherworldly being. He is then called to Avengers mansion to defeat the Adaptoid, who has returned to face Captain America. Iron Man does defeat the Adaptoid, but it costs him almost all of his power reserves. He returns from battle, asking for Marianne's help to get his suit recharged before his last 90 seconds of power give out. She starts to, but they are interrupted by the figure from her vision. Marianne charges against this figure, trying to keep him from reaching and killing Tony, but that leaves Tony stranded on the floor with only 60 seconds of power left.
Release Date: 1972
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.
