Iron Man, Vol. 1 #51 (1972)
VG
$10.00
$10.00
Condition
Description
Now Stalks The Cyborg-Sinister!
After a failed attempt to launch a weather monitoring satellite, Tony and Marianne have a falling out, as Tony refuses to listen to the reason Marianne left him stranded unpowered two issues ago. The Cyborg-Sinister formed from the former Adaptoid tracks Iron Man down in his plant, where Marianne recognizes her vision unfolding in front of her. Eventually, the vision plays out, but Iron Man's jets do not fail, giving Iron Man the opportunity to finally stop the Cyborg-Sinister. Afterwards, Marianne still doesn't understand what's happening to her, and Tony doesn't seem to give it a thought as he celebrates the successful launch of his weather satellite.
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.
