Iron Man, Vol. 1 #70 (1974)
VG/FN
$10.00
$10.00
Condition
Description
Confrontation, Part 2: Who Shall Stop Ultimo?
Iron Man and Sunfire team up to defeat Ultimo, and that success leads to Sunfire's realization that he may have misjudged America. Meanwhile, the Mandarin fights his way into his own stronghold, now run by Yellow Claw. Also meanwhile, Marty March reveals to Roxi Gilbert that he doesn't want to return to America because he's discovered an underground city. Also also meanwhile, Happy Hogan decides that the best way to avoid the marital problems he and Pepper have had from working apart is to not work apart, and he applies to work for S.I.'s security division.
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.
