Detective Comics, Vol. 1 #798 (2004)
NM
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Condition
Description
War Games: Act Two - Tides - Part 1: Undertow
The shooting at Louis E. Grieve High School has escalated the gang violence that has overwhelmed Gotham City overnight. The death of Tim's classmate Darla Aquista, the daughter of the man now in control of Gotham's mafia families, has escalated the violence as Henry Aquista orders his men to go to any lengths to destroy the other mobs fighting for control of Gotham. Batman approaches Commissioner Akins with a proposal that he says could end the gang war quickly... if he's willing to hand over command of his men to Batman for eight hours. Especially doubtful of Batman after the image of him carrying Darla Aquista's body out of the High School earlier, Akins refuses, leaving Batman with few options. Seeing the chaos in the city, Tim regretfully goes back on his word to his father. Traveling to Wayne Manor, he suits up as Robin joins the struggle to restore order to Gotham.
Release Date: 2004
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.
