Conan the Barbarian, Vol. 1 #127 (1981)
7.5 VERY FINE -
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Condition
Description
The Snow Haired Woman of the Wastes
Conan trudges through a Cimmerian snowstorm when he hears the cries of a Vanir woman being attacked by a large snow bear. He manages to slay the bear but collapses due to his injuries, and the woman drags him to a cave to tend to his wounds, but when he awakens, healed, she is gone. He leaves the cave and comes across a village being pillaged by Vanir. Conan immediately attacks, but sheer numbers defeat him. The Vanir chief, Grendel, and shaman, Potarr leave Conan to search for the woman, Xean, who sneaks back after the Vanir leave. The two of them flee into the woods, where she tells Conan she was a slave to Potarr, but managed to escape recently and has been on the run since. They are eventually found by the Vanir, though a stronger Conan manages to fight and kill them all, though in the battle Xean's slave collar is shattered. After Conan kills Grendel, Xean collapses and turns into water. Potarr reveals that she was a mystical construct, kept alive by his magic and the collar, and he was only chasing her to save and love her. Conan leaves the weeping Potarr, saying sometimes it's better to forget.
Release Date: 1981
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.
