Doom Patrol, Vol. 2 #8 (1988)
9.2 NEAR MINT -
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Condition
Description
The Morning After
Cover pencils by Erik Larsen, inks by Arthur Adams. The Morning After, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Erik Larsen, inks by Gary Martin and Monika Livingston (assists on backgrounds); The morning after Shrapnel's confrontation with the junior members of the Doom Patrol, the Doom Patrol and Kansas police investigate the crime scene and find a piece of Shrapnel embedded in the alley wall; The Doom Patrol takes it back to their headquarters for analysis; Meanwhile, Shrapnel watches the news and sees that he is wanted for nine deaths and that the whole city is looking for him; Shrapnel disguises himself and leaves his motel room, intent on an assassination job; Cliff Steele confronts Hawkins about his past. 36 pgs., full color. $0.75. Cover price $0.75.
Release Date: 1988
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.
