Strange Tales, Vol. 1 #159 (1967) 1st Val Fontaine
4.5 VERY GOOD +
$30.00
$30.00
Condition
Description
1st Val Fontaine
Spy School / The Evil That Men Do...
"Spy School" - Nick, Jasper, Gabe and Dum Dum all go their separate ways due to conflicting orders. Fury heads to the local Spy School to check out the new recruits and give a demonstration, in which he easily holds in own in hand to hand combat against Captain America himself. "The Evil That Men Do!" - Strange returns home and briefs Wong on what has transpired. He seeks to find and eliminate the new evil spreading through the world, and begins by trying to stop several new wizards from bringing forth their leader from entrapment in another dimension. He arrives in time to see the leader arrive, and it's wearing a familiar but unpleasant face.
Release Date: 1967
Spy School / The Evil That Men Do...
"Spy School" - Nick, Jasper, Gabe and Dum Dum all go their separate ways due to conflicting orders. Fury heads to the local Spy School to check out the new recruits and give a demonstration, in which he easily holds in own in hand to hand combat against Captain America himself. "The Evil That Men Do!" - Strange returns home and briefs Wong on what has transpired. He seeks to find and eliminate the new evil spreading through the world, and begins by trying to stop several new wizards from bringing forth their leader from entrapment in another dimension. He arrives in time to see the leader arrive, and it's wearing a familiar but unpleasant face.
Release Date: 1967
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.
