Avengers: The Initiative #4 (Cvr A) (2007) Jim Cheung
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2nd cameo team app. The Scarlet Spiders
Jim Cheung
World War Hulk - Green Zone
The day the Hulk returned to Earth started just like any other day for most of the members of The Initiative. But not for Hardball. Blackmailed by a mysterious man he met in Stamford, Connecticut Hardball is forced to use his powers to infiltrate the labs of the Initiative, and steal the S.P.I.N. tech, a flood of nanites that can be used to negate super-powers. Only able to steal one vial of the tech, he barely manages to return to the barracks before The Gauntlet arrives to start the day's training. But on this day, Hardball learns the price of his actions. Because the one vial of the S.P.I.N. technology he replaced with a dud is the vial that Iron Man attempts to use to nullify the Hulk. Because of Hardball, Iron Man failed, and the Earth may pay the price.
Release Date: 2007
Jim Cheung
World War Hulk - Green Zone
The day the Hulk returned to Earth started just like any other day for most of the members of The Initiative. But not for Hardball. Blackmailed by a mysterious man he met in Stamford, Connecticut Hardball is forced to use his powers to infiltrate the labs of the Initiative, and steal the S.P.I.N. tech, a flood of nanites that can be used to negate super-powers. Only able to steal one vial of the tech, he barely manages to return to the barracks before The Gauntlet arrives to start the day's training. But on this day, Hardball learns the price of his actions. Because the one vial of the S.P.I.N. technology he replaced with a dud is the vial that Iron Man attempts to use to nullify the Hulk. Because of Hardball, Iron Man failed, and the Earth may pay the price.
Release Date: 2007
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.
