Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #22 (Cvr A) (1989)
Condition
Description
The Retribution Affair / Panther's Quest, Part 6: Alliance of Convenience/Panther's Quest, Part 10: Personal Risk/Suffer a Wolf To Live/New Worlds To Conquer
Part 6: Alliance of Convenience - Prisoner of hte Master Mold, Cyclops has been infected by the deadly Retribution Virus. Captured along with Dr. Moira MacTaggert and the Morlock, Callisto, he has learned of Master Mold's plan to spread the virus throughout the globe to kill the mutant population!
Part 10: Personal Risk - The Black Panther has covertly entered a black township in South Africa to learn if a store owner, Patrick Slade, really has evidence that could prove the mother he has not seen since he was a child, the mother he thought dead, is still alive. The Panther's presence remains secret for less than a night. Now, South African parliament has ordered security troops into the township, and the already severely wounded Panther finds himself surrounded by armed soldiers, ready to kill him!
Suffer a Wolf to Live - Wolfsbane and Mirage - gifted with special mutant abilities, young students at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, best friends linked by a special mental bond. They have fought side by side time and again. A year ago a summer holiday and a midsummer night's maginc in the forests of Muir Isle challenged their bond and Wolfsbane had to decide where her true loyalty - and love - lay.
New Worlds to Conquer - It started out as a simple adventure through space - just Eros of Titan (known on Earth as the Avenger, Starfox), and his friend and companion, Heater Delight. Will it end with the conquest of our entire dimension by Azumulxian, the Conqueror? Hmmm... It's a possilbility!
All plot summaries taken from the table of contents of the issue itself.
Release Date: 1989
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.
