Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #31 (1989)
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Pharaoh's Legacy / Panther's Quest / Rise and Shine / Having a Wild Weekend, Part 8: a Heart Attacked / Part 19: Chances / Part 6: Operating Theater / Part 1: Having a Wild Weekend
Part 8: a Heart Attacked - Confronting the Queen of the Cult of the Living Pharaoh, Plasma, Havok learns that she is Leila O'Toole, the woman he has pursued half way around the world. Now, in a final showdown, Plasma's ultimate plan is revealed...
Part 19: Chances - The Black Panther and Znati Chikane bottle Elmer "Sex 'N' Violence" Gore's mercenaries and Patrick Slade's curio shop. Slade's throat has been slit and his memories of how he learned about the Panther's mother silenced. Minister of Security Doeke Riebeeck and Sergeant Van der Merwe are closing in fast on the scene of carnage.
Part 6: Operating Theater - Holed up in a Vegas motel, Coldblood learns of his past from his computer. Before dying, he was Lt.-Col. Eric Savin, head of security for an eltra-secret military project. In attempting to help Gina Dyson expose the truth of that project - that it was being used by Mako as a cover to create viable cyborgs destined to serve mysterious masters - Savin was killed...
Part 1: Having a Wild Weekend - All that was planned was a peaceful weekend at home. Isn't it funny how things never work out the way you plan? Along comes the Loonies and Excalibur will never be the same.
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.
