Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1 #28 (1989)
Condition
Description
Pharaoh's Legacy / Panther's Quest / Rise and Shine, Part 5: a Heart Determined / Part 16: Lost Promises / Part 3: the Complex / Giving Peace a Chance
A Heart Determined - Havok's quest fo rLeila O'Toole takes him from the Outback of Australia to Cairo, Egypt. There he has uncovered a religious cult dedicated to preserving the memory of the living Pharaoh. Now he is faced iwth a duel to the death with the armored trackers to save the life of Leila...
Lost Promises - In the humid South African night battle wages between opposing forces in a black township. A vigilante group called the Comrads clashes with the "Fathers" and T'Challa, the king of the Wakandas, the Great Black Cat, is moved by the fforts of a young boy who tries to save hi slife... and now faces death!
The Complex - Still unaware of his former, true identity, and attacked in bizarre fashion from all sides, Coldblood-7 realizes he is being tested, much like a rat in a maze. Attempting to escape the testing environment (New York City after nuclear attack?), he suffers a mysterious shutdown. Then, following an unknown woman's voice inside his head, he is guided back into the maze - to the "library"...
Giving Peace a Chance - On the moon, in its blue area, there is a city called Attilan. Within that city lives a race of super powered people called Inhumans. At an early age each is placed in the Mutagenic Terrigen Mist Chamber where they manifest their own individual powers. One such Inhuman is Triton.
All plot summaries taken directly 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.
