Captain America, Vol. 1 #261 (1981) Newsstand Edition
FN/VF
$4.00
$4.00
Condition
Description
Newsstand Edition
Celluloid Heroes!
Hollywood is making a movie of Captain America's life, and Cap heads out to the coast to check it out. The main goal of his trip is to learn about the new Nomad, who has taken up Cap's old mantle, and whose behaviour isn't quite as heroic as news reports might indicate.
Release Date: 1981
Celluloid Heroes!
Hollywood is making a movie of Captain America's life, and Cap heads out to the coast to check it out. The main goal of his trip is to learn about the new Nomad, who has taken up Cap's old mantle, and whose behaviour isn't quite as heroic as news reports might indicate.
Release Date: 1981
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.
