Captain America, Vol. 1 #291 (1984)
7.5 VERY FINE -
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Condition
Description
To Tame a Tumbler!
Captain America stops the new Tumbler tram robbing the GLIC offices The acrobat's skills allow him to escape, but he forgets his loot, a life insurance policy for the original Tumbler. Tumbler returns home to find Cap waiting for him. After a skirmish Cap convinces Tumbler in investigating GLIC and offers to help. The two return to the GLIC offices to find Matthews and his security guards relocating their policy records in response to the break-in. Cap and Tumbler sneak into the building and discover that GLIC has policies on several costumed criminals as part of an elaborate fraud scheme. Though Matthews and his men catch them in the act, Cap and Tumbler are able to overcome the daunting odds and subdue their opponents. Cap and Tumbler turn the GLIC personnel over to the police and Cap accepts Tumbler's offer of breakfast. Tumbler tells Cap that with his goals accomplished, he's retiring as the Tumbler.
Release Date: 1984
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.
