Supergirl, Vol. 1 #3 (1972)
7.5 VERY FINE -
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Condition
Description
The Garden of Death / Curse of the Phantom Heckler!
Linda Danvers loses a date with her current swain, Bob Lewis. Another actor named Frankie asks to take his place, since his current girlfriend, Mary Ann Brooks, stood him up, while crying over the phone. Frankie is worried about Mary, but she refused to open herself up. Linda also gets worried and decides to check in on Mary as Supergirl. Supergirl finds Mary Ann crying. It turns out that her father, botanist Albert Brooks, has been charged with the murder of mob boss "Lucky Coin" Lacey, whose body was found on his estate grounds. Supergirl takes Mary Ann to her father's house to try to investigate. Yet the evidence against Brooks seems irrefutable. Even worse, Supergirl's X-Ray vision finds the bodies of three other gangsters on the estate. And still Supergirl thinks something is amiss. Supergirl talks to Brooks and finds one witness who can establish that Brooks was in his presence at the time of the murder. Brooks is released. Shortly after, Brooks is kidnapped by the real "Lucky Coin" Lacey and his crony, a plastic surgeon named Doc. The phony "Lacey" was another gang rival, made to look like Lacey by Doc. Now Doc has changed Lacey into a look-alike for Brooks, and they intend to murder him and have Lacey take his place. However Supergirl had figured out the truth after doing a bit of detective work, and arrives in time to save Brooks and capture Lacey and Doc. Finally Mary Ann is reunited with her father.
Release Date: 1972
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.
