Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 #49 (Cvr D) (2025) 1:25 Mike Mayhew Incentive Facsimile
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1:25 Mike Mayhew Incentive Facsimile
The action-packed middle chapter of the all-time-classic Galactus Trilogy! The World-Eater has come to Earth, and the Fantastic Four can only watch in awe as this towering cosmic force of nature shares a fateful conversation with the Watcher! Set on his plan to consume the planet, Galactus shrugs off the FF's attacks as if they were nothing and unleashes his deadly Punisher robot to deal with the distraction. Meanwhile, though, his enigmatic herald - the Silver Surfer - learns about Earth from the blind sculptress Alicia Masters. Will the Surfer's devotion to Galactus be put to the test? And is there anything the FF can do to prevent their world's total destruction? It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all!
Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #49. Marvel is reprinting the original Galactus trilogy as it originally appeared, over three months!
Kids to Adults
Release Date: 2025
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.
