FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2024: FANTAGRAPHICS PRESENT ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY * FCBD
Details: FCBD , unstamped
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FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
(W/A) Joe Maneely & Various (CA) Bill Everett
The ultimate Marvel team-up! Fantagraphics' new Atlas Library collaboration with Marvel, presenting classic comics from the pre-Marvel Atlas era, began in the Fall of 2023 and continues in 2024, as evidenced in this 32-page showcase of primo pre-Code gems from the House of Ideas. Included stories represent a range of genres from the series, including Adventures Into Terror and Venus. Included are Stan Lee and Joe Maneely's satire on anti-comics crusader Fredric Wertham, "The Raving Maniac"; Gene Colan's horror story "The Clock Strikes"; Basil Wolverton's horror story "Where Monsters Dwell"; Maneely's gritty war story "Rain"; Maneely's Hank Ketcham parody, "Pascal the Rascal"; and Bill Everett's romantic horror story "The Kiss of Death," starring Atlas heroine Venus.
Reprint Material
Rating: Teen
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| GRADE NUMBER | Grading Description of Comic Book |
|---|---|
| Gem Mint 10.0 | The highest grade assigned. The collectible must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects. |
| Mint 9.9 | The collectible is nearly indistinguishable from a 10.0 but will have a very minor manufacturing defect. It will not have any evidence of handling defects. |
| NM/M 9.8 | A nearly perfect collectible with negligible handling or manufacturing defects. |
| NM+ 9.6 | A very well-preserved collectible with several minor manufacturing or handling defects. |
| NM 9.4 | A very well-preserved collectible with minor wear and small manufacturing or handling defects. |
| NM- 9.2 | A very well-preserved collectible with some wear and small manufacturing or handling defects. |
| VF/NM 9.0 | A very well-preserved collectible with good eye appeal. There will be a number of minor handling and/or manufacturing defects. |
| VF+ 8.5 | An attractive collectible with a moderate defect or a number of small defects. |
| VF 8.0 | An attractive collectible with a moderate defect or an accumulation of small defects. |
| VF- 7.5 | An above-average collectible with a moderate defect or an accumulation of small defects. |
| FN/VF 7.0 | An above-average collectible with a major defect or an accumulation of small defects. |
| FN+ 6.5 | An above-average collectible with a major defect and some smaller defects, or a significant accumulation of small defects. |
| FN 6.0 | A slightly above-average collectible with a major defect and some smaller defects, or a significant accumulation of small defects. |
| FN- 5.5 | A slightly above-average collectible with several moderate defects. |
| VG/FN 5.0 | An average collectible with several moderate defects. |
| VG+ 4.5 | A slightly below-average collectible with multiple moderate defects. |
| VG 4.0 | A below-average collectible with multiple moderate defects. |
| VG- 3.5 | A below-average collectible with several major defects or an accumulation of multiple moderate defects. |
| G/VG 3.0 | A collectible that shows significant evidence of handling with several moderate-to-major defects. |
| G 2.5 | A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with multiple moderate-to-major defects. |
| G 2.0 | A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with numerous moderate-to-major defects. |
| G- 1.8 | A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with numerous major defects. |
| Fa/G 1.5 | A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with a heavy accumulation of major defects. |
| Fa 1.0 | A very poorly handled collectible with a heavy accumulation of major defects. |
| Poor 0.5 | A heavily defaced collectible with a number major defects. Some pieces will also be missing. |