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SOLD ON: Friday, 09/25/2009 4:43 PM
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: Grade range GD - NM. Issues 1-355, 394, 399, 400 -- click through to listing for full details!
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Grade range GD - NM. Issues 1-355, 394, 399, 400 -- click through to listing for full details!IT'S CLOBBERING TIME! A truly amazing, one-of-a-kind offering, a complete run of one of comics' all time great hero team books, the incomparable Fantastic Four! This lot boasts not only the historic first issue, not only the sought-after first appearances of the Silver Surfer, Galactus, and Black Panther, not to mention the historic first team up between the Hulk and the Thing... but a FULL, COMPLETE, UNBROKEN RUN of over 30 years worth of Marvel team mayhem! With classic issues from Lee and Kirby, plus awesome work from titans such as John Byrne, Walt Simonson, George Perez, Rich Buckler, John Buscema, and countless others, this set simply can't be beat! Most earlier issues are in lower grades, complete, and attractive, readable copies. Condition improves as the series goes on, with some truly stunning later issues in NM- to NM condition. A collector's dream! See below for grading info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GRADES: ISSUE 1 G/VG; 2 VG+; 3 VG (some restoration); 4 G/VG; 5 VG/FN; 6 VG; 7 VG+; 8 VG; 9 VG/FN; 10 VG/FN (w/extra staple); 11 FN+; 12 VG; 13 VG+; 14, 15 VG-; 16 VG+; 17 VG; 18, 19 VG+; 20, 21 VG/FN; 22 FN-; 23 F/VF; 24 VG+; 25 FN-; 26 VG-; 27, 28 VG+; 29 F/VF; 30 VG+; issues 31-47 range from G/VG to FN, most are VG/FN; 48 VG; 49 FN; 50 FN-; 51 VG-; 52 FN-; 53-75 range from G/VG to VG/FN, most VG+ or better; 76-100 GD to VG/FN, most VG or better; 101-139 GD+ TO FN+ most VG/FN or better; 140-300 FN to NM-, most in VF range or better; 301-355, 394, 399, 400 VF- to NM, most VF/NM or better, some truly handsome copies!