The Abominations #1 comic book from Marvel, December 1996 issue.
We'd grade this as Near Mint- 9.2, no real defects we saw. We are not pro graders, but we're pretty confident of our judgement, HOWEVER if we do miss anything, PLEASE contact us before doing anything else -- we'll fix it! Comes bagged and boarded. ======================= GRADING CRITERIA, NEAR MINT: We grade our "Near Mint" comics and magazines according to the criteria noted below, BUT if you are unsatisfied with your purchase, PLEASE let us know. Your feedback is EVERYTHING to us, and we WILL fix it! We strive to be easy to work with! NEAR MINT (NM) Condition info: A nearly perfect copy that looks brand new with only a few very minor defects. Acceptable minor defects on a NM copy include: a very small amount of spine stresses, very minor instances of denting (two or three at most), slight corner blunting, and minor (less than 1/8") bends without color breaks. On the ten-point grading scale, a lower grade like 9.2 will allow these defects in a greater quantity and degree than a higher grade like 9.8, which sometimes may have no discernible defects at all. We do not assign the grades 9.9 and 10.0 to any unslabbed "raw" comics. You will only see these ultra-high grades on comics slabbed by one of the grading services. There is such a small degree of separation between the grades 9.8, 9.9, and 10.0 that even the most experienced comic graders may disagree on which of these three grades to assign to an apparently flawless comic, so the highest grade we will assign to a comic is 9.8. In some cases it is possible for a comic shipped brand new from the publisher, or purchased new from a comic store's shelves, to already be in less than near mint condition due to the way the comic was produced, shipped, stored, or handled prior to purchase. =======================