Above 9.8

Set Description
A set of over 80 Mint comics certified Above a 9.8 grade (CGC 9.9 MINT and CGC 10 GEM MINT), which are difficult grades to achieve.

Many are the Single Highest Graded on CGC census.

Issues are arranged alphabetically, accordng to title.

Most in the set are Marvel and DC Comics, with many key issues from the Bronze Age to the Modern Age. Included are comics from these eras:

Bronze Age issues:

- X-Men #137 (‘Death’ of Jean Grey/ Phoenix) by Chris Claremont and John Byrne (1980).

Copper Age issues:

- Batman: Official Motion Picture Adaptation #nn (Prestige Format, 1989).

- Batman: The Killing Joke #nn (Joker cripples Barbara Gordon/ Batgirl) by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland (1988).

- Marvel Superhero Secret Wars #8 (Origin of Spider-Man’s black costume/ alien symbiotic that eventually becomes Venom) by Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck, and John Beatty (1984).

- Thanos Quest #1 and 2 - Thanos acquires the Infinity gems. Prelude to ‘Infinity Gauntlet’ series.

Modern Age issues:

- All Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder #1 Special Edition, #3, #3 Variant Cover, #5 Variant Cover, #10 Recalled Edition by Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair.

- Amazing Spider-Man #789 Lenticular Cover (3-D cover) showing Amazing Spider-Man: A Rockomic!’ 1970’s album cover by John Romita + homage cover by Alex Ross.

- Amazing Spider-Man: Facsimile Editions #121, #122.

- Batman #497 (Bane breaks Batman's back) by Doug Moench, Jim Aparo, Dick Giordano, and Kelley Jones.

- Batman #608 Foil Edition, #608 Foil Edition Variant Cover, #609, #610, #611, #612 (Second Printing), #618, #619 (Villains Variant Cover and Second Printing) from the ‘Hush’ storyline by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair.

- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns 1 (2018) Foil Edition.

- Batman: Vengeance of Bane #nn (Origin and 1st appearance of Bane) by Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, and Glenn Fabry.

- Catwoman (1993) #1 by Jo Duffy, Jim Balent, and Dick Giordano.

- Catwoman (2018) #49 Balent Variant Cover.

- Daredevil #595 Lenticular Cover (Kingpin/ Wilson Fisk) becomes the mayor of New York City).

- Daredevil: The Target #nn by Kevin Smith and Glenn Fabry.

- Dark Knight Strikes Again #1, #2 by Frank Miller; and its follow-up ‘Dark Knight III: The Master Race’ #1 Miller Variant Cover by Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert, Klaus Janson, and Alex Sinclair.

- Detective Comics (2011) #27 Lee Variant Cover, #27 Miller Variant Cover, #1000 Bedrock City Comics Edition, #1000 Hughes Variant Cover and Hughes ‘Virgin’ Edition, #1027 Campbell Variant Cover.

- Emma Frost #1 (Greg Horn cover).

- Justice League (2011) #1, #2 Sketch Cover, #3, #12 by Geoff Johns, Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair.

- Spider-Man: Blue #1, #6 by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.

- Superman (Vol. 2) #204 by Brian Azzarello, Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair.

- Wolverine: The Origin #1, #2, #3, #4, #6 by Paul Jenkins, Joe Quesada, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove; and its follow-up ‘Origin II’ #1 by Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert.

Other Modern Age issues sport covers by Adam Hughes, Eric (ebas) Basaldua/Nei Ruffino (Signature Series), Ed Benes, Rick Burchett, Greg Capullo, Greg Land, Doug Mahnke, Guillem March, Bruce Timm (Sketch Cover Signature Series). Also included are some DC ‘New 52’ 3-D Villain covers, a Star Wars exclusive Boba Fett Action Figure Cover, Red Sonja (2005) Variant Covers, and a Playboy #1 magazine reprint featuring Marilyn Monroe.

Set Goals
CGC 9.9 MINT and CGC 10 GEM MINT comics.