Miami Mice #1

Title: Miami Mice

Issue Number: #1

Publisher: Rip Off Press

Publication Date: April 1986

Era: Copper Age

Series/Volume: Vol. 1

Writer: Mark Bodé / S. Hajicek-Dobberstein

Artist/Penciler: Mark Bodé

Cover Artist: Mark Bodé

Format: Single Issue Comic Book, B&W Interior

Variant/Cover: Standard $2.00 Cover

Printing: 1st Printing

Key Issue/Notable: Premiere issue of Miami Mice, Mark Bodé's anthropomorphic parody of Miami Vice. First issue of the series and an early independent work by Bodé, who later worked on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

UPC: None

Comic Grade: VF/VF+ (8.0–8.5)

Page Quality: Off-White to White

Complete: Appears complete; cover and centerfold are attached at both staples

Condition Notes: Very attractive Copper Age copy with excellent color and strong overall eye appeal. Cover remains clean and bright with light spine stress, a few small handling marks, and minor edge and corner wear. Black areas retain strong color with only light surface rubbing. Back cover is particularly clean with minimal handling and edge wear. Interior pages are clean with light, even age toning. Both staples are intact and the centerfold is securely attached.

Comic Book Grading Guide

Near Mint (NM) 9.2–9.8: An exceptionally well-preserved comic with excellent eye appeal. May have only very minor manufacturing or handling defects.

Very Fine (VF) 7.5–9.0: An attractive, well-preserved comic showing light wear. May have minor spine stress, small corner wear or other minor defects.

Fine (FN) 5.5–7.0: An above-average copy with moderate wear. May have noticeable spine stress, minor creasing, edge or corner wear, and other small defects while remaining complete and attractive.

Very Good (VG) 3.5–5.0: A well-read copy showing noticeable wear. May have creases, spine wear, small tears, discoloration or other defects but remains complete and collectible.

Good (GD) 1.8–3.0: A heavily read copy with significant wear. May have substantial creasing, tears, spine damage, staining, writing or other defects. The comic remains generally complete and readable.

Fair (FR) 1.0–1.5: A heavily worn or damaged comic. May have significant tears, staining, splits, loose or detached components, missing non-story portions or other major defects.

Poor (PR) 0.5: A severely damaged or incomplete comic with major defects that substantially affect its condition and collectibility.

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