Mutant Manatee

It's definitely a minor printing defect.  Looking at the Heritage website I see that dot on at least three different 9.8 copies.  

If the grader's note is referring to that dot I would say that it is erroneous.

On 11/15/2022 at 10:52 PM, MultiSig Mike said:

It's 4 newbie, but hey...that's just my 

That's 2 grades lower.  

5.0 to 4.5 would be half a grade lower, etc.

On 9/24/2022 at 5:29 PM, Ken Aldred said:

The Caltopia stockpile is building up nicely.

That photo is over 14 years old.  

On 7/11/2022 at 1:18 PM, kav said:

can someone explain the staples then?

I can't explain why you're seeing something that no one else is seeing.  

I see no difference, other than what can easily be explained away as a difference in lighting conditions.  

On 7/11/2022 at 8:50 AM, aszumilo said:

Also, look at the black line running up the spine.  Looks like it got moved towards the center a bit.

Yes, that's what usually happens when you have a spine roll pressed out.

Looks like the same book to me.   

mustangp51777

Three bid retractions on the same item on three different days.  Ridiculous!    I blocked him.

Many copies in high grade.

On 11/18/2021 at 9:14 PM, s-man said:

Left fist 

 At the risk of exposing myself to ridicule, what is the problem with the left fist?  I have stared and stared at this and I don't see anything amiss.  

Things had been running smoothly for me for a couple of weeks, but this morning I was logged out and couldn't log back in.  I got the endless loop again.  I had to log out of the CGC system entirely and log back in.  I am running Chrome on Windows 10.

On 10/19/2021 at 3:38 PM, Stronguy said:

I have 3 copies.  One, a 1.8, was from a guy in South Texas 20 years ago or so.  The 4.0 I believe I bought from Chuckles 15 years ago.  It was priced just like the rest of the CSS books around it; $75 I think but certainly less than $150.  I don't recall where I got the 2.5.  I may have been the guy who bought it from you on eBay.  I would have been around 2007.

I found who I sold it to back then by looking through my old feedback on eBay.  Does your eBay ID start with an "H"?  

On 10/19/2021 at 7:20 AM, Stronguy said:

OMG, I used to own that copy on the left!  It was in my collection for years.  I sold it on eBay in about 2007 for $45.   

On 10/11/2021 at 4:36 PM, Stronguy said:

That is gorgeous!  Bernie signed it with greater care than he sometimes did.  Two legendary creators who left us too soon.   

Some more books that I got signed in person:

Here's one I used to own.  Another horrific example where you can see where the price sticker was.

On 9/29/2021 at 11:03 AM, Robot Man said:

Everett Raymond Kintsler at SDCC. This man eventually painted presidents!

It was a real thrill getting to meet Kinstler!  I see you met him at the same show I did, SDCC in 2006.  I am not aware of him making any other convention appearances but maybe he did.  Legendary comic book artist, illustrator and portrait painter.

On 9/13/2021 at 3:12 PM, Moshish said:

Did you ever get to meet Paul Gulacy?

Yes, but I didn't get any comics signed by him.

On 9/15/2021 at 7:43 AM, Ken Aldred said:

Is that a ‘Horror Comics of the 1950s’ hardcover?

No, it's Grant Geissman's Tales of Terror/The EC Companion hardcover from 2000.

On 9/14/2021 at 11:40 AM, Robot Man said:

 

That is spectacular!  Wow, what a treasure.  I never got to meet John Severin.