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Hmm. Well if that's what happened, it would have to have happened during delivery to the presser or CGC, but I don't see anything like a hard bend through the slab.

What's a "whole book bend?" Is that exactly what it sounds like? The book looked flat to me when I sent it to the presser.

Yes, that was there before I sent the books out. To be clear, while the corner does appear to be a bit beat, the "rip" is from a page inside the book, and as I recall, it didn't appear to be a rip, so much as it appeared to be how that particular inner page was cut from the manufacturer.

Yeah, that makes sense, but wouldn't they have mentioned internal defects in the grader notes?

I believe what you're seeing is just a weird reflection in the slab. If you look at the full cover pictures, you'll see that there aren't any bends in that area. I had actually sent the book to a popular presser before he sent them off to CGC. As mentioned above, I've always believed the red on the "S" was a printing defect. It's been on the book ever since I grabbed it in 91, but I suppose it's possible some kid got his hands on it before then. Thanks for your input!

Thank you. I'll definitely take your advice to do scans and photos before sending books off next time. I'm almost certain that the red streak on the "S" is a print issue. I've had the book since 1991, when I grabbed it out of the dollar bin. I suppose it's possible that some child marked it with a crayon before I got my hands on it, but the entire time it's been in my possession it's been bagged and boarded. The piece of paper sticking out of the corner is an interior page, but as I remember it, it appeared to be how the comic was cut from the press, and not a tear after the fact. I don't know why the upper edge is wavy. I figured the presser should have fixed that before sending it to CGC, but I guess not. Thanks for helping out!

I thought about an 8, but I'm relatively new to all of this, so wasn't sure if I was missing something.

Oh, I'm sorry. I just looked at the back cover, and that's not a water stain, it was some sort of residue from the box or something. I even have one book that came back with what looked like a strings of plastic, when they cut the slab or something, stuck inside the cover. I blew off the back, and this is what it looks like now:

Hey folks, So I just received a shipment back from CGC that I had my presser, Avery Comic Pressing, submit on my behalf last year. This is the first time I've ever submitted books to CGC, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. The other 9 books I sent in ranged between 8-9.6, which made sense to me, but the lowest returned was Secret Wars #8 at a 6.0. I'm not complaining about the grade, I'm more interested in why I received it, and what I can look out for in the future when submitting books to CGC. CGC defines a 6.0 as: A slightly above-average collectible with a major defect and some smaller defects, or a significant accumulation of small defects. The grader notes I got back for the book were: light bends to cover light creasing to cover light spine stress lines to cover I know it's hard to judge after it's been slabbed, but I tried to take pictures of anything I could think of that might be considered a defect. As far as I can tell there are no major defects on the book. Could it have been graded a 6.0 because of "significant accumulation of small defects?" Thanks!

Wow! Thanks everyone. I assumed maybe a 5 or possibly 6, so what you're all saying seems to be in line with that (of course, it'd be nice if it were higher with a press). Thanks for the warm welcome!

Hey folks, this is my first post here. Hoping someone might be able to help out with a grade. Lies flat. Great looking cover with a light bend on the bottom right corner. Back cover has a decent sized chip from the edge taken out of it, and there's some wrinkling near the bottom staple.