Cerebus3000

I have a tendency to zoom way in and say "dang, look at that crease" or "that stain is huge". Fortunately I usually catch myself by holding a comic up to the screen and sizing the picture before passing final judgment.

I agree with scburdet. The bottom end for foxing is 4.0, and I would say that is some of the worst foxing I have seen. Fortunately it's on the back cover. Staining can take the grade much lower, but I think it would still be at about a 4.0 as it seems to be the only significant defect.

Submitted after much waffling.

The Official CGC Guide to Grading Comics does not mention foxing on the write up for 9.8. The write up for 9.6 specifically says "the presence of one very small light stain, such as a spot of foxing" is allowed. The table of defects also seems to have foxing top out at 9.6.

Looked like foxing to me. I guess I hit that a little harder than I should though. Three bullseye but still managed 4 points.

Submitted.

In please.

After clean and press I think this is about a 5.0.

8.5

I would have leaned toward 7.5 but I didn’t, and still don’t, see a 9 inch diagonal crease anywhere.

It’s hard to grade when the comic has been left in that plastic case. There are lots of obvious defects, but it looks like a there may be issues that you would need to point out or at least provide more/better pictures. Having said that, I think you’re looking at a 1.5 to 1.8.

There are fingerprints and then there are fingerprints. You have at least a couple of the latter where they have broken through the gloss and ink. Per the CGC grading guide ´most fingerprints lower a grade to between 8.0 and 9.2, but extensive smudging can push the grade even lower.´ Based on the fingerprints alone I would say this book would max out at an 8.0. With the other defects I think a 7.0-7.5 is not unreasonable. Small consolation though…those are your teenage fingerprints. That’s a Time Capsule and family heirloom now. A 9.8 may have been better but I say…nice book!

The grade range from the Official CGC Guide to Grading Comics for Missing Pieces (which includes chews) is 0.5 to 9.8 so...that's helpful. The guide also indicates (although in a convoluted way) that as long as the comic is otherwise 3.5 or higher, and the missing interior piece does not impact an area of 2 x 2 of the story or ad, then a comic may receive a qualified grade. I look forward to you posting your results on this so we can all learn how this is actually treated.

It’s hard to grade through a case via pictures. Spine ticks and edge wear are visible, maybe some smudges (above the ´a ´ in cowabunga?). Black covers like that are fingerprint magnets. What are the grading notes? Perhaps a clean and press will help. If it is just the edge wear and spine ticks I think that could be a 7.0-7.5.