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Yah, I was at 5.5 without the hole!

That white 'scratch' is a reasonably common printer's glitch on Hulk 181. I think that gets a pass from CGC, at least in grades under 9.8

I think 2.0 is more likely than anything else, though 1.8 seems possible. And that looks like a production cut to me rather than a trim job. You have Action 41 in the thread title

So you're saying you got a bullseye?

I didn't. I got But based on past performance, I'd say that's uncorrelated with my result

Admittedly I have a scale modellers toolbox, so you may not have one, but a fine razor saw does the job very neatly. In fact... never mind, it will get the slab open. Do you know any model builders?

No problem Mike. I would still have got +1 on that one (instead of +2).

Did the graders miss the writing on the cover of the Comet? Edit: never mind, I just noticed the yellow label! I spent a while looking that book up to check that it was not meant to be there. Not thrilled by that one, TBH

I was thinking it tops out at 8.0 even with a press. A bit too much colour breaking stuff going on.

Grades in, using the Australian grading standard.

Australian comic book producers of the 1940s and 50s on line one for you.

There were a few comics reprinted in Australia with the Dell logo. Here's one of them. B&W interiors, with Matt Baker art in this one.

Australian O.S.29 (1951) reprints the cover and about half of Four Color #286

I had great luck with an offer. They ignored it and then I found the book in higher grade for the same amount on eBay.

I was disappointed when I clicked on the thread title and found out that you are all talking about comic books! But since I'm here now I'll show this one. I was 7 when my mum took me to Melbourne to see me grandparents. I had no idea at the time, but she was there to have a tough talk to them about their living arrangements, since they were getting past the point of coping in their home. I suspect that's why I was given 30c and told I could go by myself to the newspaper seller around the corner and buy some comics. That was the first time I can remember having autonomy in my choice. I can't recall what the other one was, but this Australian Disney reprint was one of them. It has the Carl Barks story "The Paul Bunyan machine" in it.