MatterEaterLad

Okay, that looks horrible. I'm surprised that if they removed the CT in such a drastic way that it would come back purple again? I mean, CT removal means REMOVE the CT, right? What's the point of removing part of it? Unless CGC now considers CT removal as restoration??? For the books I sent in, I used a black light and also used a light table to see where the CT was, and it was minimal. Both books came back in the same grade, just went from PLOD to blue.

Do you have scans of the book you can share, before and after? I've had color touch removed by CCS on two books, FF2 and X-Men 1. Both went in purple and came out blue, but the color touch was so minor that even after the removal, I could barely find the spots where the removal had been done.

Can you show us a pic of the back? Also, are any of the interior pages torn like the cover?

I have an 8.5 that looks like that.

Qualified 2.0

One more bump before the bay...

A related thought -- does anyone every wonder how far off the CGC census is from reality with all the re-subs? Like if a major key shows 1,000 copies in the census, how many are the same book cracked and resubbed 2-3 times? Not sure if it affects the value by the perceived scarcity or abundance, but it make me wonder what use is a census that's off by XX%

Thanks for the reply. I never mind sigs on lower grade books, even major keys, but whenever I see a 9.2+ signed by Stan I sort of cringe. But, hey, to each their own.

Thanks for the input. I'm looking to buy this book, but the eye-appeal looks a little bit like a gift grade to me, because of the staining. When I saw it, I thought it was a 4.0-4.5.

I'm afraid so. It doesn't look full to me, certainly not on the front cover. But it's pretty close on the back.

The only thing keeping it from being a 10.0 would be the dog hair encapsulated in the case.

Apologies if this has already been asked. As long as the placement isn't horrendous, how do you feel about Stan's signature on the cover of major SA keys, like Hulk 1, AF15, JIM 83, etc? Does your opinion vary if it's a high grade book vs. a lower grade copy? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Here's a twist. Anyone want to try and grade this book just off of the grader's notes? It's a high-value SA key. I'll explain why I'm doing this after a few guesses. Color touch (Non-archival material small areas) Front Cover C-1light wear full top of front cover breaks colorlight, multiple crease full right of front coverreaders crease front cover breaks colorstain left center of back coververy small, multiple tear back cover

Grader's notes. Bottom Front Cover Tear with Crease Breaks ColorRight Center Front Cover Wear Breaks ColorTop Front Cover Multiple Chip OutWhole Book Subscription Crease Breaks Color

5.0 that's begging for a press.

It's such an odd trim, I'm not sure why they even bothered.

Too bad Stan is no longer with us. You could have had him sign the uncensored version, then they'd slab it for sure...

I see a little tear on the interior page, how many pages does it go through? And are there two tears?

I was thinking 4.5-5.0 Came back a 3.5

4.5?

1.0 - 1.5 on a good day? I wouldn't slab it.

I would definitely return it. And be wary of that seller.

4.5