Q.N.S.

around 5.5 here, but it will look better cleaned and pressed. the tear on the bc kind of limits it.

4.0

4.0

4.5

1.5

on the cover by his shoulder is just ink stamp residue, same as on the back.

thanks. I had it as maybe 6.5

that's not a missing piece in the bottom right corner, it's the colour of the ink.

5.0

is that a mere shadow above "The", or something else?

I'm more on the 6.0 end.

there's also another tear on the bottom and color loss around Jean's elbows and hair on the edge.

I really think you have to clean and press this first. Just two examples: the white price box and and pink corner box area have issues that can probably be fixed, same for the crease going across the "S" in Spiderman. There appears to be some dirt, dust, soiling on the pages besides just the oxidation and humidity damage, those repeating horizontal lines on the page edge, it's not common... this book was probably from a very humid area and was certainly stored terribly. I don't feel entirely ready to give you a number until it's C&P'd.

I can't tell what's going on with the top staple. I think absorene could clean off the grease spots.

3.5

It really needs a cover page pressing and some light cleaning. No doubt it is high grade, but how high cannot be seen until the folds and creases are flattened out. The back also, of course, but outside of that dimple between staples I don't think it's an issue as much as the front, since the hope here is that it could grade above VF, or even above VF+, but I have to question that until a pressing

Wow, you guys are grading high. I wouldn't even consider putting this anything near fine condition. I have many books like this I grade as VG.. There are other significant issues here not just that staple rip.

How do you know they aren't relevant? They are still relevant.

letters page seems quite dirty. this is a big book and i wouldn't want to attempt to grade it without a clean, and your first image is not a scan, so...

second copy around 6.5

6.0

7.5-8.0 has some deeper flaws than 8.5 peers generally. https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/search.asp?FocusedOnly=1&where=auctions&title=spiderman+8.5&ItemType=CB

7.0 is high range for oxidation. There's too much of it to guarantee a 7.0, in my opinion a dip to 6.5 is possible.