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I just check it. Apparently a hair fell when I took the pic.

Yes..... the "code" seems to work the way you detail it. What I would like to know is if someone else out there has a similar book to corroborate my book.

Steve, so much great info there. Thanks for sharing. I just love the education I get from being on the boards. Well, the markings in my comic don't even come close to matching Wertham's markings. Mine were done by someone else, but... maybe a colleague? It's a mystery until someone else finds a similar comic with similar markings. Maybe someone else on the boards with knowledge can chime in if they see this thread. One final thing I wanted to say about my Millie comic is... it looks brand new, the cover is actually amazing... like it was bought and someone opened it up and gutted it, tearing pages out. It doesn't have any of the normal wear you see on a comic from this age. And the little "code" markings are extremely tiny.

I looked it over with my jewelers loupe and I don't see any (and there's no bleed thru). The top photo does look like there's some glue residue from a tear seal.

NOTE* - I do not remember EVER buying something advertised as a "Wertham copy" and because of the historical significance you'd think I would remember something like that. I do like buying nice looking GGA from time to time (even if it's incomplete). So I believe I must have bought a "lot" of MIllie, and perhaps this was mixed in, and I just overlooked the messy Wertham notation on the backing board. Definitely interesting.

Flat & Glossy Clean covers front & back. The words "extra copy" are still visible in the "A" (an erasure was tried) 1-1/2" spine split at top 1/2" spine split at bottom. Interior is really nice. Everything is snug at the staples

Pretty straight forward, I think you can see everything you need to see in the photos. Interior is nice. Everything is snug. Thanks

I actually think the torn out pages were the "not offensive" pages. These pages that are left have all the notations and jiggly boobies/butts. But I agree that the circles probably meant "nothing Offensive" There's not really any violence in a Millie comic so I don't think your 2 column theory applies here.

Here's a copy of the Anti-Censorship editorial that was ripped out of this comic if you're interested.

And then this splash page has a circle notation. I don't see anything offensive so perhaps the circle means "this is fine"

Now this page only has 1 notation in the top corner, a check mark. I can only see 1 possibly offensive panel (3rd panel) Is the check mark in relation to that panel?

I think you've got something here.... This Millie page has the most notation marks at the top corner. And they seem to correspond with the panels (one for each panel). But.... what does a circle mean and what does a check mark mean?

I just added that pic

JLA 2 & Showcase 37 were the other biggest values

I'm posting this for a buddy of mine who got this thru a Craigslist Ad this morning along with 29 other Silver comics. Please give opinions

It wasn't on my radar, but now that this one fell into my lap.... it's on my radar now.

Low Low Low grade Basically complete. There's some tape inside sealing tears. 2 inner pages have a piece out that affects art.

So probably 1.0? Or does it have a chance at 1.5? I guess I should post in the Grading Thread

I pulled out a long forgotten Millie the Model comic from my collection (#17). I have no idea when I bought this..... probably well over a decade ago. I noticed some tiny scribbling on the backing board (not in my handwriting) and after staring at it for a while I thought, "Hey, I think that says 'Wertham copy. 28 pgs'." So..... now my curiosity is peaked. I pulled the comic out and saw that the cover is in excellent shape, but it's definitely incomplete. And then I noticed tiny notation marked in the corner of basically every single "remaining" page. Check marks and circles.... like some kind of "code" Could this actually be a comic that Frederick Wertham used when compiling his notes for "Seduction of the Innocent"? NOTE* - I do not remember EVER buying something advertised as a "Wertham copy" and because of the historical significance you'd think I would remember something like that. I do like buying nice looking GGA from time to time (even if it's incomplete). So I believe I must have bought a "lot" of MIllie, and perhaps this was mixed in, and I just overlooked the messy Wertham notation on the backing board. Here's some pics. My comic is missing pages 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 & 24. I looked at these pages online and I believe they were possibly taken out because they were "not as offensive" as the other pages PLUS one of those pages had an Anti-Censorship (anti-Wertham) editorial (so ya gotta take that page out). Anyone with more knowledge than me care to comment.

I have a "complete" low grade Marvel Mystery 73. It has some married pages so right off the bat I know it can't get a Blue label. However, 2 of the interior pages have a piece missing at the top near the spine. The missing pieces affect some art. Can this even get a 1.0 grade or are the missing pieces big enough that they'd give it an NG Inc.

It might be more of an "oil stain?" It doesn't look like a water stain. The nice thing is it doesn't go thru to the inner pages.

They make Professional Legal attire out of Spandex now

Episode 2: She walks in to work in her normal professional attire. Her boss tells her he's expecting her to be the Hulk.... so... Hulk out. In the next edit the two of them continue to walk and she's Hulked out but none of her Clothes are ripped. Did I miss something? Her clothes are stretchy now?

I always knew the Challengers were similar to the Fantastic Four, but I didn't realize this comic made the comparison even greater. The cover is basically Ben Grimm (Rocky) emerging from the capsule with "Human Torch" powers! Later in the story we find he also has "Ice powers", then "Growing to Giant size powers", then "Invisibility" or "Intangibility", then "Metal Melting powers", and finally "Shocking powers". He becomes kind of a Super Skrull. All of this 2 years before FF 1 comes out! Perhaps this issue should be the "Key" of the whole Challengers run including their 4 Showcase issues? This comic is in decent shape, but you can see the flaws. It has a 1/2" spine split at the top.

I'm pretty excited about this one. The colors are dripping wet. Really the only obvious flaw is that upper left corner, although the top edge of the back cover has a light sun shadow and a little wear. Cover & centerfold are snug at the staples