CGC might not recognize the mis-cut. but there are so many other issues with that #1 it wouldn't be worth the cost of shipping and grading just to get a 5.5. Look for a perfect one that will get a 9.6 or 9.8 to justify the cost. Or buy one already graded to lessen the risk.
Mark Jeweler copies have an ad insert for jewelry that was added to comics sold around military bases. The insert was made of heavier stock paper, and "supposedly" the comics hold up better due to the stiffness of the card stock.
She's on the cover of Savage Sword #1 and #23 and appears in several issues up to #233. I think the first De Zuniga artwork for Savage Sword was #45. You can Wiki Red Sonja for a list of all her appearances except for issue #33 of Conan. Which Gyro insists counts because there's a picture of her and part of a sentence referring to her in it ().
Thank you for this one, though I'm not planning to get it grade, since as you said it's really beaten up.
Yeah, saw some sample photos of those Mark Jeweler sets, it's pretty interesting that CGC would recognize them as a variant. I too want to hunt them out.
I'm pretty much a cover slut, when it comes to collecting. Haha. So I'm liking the #23. and as for Zuniga you're right, it was at issue #45.