marvelmaniac

Slight blunting of corners, minor spine stress with multiple color breaking spine ticks, small hole/piece missing on front cover above the "6" in "68", crunched lower right corner of rear cover, small tear(s)/piece missing on outer edge of rear cover, denting on top edge of rear cover, moderate staining/discoloration on rear cover, by the spine on the rear cover is what appears to be stains or creases (?). The book overall is very nice, however, due to the small tears and pieces missing on the outer edge of rear cover and hole on front cover, pieces missing are not allowed until you hit VG 4.0, "VG 4.0 - As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable." IMO...FN- 5.5 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose. 5.5 FINE- (FN-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN): Back to Top An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present.

Blunted corners with color loss, small color loss above title banner by upper left corner,, slight edge wear with some color loss, color loss by spine on lower 1/3 of book, minor spine wear with multiple color breaking spine ticks, color loss in the black of the rear cover, moderate staining/discoloration on rear cover, lower left corner of rear cover, what is that? (Stain/Fold/Piece missing?)

Welcome To The Boards!!! The #1 issues of the 1990 Spider-Man Series were mass produced with numerous variant covers/issues coming after the fact, you have to determine exactly what you have to know if there is any increased value. https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=93961 https://rarecomics.wordpress.com/2021/03/23/spider-man-1-1990-newsstand-variants-versus-the-rest/#:~:text=“Regular” copies (no variant,922 copies presently on census https://blog.gocollect.com/spider-man-1-30-years-of-variant-confusion/#:~:text=It had a print run, that everyone wanted back then. https://www.keycollectorcomics.com/variant/original/spider-man-1,31170/issues/

With the small tear and spine split, IMO...FN- 5.5 to FN 6.0 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose. 5.5 FINE- (FN-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN): Back to Top An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present.

IMO, mostly due to the spine wear...FN+ 6.5 to FN/VF 7.0 7.0 FINE/VERY FINE (FN/VF): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with outstanding eye appeal. A small accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear beginning to show, possibly including minor creases. Corners may be blunted. Inks are generally bright with a moderate reduction in reflectivity. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing. The slightest spine roll may be present, as well as a possible moderate color break. Staples may show some discoloration. Slight staple tears and a small accumulation of light stress lines may be present. Slight rust migration. Paper is cream to tan. Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. 6.5 FINE+ (FN+): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose.

Blunted corners with some color loss, slight edge wear with some color loss, minor to moderate spine stress with color loss/slight creasing/color breaking spine stress lines/discoloration along spine, recessed and discolored staples, slight spine roll, slight foxing/discoloration of rear cover. Two problems here... 1)The lower 1/3 of the front cover appears to be moderately discolored, I could only find one image online of this book, it was a lower grade copy and although the cover was darker at the bottom, it did not appear to be as dark as yours. 2)The staples appear to be recessed, is the cover loose or detached?

I cannot answer your question on a clean and press since I do not use these services. Blunted corners, top right corner has a small tear, lower left corner has a 1" color breaking crease and color loss, slight denting along the top edge, a few spine stress lines, discolored staples, slight discoloration of front and rear covers, crunched lower right corner of rear cover, what appears to be scratches/color loss in the blue ad balloon, Questions... 1)Arrow 1 - Is that a stain or a small tear? 2)Arrow 2 - Is that a spine split? 3)Is the cover loose? 4)Are the staples just discolored or rusty, if rusty is there any rust migration on the interior pages?

Blunted corners with color loss, color breaking crease at top right corner, long color breaking creases along outer edge, moderate spine stress with multiple color breaking spine ticks and moderate spine tears/staple tears along with moderate vertical color breaking creases, slight spine roll with the lower staple being off center, moderate foxing on rear cover by the outer edge, overall discoloration of rear cover. IMO...VG/FN 5.0 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose. 5.5 FINE- (FN-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN): Back to Top An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present.

Blunted corners with color loss, edge wear with color loss and color breaking creases by the outer corners/edges, small (1/8" - 1/4") spine split at top, moderate spine stress with color breaking stress lines/small tears and moderate staple tears along with some vertical color breaking creasing, moderate staining/discoloration on rear cover, moderate to severe chipping on outer edge of rear cover, small tears at outer edge of rear cover, denting along edges of rear cover. IMO, due to the staining and large pieces missing due to chipping... 4.0 VERY GOOD (VG): Back to Top The average used comic book. Cover shows moderate to significant wear, and may be loose but not completely detached. Cover reflectivity is low. Can have moderate creases or dimples. Corners may be blunted. Store stamps, name stamps, arrival dates, initials, etc. have no effect on this grade. Some discoloration, fading, foxing, and even minor soiling is allowed. As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable. Only minor unobtrusive tape and other amateur repair allowed on otherwise high grade copies. Moderate spine roll may be present and/or a 1" spine split. Staples may be discolored. Minor to moderate staple tears and stress lines may be present, as well as some rust migration. Paper is brown but not brittle. Minor to moderate interior tears may be present. Centerfold may be loose or detached at one staple.

Slight corner wear with some color loss and small color breaking creases, slight edge wear with some color loss, color breaking scratch from the outer edge through Mordo's head, a few/small color breaking spine ticks, rusty staples, slight denting on upper edge of rear cover, minor wrinkling/foxing on rear cover outer edge, minor dust/sun shadow on rear cover by spine. The book has no major defects other than the scratch and staples, IMO, this book would grade at a FN/VF 7.0, however, mostly due to the staples being rusty which there is no mention of until GD/VG 3.0...IMO, the book grades at a FN 6.0 GD/VG 3.0 - Staples may be rusted or replaced. VG 4.0 - Staples may be discolored. VG/FN 5.0 to FN 6.0 - Staples may show minor discoloration. FN/VF 7.0 - NM- 9.2 - Staples may show some discoloration. 7.0 FINE/VERY FINE (FN/VF): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with outstanding eye appeal. A small accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear beginning to show, possibly including minor creases. Corners may be blunted. Inks are generally bright with a moderate reduction in reflectivity. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing. The slightest spine roll may be present, as well as a possible moderate color break. Staples may show some discoloration. Slight staple tears and a small accumulation of light stress lines may be present. Slight rust migration. Paper is cream to tan. Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. 6.5 FINE+ (FN+): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose.

Slightly blunted corners with some color loss, slight edge wear with some discoloration, minor spine stress with a few small color breaking spine ticks and some color loss, slight spine roll, staples are off center and discolored, outer edge of rear cover has chipping and a dust/sun shadow, hole/tear on rear cover at top near spine. Even with the chipping (which is a manufacturers defect) this book, IMO would be in FN+ 6.5 to FN/VF 7.0, however, with the hole in the rear cover and what appear to be tiny pin holes on the rear cover...FN- 5.5 7.0 FINE/VERY FINE (FN/VF): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with outstanding eye appeal. A small accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear beginning to show, possibly including minor creases. Corners may be blunted. Inks are generally bright with a moderate reduction in reflectivity. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing. The slightest spine roll may be present, as well as a possible moderate color break. Staples may show some discoloration. Slight staple tears and a small accumulation of light stress lines may be present. Slight rust migration. Paper is cream to tan. Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. 6.5 FINE+ (FN+): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose. 5.5 FINE- (FN-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount.

Blunted/rounded lower corners with a small color breaking crease at the lower left, edge wear with minute tears/creases and color loss at the left lower edge, multiple color breaking scratches/color loss in the title logo, moderate spine stress with multiple color breaking spine ticks/small tears and staple tears, long color breaking crease at lower to outer edge, discolored staples, minor to moderate spine roll, moderate to severe staining/discoloration on the front cover by outer edge, small tears on outer edge of rear cover, 1/8" triangle missing from rear cover outer edge, chipping at lower/outer edge, small tears/pieces missing on rear cover lower edge, moderate to severe staing on rear cover along spine. 4.0 VERY GOOD (VG): Back to Top The average used comic book. Cover shows moderate to significant wear, and may be loose but not completely detached. Cover reflectivity is low. Can have moderate creases or dimples. Corners may be blunted. Store stamps, name stamps, arrival dates, initials, etc. have no effect on this grade. Some discoloration, fading, foxing, and even minor soiling is allowed. As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable. Only minor unobtrusive tape and other amateur repair allowed on otherwise high grade copies. Moderate spine roll may be present and/or a 1" spine split. Staples may be discolored. Minor to moderate staple tears and stress lines may be present, as well as some rust migration. Paper is brown but not brittle. Minor to moderate interior tears may be present. Centerfold may be loose or detached at one staple.

Blunted corners with some color loss, edge wear with small pieces missing on the top edge, subscription crease that slightly breaks color, minor to moderate spine roll, minor spine stress w/color breaking spine ticks, moderate foxing on rear cover "Foxing is not possible to remove. Foxing is a stain of biological origin, and is impregnated in the fibers of the paper." Due to the foxing and subscription crease, IMO... 3.0 GOOD/VERY GOOD (GD/VG): Back to Top A used comic book showing some substantial wear. Cover shows significant wear, and may be loose or even detached at one staple. Cover reflectivity is very low. Can have a book-length crease and/or dimples. Corners may be blunted or even rounded. Discoloration, fading, foxing, and even minor to moderate soiling is allowed. A triangle from 1/4" to 1/2" can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" to 1/4" square is also acceptable. Tape and other amateur repair may be present. Moderate spine roll likely. May have a spine split of anywhere from 1" to 1-1/2". Staples may be rusted or replaced. Minor to moderate staple tears and moderate stress lines may be present, as well as some rust migration. Paper is brown but not brittle. Centerfold may be loose or detached at one staple. Minor to moderate interior tears may be present. "Foxing, Unfortunately this is a problem that doesn’t have an easy solution. Book collectors are told to learn to live with it. The reason for this is that foxing (those brownish, yellowish, orangish spots on book pages) is very common even in rare books. Foxing is caused by a combination of elements: poor quality paper, damp storage conditions, and a kind of mildew organism. The reason we are told to live with it is that the coloring is embedded in the fibers of the paper. It is not surficial! That means you can't scrape it off because you would scrape a hole right through the page. It is possible to treat the foxing. Book and Paper Conservators know what chemicals to use. However, in order to use the chemicals on the spots they have to DISBIND the book. They can only remove foxing by taking the book apart and washing and treating the pages individually. You can imagine how expensive this is! Warning! Trying to do this yourself by treating with bleach (hydrogen peroxide) will damage your book worse in the long run from the acid! Ultimately, the answer is to find a replacement copy that has no foxing if you can or embrace the book collector ideology and learn to live with it. They are sort of like age spots on your Grandma's hands. No big deal, right?"

Moderate corner wear, large piece (3/4"x3/4") missing from lower right corner, moderate edge wear with small tears and small pieces missing, moderate spine stress with multiple color breaking stress lines/tears and moderate to severe staple tears, cover appears to be loose at both staples, moderate rear cover edge wear with small pieces missing, moderate staining/discoloration on rear cover, small spine tears on rear cover. There are no major creases/folds on this book, however, the piece missing at the lower right corner... IMO...GD- 1.8 2.0 GOOD (GD): Back to Top Shows substantial wear; often considered a "reading copy." Cover shows significant wear and may even be detached. Cover reflectivity is low and in some cases completely absent. Book-length creases and dimples may be present. Rounded corners are more common. Moderate soiling, staining, discoloration and foxing may be present. The largest piece allowed missing from the front or back cover is usually a 1/2" triangle or a 1/4" square, although some Silver Age books such as 1960s Marvels have had the price corner box clipped from the top left front cover and may be considered Good if they would otherwise have graded higher. Tape and other forms of amateur repair are common in Silver Age and older books. Spine roll is likely. May have up to a 2" spine split. Staples may be degraded, replaced or missing. Moderate staple tears and stress lines may be present, as well as rust migration. Paper is brown but not brittle. Centerfold may be loose or detached. Moderate interior tears may be present. 1.8 GOOD- (GD-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Good but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 1.5 FAIR/GOOD (FR/GD): Back to Top Shows substantial to heavy wear. Books in this grade are commonly creased, scuffed, abraded, soiled, and possibly unattractive, but still generally readable. Cover shows considerable wear and may be detached. Almost no cover reflectivity remaining. Book-length creases, tears and folds may be present. Rounded corners are increasingly common. Soiling, staining, discoloration and foxing is generally present. Up to 1/10 of the back cover may be missing. Tape and other forms of amateur repair are increasingly common in Silver Age and older books. Spine roll is common. May have a spine split between 2" and 2/3 the length of the book. Staples may be degraded, replaced or missing. Staple tears and stress lines are common, as well as rust migration. Paper is brown and may show brittleness around the edges. Acidic odor may be present. Centerfold may be loose or detached. Interior tears are common.

Some of the pics are blurry/fuzzy, I will do the best I can. Slightly blunted corners, small dent at top edge w/color loss, minor spine stress with color breaking spine ticks, top staple appears to be discolored (as seen in the centerfold shot), small/color breaking scratch's in the "L and E" of "impossible" IMO... 7.0 FINE/VERY FINE (FN/VF): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with outstanding eye appeal. A small accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear beginning to show, possibly including minor creases. Corners may be blunted. Inks are generally bright with a moderate reduction in reflectivity. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing. The slightest spine roll may be present, as well as a possible moderate color break. Staples may show some discoloration. Slight staple tears and a small accumulation of light stress lines may be present. Slight rust migration. Paper is cream to tan. Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present.

Apparently this was a way for newsstand owners to get credit for unsold copies, just like a remainder copy where they removed the top 1/4- 1/3 of the cover and sent it back to the distributor. According to the grading standards books with the price box cut out can only receive a GD 2.0 if they are a higher graded copy, if it is a lower grade book, it will be graded accordingly. 2.0 GOOD (GD): The largest piece allowed missing from the front or back cover is usually a 1/2" triangle or a 1/4" square, although some Silver Age books such as 1960s Marvels have had the price corner box clipped from the top left front cover and may be considered Good if they would otherwise have graded higher.

You should probably take clear pics of the front/rear covers, inside front/rear covers, splash page and centerfold and post them in the https://boards.cgccomics.com/forum/42-hey-buddy-can-you-spare-a-grade/. One book per post, 3 books per day.

Blunted corners with small/color breaking creases at outer corners, minor spine stress with a couple of color breaking spine ticks and small staple tears, severe color loss at top edge, top staple off center w/minor spine roll, moderate staining/discoloration on rear cover. IMO, Due to the severe color loss on the top edge and rear cover staining...FN 6.0 - FN+ 6.5 7.0 FINE/VERY FINE (FN/VF): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with outstanding eye appeal. A small accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear beginning to show, possibly including minor creases. Corners may be blunted. Inks are generally bright with a moderate reduction in reflectivity. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing. The slightest spine roll may be present, as well as a possible moderate color break. Staples may show some discoloration. Slight staple tears and a small accumulation of light stress lines may be present. Slight rust migration. Paper is cream to tan. Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. 6.5 FINE+ (FN+): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose.

Questions...Some of the pics are blurry/fuzzy. 1)I cannot really tell what the mark is at the top edge of the front cover. 2)Is there any spine roll? 3)I see staining along the outer edge of the rear cover in some pics but not in others?

Moderate corner wear with a piece missing from the bottom right corner, edge wear with color loss, multiple long/color breaking creases, moderate spine stress with color breaking stress lines/small tears and color breaking vertical creases, 1 1/2" to 2" spine split at top with a piece missing from the back cover, discolored staples, moderate spine roll, staining/discoloration of rear cover, slight wrinkling on rear cover. 2.5 GOOD+ (GD+): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Good but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 2.0 GOOD (GD): Back to Top Shows substantial wear; often considered a "reading copy." Cover shows significant wear and may even be detached. Cover reflectivity is low and in some cases completely absent. Book-length creases and dimples may be present. Rounded corners are more common. Moderate soiling, staining, discoloration and foxing may be present. The largest piece allowed missing from the front or back cover is usually a 1/2" triangle or a 1/4" square, although some Silver Age books such as 1960s Marvels have had the price corner box clipped from the top left front cover and may be considered Good if they would otherwise have graded higher. Tape and other forms of amateur repair are common in Silver Age and older books. Spine roll is likely. May have up to a 2" spine split. Staples may be degraded, replaced or missing. Moderate staple tears and stress lines may be present, as well as rust migration. Paper is brown but not brittle. Centerfold may be loose or detached. Moderate interior tears may be present.

I would suggest you take clear pics (front and rear covers, inside front/rear covers and pages and centerfold and open a thread in the... https://boards.cgccomics.com/forum/42-hey-buddy-can-you-spare-a-grade/

Slightly blunted corners, a few color breaking spine ticks, stain at top of rear cover, wrinkle at bottom of rear cover. IMO and only because of the color breaking spine ticks (CGC and myself may not agree on this) VF+ 8.5 9.2 NEAR MINT- (NM-) to 9.4 NEAR MINT (NM): Almost no stress lines. 9.0 VERY FINE/NEAR MINT (VF/NM): Nearly perfect with outstanding eye appeal. A limited number of bindery/printing defects are allowed. Cover is almost flat with almost imperceptible wear. Inks are bright with slightly diminished reflectivity. An 1/8" bend is allowed if color is not broken. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted but no creases. Several lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable. Very minor foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples may show some discoloration. Only the slightest staple tears are allowed. A very minor accumualtion of stress lines may be present if they are nearly imperceptible. Paper is off-white to cream and supple. Very minor interior tears may be present. 8.5 VERY FINE+ (VF+): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Very Fine but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 8.0 VERY FINE (VF): Back to Top An excellent copy with outstanding eye appeal. A limited accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Cover is relatively flat with minimal surface wear beginning to show, possibly including some minute wear at corners. Inks are generally bright with moderate to high reflectivity. An unnoticeable 1/4" crease is acceptable if color is not broken. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing. Spine is almost completely flat with a possible minor color break. Staples may show some discoloration. Very slight staple tears and a few almost insignificant stress lines may be present. Paper is cream to tan and supple. Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. 7.0 FINE/VERY FINE (FN/VF): Slight staple tears and a small accumulation of light stress lines may be present.

Blunted corners with small color breaking creases and color loss, edge wear with color loss along top edge and color breaking creases along the top edge, minor to moderate spine stress with staple tears and color breaking stress lines, 1/8" triangle missing from top edge of rear cover. Unfortunately the piece missing on the rear cover creates one of those "Gray" areas of grading, as piece of that size missing is not allowed until a VG 4.0, how much of a deduction, graders discretion? 4.0 VERY GOOD (VG): As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable. Without the piece missing on the rear cover, this book, IMO would be...FN 6.0 With the piece missing on the rear cover, this book, IMO would be...VG/FN 5.0 6.0 FINE (FN): Back to Top An above-average copy that shows minor wear but is still relatively flat and clean with no significant creasing or other serious defects. Some accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases. Inks show a significant reduction in reflectivity. Blunted corners are more common, as is minor staining, soiling, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor spine roll is allowed. There can also be a 1/4" spine split or severe color break. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and a few slight stress lines may be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown and fairly supple with no signs of brittleness. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present. Centerfold may be loose. 5.5 FINE- (FN-): Back to Top Fits the criteria for Fine but with an additional defect or small accumulation of defects that detracts from the book's appearance by a perceptible amount. 5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN): Back to Top An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present.

Blunted corners with color breaking creases at the top left, slight edge wear with some minor denting on the outer edge, moderate spine stress with color breaking spine ticks, small tears, staple tears and some vertical color breaking creases along with color loss, staining in the "DC logo", slight spine roll, minor to moderate staining/discoloration on rear cover. 5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN): Back to Top An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present.

Welcome To The Boards!!! As others have stated it all depends on what books you have and what condition they are in. I have some experience in this as a private seller, I am also selling a collection, they are my Son's books from when he started collecting in 98, many are books from the 80's that I bought new and I gave to him. I have been selling bits and pieces of his 2000 book collection for 2 years now (200-300 books for approx. $3000.00) and the keys are mostly gone, however, there are still 1500 books remaining, most of which are dollar bin books, I listed them for sale at $900.00 (.60 cents a book) for the entire lot and no real takers as of yet, I have had offers from dealers as low as 2 cents a book to as high as 25 cents a book, I also received an offer of $500.00 which was declined by my Son. Originally, before selling any of the books I contacted MCS and they said most of these books are not needed/wanted and to check their want list for books they wanted and the price they will pay (pennies on the dollar). Facebook Groups (that allow sales) and Facebook Marketplace are another option (I would suggest local pickup only for a larger collection), with scammers I would only accept PayPal Goods and Services or Cash (No Venmo or Zelle) and meet at a public place, my 20 year old Grandson sells gym stuff, motorcycle stuff, computer stuff and all transactions are done during the day at the Police Station. I am not in your situation however and do not need to sell ASAP which makes your situation different. Here is a list of some of the Marvel books from the 80's/90's that I am aware of that are hot/in demand/keys, even just a list of what you have would be helpful. Marvel Super-Hero Secret Wars Vol 1 issues 1-12 as a lot ($150.00) or 1 and 8, ASM 210, 238, 252, 298, 299, 300, 316, 360-362, 430, 431, Annual 16, Avengers Annual 10, Daredevil 158,163,168, Incredible Hulk 271, Silver Surfer Vol 2 issue 44, Spider-Man 1 (1990) Walmart Edition (Gold Cover with a Bar Code) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1, Transformers 1, 80 (issues 1-9 were reprinted, 71 - 79 were low print runs), Uncanny X-Men 129-140, 266, Wolverine Limited Series 1 Wishing You The Best Of Luck In Your Endeavor.