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My favorite Timely! That looks like a very nice 5.0. Great job!

Man, nice books all but the Superman 14...

There is only one in the census at 7.0. Don't know if its rare or if no one thinks it is worth slabbing.

Congratulations! That is a great start to a Timely addiction.

I don't do a lot of Silver Age, and almost no DC, but this is a favorite.

What the heck!

Truly an Exciting and Wondrous achievement! Thanks for sharing!

Maybe I'm unique, probably not , but I rarely get surprised on submissions to CGC regardless of the "tight" or "loose" standards of the period. At least 90% of the time I'm within 1/2 grade. Not being perfect, I do miss things, usually restoration or an interior page problem, so when I am off, I am really off . CGC grading is pretty well understood and can even be followed in the latest Overstreet Grading guide. The guide is not perfect either but it uses CGC graded books and trademarks throughout so CGC tacitly agrees with what it is presenting overall.

Just as the notation of interior tanning benefited you in your grade estimate, more detail on crease length would benefit all of us. As you point out, usually its not just one substantial defect on a book that determines grade; instead, its a combination of defects. So, if an auction lists a 6.5 book with grader notes that say, "multiple light spine creases, does not break color and light crease lower right front cover, breaks color" would it not be more informative if it said instead, "multiple light spine creases, does not break color and light 2 " crease lower right front cover, breaks color"? If the damage to the book is not evident in the auction picture, one description you might roll the dice and see if a press could upgrade the book and the other, probably not. Alternately, if you do not like pressing, one description hides the 2" color break that you might be unpleasantly surprised by, book in hand, while the other one informs your buying decision. More info on defects is always a good thing; well, at least form the buyer's perspective.

Its a shame they don't note length of creases. A 1/4" light color breaking crease and its a 8.5 or 9.0; a 2" light color breaking crease and its a 6.5 or 7. Its impossible to say what the correct grade is just from these notes.

I'm getting into these teen comics more and more.

To Brunette.

Not as nice as some of the books posted before but this one caught my eye for some reason. I do like horses...

Redhead to blonde

Holy *Spoon*! I forgot i had this. My focus for the GA is Timely(mainly Schomburg) and Barks.

My only high grade GA.

Well now we need a picture of the splash panel. (Didn't see your reply above but leaving this so that you know others would like to see the panel. ))

Oops, I didn't see that deadlift beat me to it.

Wow! I dream of finding a collection like this. Some day.

Featuring the Black Terror to Featured Captain America