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CGC label changes through the years - a visual guide
wardevil0 replied to valiantman's topic in Comics General
As mentioned, yes the top label peeling off is very common. It's one of the reasons they changed the design to make the top label inside the case. I think the edges do appear a little fuzzy from perforations, but the pics I have on-hand aren't clear enough to be sure. I'll check when I get home and post if that's not the case. If you can post some pics of your suspicious label the board detectives are pretty good at identifying discrepancies. -
Beware…Fake high value CGC books in Pacific Northwest
wardevil0 replied to JTD's topic in Comics General
I'd love for you to buy that and show us what you get. Some of the pictures show a clear box that goes around a CGC slab, the X-Men #1 is just a CGC slab, and one picture even has the UltraPro logo on the item but is definitely not the same as any other item pictured. -
Any ANTARCTIC PRESS Comics fans here?
wardevil0 replied to APDallas's topic in Copper Age Comic Books
Toward the end of the series, some of the NHS issues had alternate covers on the back! A nice benefit of being slabbed vs. being bagged/boarded. -
List of Comic Books Seen in Movies and Television Shows
wardevil0 replied to Ditch Fahrenheit's topic in Comics General
is it possible those are just studio prop comics? I've found reference to "Atomic Archie" in a Leave it to Beaver episode and a Dobie Gillis episode. -
Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???
wardevil0 replied to Wally's Comics's topic in Comics General
My favorite part of this one is everyone calling out the "1st appearance" note without noticing the title on the label is "Caliber Presents." It's just another swapped label, not "CGC making up its own data." -
Marvel Lets Fans Vote On Membership Of The X-Men, Again
wardevil0 replied to SpineTic's topic in Comics General
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Marvel Lets Fans Vote On Membership Of The X-Men, Again
wardevil0 replied to SpineTic's topic in Comics General
I'd also like to point out that creating a "new language" by designing new letters and then doing a one-for-one substitution is the laziest and stupidest way. Krakoa speaks English with a cereal-box decoder ring. -
Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???
wardevil0 replied to Wally's Comics's topic in Comics General
For the purposes of data accumulation, for what it's worth I unpacked a box of moderns two days ago with a stamp "inspected by QC #6" that had zero Newton rings, zero hairs, zero plastic shards, zero label errors even on some fairly obscure independent books. #6 gets a thumbs-up from me. -
Any ANTARCTIC PRESS Comics fans here?
wardevil0 replied to APDallas's topic in Copper Age Comic Books
Too long since anyone's posted, so here's one of my recent returns. As I remember the story, this was supposed to be "NHS goes to the movies," with parody stories based on popular movie franchises, but the printer wanted to experiment with 3-D printing, so gears shifted and here we are! -
When did the Fantastic Four lose popularity?
wardevil0 replied to Browns81's topic in Comics General
I don't think there was ever anything that "caused their fall," so much as there just wasn't anything to boost them up at a time when McFarlane Spider-man, Liefeld X-Force, Lee X-Men, etc was capturing headlines. The biggest hype I remember was the "New Fantastic Four," but that just made it more disappointing when they went back to status quo ante. -
Best way to have a unwitnessed signed comic graded????
wardevil0 replied to pickleweasle's topic in Comics General
There was a time when yellow labels were recognized reciprocally, but that time is passed. There were reasons given, but it seems like rivalry was the main problem. -
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Here's another general question about NG... would it be possible to add a custom cover to a coverless comic and get it slabbed as that comic, but with a reproduction cover attached? For example, this guy: Doctor Strange Custom Cover Project creates new covers for the early Strange Tales issues that featured Dr. Strange but had covers that emphasized the other stories. If I had a Strange Tales 110 without a cover, and I put this cover on it, would CGC slab it as a Strange Tales 110 (NG), or not slab it as a counterfeit?
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Adding a cover to an interior would get you a numerical grade, which I guess is "higher" but it would also (almost certainly) get a purple "restored" label for a "married cover." This would probably sell for higher than a coverless NG, but by how much would depend on the actual condition.
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Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???
wardevil0 replied to Wally's Comics's topic in Comics General
I've had a ME reholdered on-site, but maybe that's a different category to them, and it was several years ago. I'm sure they're less interested in using some of the limited number of empty slabs they brought with them for reholdering vs. full grading submissions. Worth asking, especially on later days of the show when they have a better idea of how many submissions they've taken in. All I've ever seen is cracking open the outer case with a screwdriver and cutting out the inner well with a box cutter. I think there are some examples of possible gouging damage done to comics in the opening process here in this thread. Also, I think "your mileage may vary" is the most important caveat to this thread. There are lots of recurring issues, but the odds of a successful transaction are hugely in your favor. I agree the odds should be higher, and so many times there doesn't seem to be a justifiable reason for the damage. An extremely low likelihood of negligent damage to a one-of-a-kind comic is still too high, and just because I've rarely had any issues doesn't mean the issues aren't valid. But, the fact remains that I submit between 50 and 100 comics per year and I don't think any of mine have plastic shards or hairs inside, and definitely none are upside down. I did have some that were mislabeled, but were easily corrected as ME. I guess my point is, more than 40,000 people died in car crashes in the US last year, but people still drive cars. If you want to submit your comics, go ahead. Is there a chance something bad might happen? Definitely. Should we be agitating for higher standards? Definitely. Am I going to keep submitting for myself? Definitely. -
It's an error, but not like most people consider the term when it comes to comics. As far as anyone knows, ALL the J. Scott Campbell cover issues came like this. Now, if they were to recall, pulp, and reprint it with a corrected title that might be interesting.
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Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???
wardevil0 replied to Wally's Comics's topic in Comics General
I'd like to see what he thinks is a 1st print... only the platinum edition? -
Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???
wardevil0 replied to Wally's Comics's topic in Comics General
Couldn't resist. 'Tis the season, after all... -
Where in the world was the Quality Control at CGC???
wardevil0 replied to Wally's Comics's topic in Comics General
Yeah, the "triangle numbers" basically gave you the reading order for each calendar year for Action Comics, Superman, The Man of Steel, and other Superman-centric issues. That's also why there's a "1998" in addition to the "Feb 98" release date. Pretty good idea and lasted for several years, but took a lot of editorial oversight. -
The Wankiest Article Ever Written - Arthur Suydam
wardevil0 replied to Cat's topic in Comics General
But... why would there be a pool of blood dripping out of the camera lens...? -
The Wankiest Article Ever Written - Arthur Suydam
wardevil0 replied to Cat's topic in Comics General
Kind of sad, really... his best-known works are "homages" to better artists but redone as grotesque. Q: "What are you known for?" A: "Well, here's the iconic McFarlane Spider-Man 1 cover (but as a zombie), here's the iconic Brian Bolland Killing Joke cover (but as a zombie), here's the iconic Jim Lee X-Men 1 gatefold cover (but as zombies), here's the iconic Alex Ross Harley Quinn cover (but as zombies)... also my family invented New York City!" -
Any ANTARCTIC PRESS Comics fans here?
wardevil0 replied to APDallas's topic in Copper Age Comic Books
Just unpacked these last night from a drop-off at Baltimore Comic Con on Halloween weekend... adding these 15 gives me a total of 86 of the original 0-175 issue series in 9.6/9.8! Add in the additional continuing numbers and my few 9.4s and I'm over half way there. I have just a few more in the pipeline at CGC, and the hunt for high-grade raws continues!