JohnH19

I don’t have very many Subbys in my PC.

Congrats! I also had it at 8.0-8.5. That’s like a lottery win for you.

On 5/11/2023 at 7:46 PM, 1950's war comics said:

Yellow DD early crossover !

In 1967’s Marvel Tales #11 this was the first Ditko era story I ever read. This was also my introduction to DD’s yellow costume.

Congrats @Get Marwood & I on the two playoff 🎯 and a tremendous victory. Congrats also to @Warlord and @jbpez.

Great news but I have the Archives and most of the original Superman issues so I probably won’t be buying it.

On 5/7/2023 at 2:36 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Four bulls and one point this round, for 13 points overall. Not too bad. Looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow, UK time, to see where I end up though. Good luck everyone.

Almost certainly in the money or at least in a playoff.

On 5/7/2023 at 9:11 AM, trmoore54 said:

I was one who had the book at 8.0.  I always give 2 grades on initial inspection and had 8.0/7.5.  Not sure or don't remember how CGC accounts for dust shadows of varying degrees but thought it was nice enough to get 8.0 (as some have alluded to I wouldn't want it in my set as an 8.0 let alone an 8.5.  But that just might be the thinking in hand it looks 9.0/9.2 and got knocked down to 8.5 for the dust shadow.

But very satisfactory ending for me my best round yet...WOOT!  Bulls on the Action, X-Men and Star Wars.  1/2 off on the WOW (4.5) and the Avengers (8.0) for 2 points.  I accept my participation prize... 

Good job! How many points did you wind up with?

On 5/7/2023 at 8:50 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Awesome awesome awesome 😎 it's sad that my first thought was that after 15 years it belonged in a slab.

Eek

So cool to have one, but it DOES look high grade! Congrats 🎉👏

 

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I have never sent a book in for grading but this would certainly be among the first to make the trip from Canada to Florida.

On 5/7/2023 at 8:19 AM, sledgehammer said:

If somebody told me they were sending me a VF+, blind, and that showed up, I wouldn't be happy.

Just one of the grading "quirks" I guess.

It was the prominent dust shadow that did it for me.

On 5/7/2023 at 7:53 AM, sledgehammer said:

 

That damn Avengers book. I also had it as a 7.0 after a last second downgrade from 7.5. I wonder how many participants even had it as high as 8.0.

On 5/7/2023 at 2:59 AM, zzutak said:

Calling Book #18 (Action #253) a 4.0 may very well be CGC's biggest single whiff of this contest.    Apparently, it was certified by the same CGC grader who awarded a 3.0 to this heavily damaged ASM #16.  Not one boardie (including the book's owner) thought this book should grade higher than 2.0.  Ridiculous. 

 

I had a 🎯 on the Action.
I did strongly consider giving it a 3.5, though.

The latest add to my small Avengers collection.

The most recent addition to my annuals collection.

WOW 4.5 +1
Action 4.0 🎯 
Avengers 7.0 +3 (that dust shadow!)
X-Men 8.5 +1
Star Wars 9.4 🎯 

So 5 points for me this round for a total of 16.

Two books, the Jungle in Round 2 and the Avengers in this round, cost me 6 big points.

I wound up with a total of 11 bullseyes with 5 coming in that magical first round so, all in all, I’m pretty damn happy even though I don’t think I’ll make it into the money.

On 5/6/2023 at 7:02 PM, AwesomeSauce said:

What's ASM #39 without ASM #40? Picked this one up yesterday. Am very happy with it!!

🎶You can’t have one without the other.🎶

7.0
Nice book.