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this is a pretty nice copy but I think there is still pain left in the market...wait

love these cases.... https://cgagrading.com/acrylic-display-case-stand-for-giant-sized-cgc-comic-books/

where to begin?...this will be a long thread...let's start with this obvious, dumb promo...

this is a cgc grader here to answer your question....What holes?

happy to mod for you while away

no It's Solomon Grundy

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such a great Baker cover

my guesses... #14 Syd Shores #15 Schomburg

many of the older labels have been discontinued

love this new format Rick!

a must buy

it could be some newbie grader that thought the ink transfer is "a stain"

ya it's a beautiful copy. I would trust your instincts and consider sending this copy back with a note asking the graders to point out exactly where they see the defect(s) that would knock this copy down to an 8.0. @CGC Mike what's the recourse Mike?

8.0 seems a tad harsh. at best, this copy grades out at technically an 8.5 due to the description of the size of the stains. Presents like a champ!

I hope all parties are made whole as it is the right thing to do

you got white pages...be happy another blunder among many blunders...let's see what the guarantee is worth?

it's likely Shores at the very least penciled the cover with a possible assist from Schomburg with inks on both #43 and #44

This is clearly a Syd Shores cover, mistakenly attributed to Alex Schomburg... It's fairly obvious by the art style...figure style and background composition. The dead giveaway is the way they both drew boots...very distinctive Schomburgs' boots were almost always straight and thick in composition with the slight bend at the ankle Shores boots were mostly always layered and thin in composition Shores: SCHOMBURG: etc...

gorgeous!

There's hardly a debate to made made...Alex Ross is the most recognizable comic book cover artist currently working in the field today. The question is not just about skill, style or likeability. His work will stand the test of time and he will be remembered for being an innovator that paved the way for an entire generation of artists that create in his style.

current in my eyes

Great, great artist but he was not even the best artist in his own studio

I actually love Irv Novick's golden age work