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Something new to me. I hadn't heard about printer's creases but yes, on the front cover there are two creases converging at Spider-Man's hand. On the back cover there are two creases, one going thought the jar of paint brushes and the other atop of the words "We're looking". Thank you for pointing those out as i had not seen them. Appreciate the grading! Would a c/p take out the printer's crease?

And some of the other publishers of books similar to BLBs were Saalfield, Goldsmith, Lynn and Engel-Van. Here are some samples. Goldsmith commonly used the front cover art of a title for the back cover of the same.

Richard Tracy BLBs. Magnum PI he wasn't, but he had that walkie-talkie wrist watch way before Apple.

In March of 2022 to get the value of my books I was using a website "biglittlebooks.com" or .org which listed the values of each Big Little Book by Whitman Publishing. I believe the book values were lised were for Fair, Good, and Mint conditions. I have since tried to access the website with zero success. I get a scam site. At the time some of the more valuable books were the rarer soft covers versus hard cover of the same title. But the high values did not seem current with the times. Upon further inspection of the the website, at the bottom, it had a 2012 copyright.

Thanks for your insights. These books were handed down through the family over the years. I keep an eye out when traveling but haven't seen many in good condition.

I like that “Tint Tim and the Mechanical Man”. The artistry reminds me of the early EC comic covers.

Third and final of tonight's ASM submissions. As always, appreciate the time and energy put into your grading efforts!

Second of three ASM submissions tonight. BC is a bit dirty and doesn't square up to the underlying pages. Whereas the FC appears to be square to the underlying pages. Not sure "square" is the correct term, but I can't think on anything else. Thanks for taking the time to review, comment and grade!

Continuing my efforts to select my ten best comics to submit to CGC for grading. Tonight's focus is on Marvel, specifically Spider-man! Appreciate your comments and grades!

Mademoiselle Marie. One brave woman. Note the addition of blue, penned in laces to her flats. Appreciate your comments and grades!

A short run (eight issues) by Dell. Not a very popular comic, but the view out the oversized window is incredible! Note small tear BCTL over 'BOYS". Thanks for looking and commenting!

Tonight's focus is on War comics, my favorite comic theme. This one is well read and has what I think is a water stain under the right leg of "Gunner". Comic has lost its glossiness and depth of color, but still portrays the action. Appreciate your comments and grades!

Bummer. I'll have to stick with the Baggies. Thanks!

Yes, you are correct about the stain on the back cover. Looking at it closer, the stain fortunately has not penetrated through the back cover and onto the last page. But while examing, i noticed another stain on the back cover, bottom right. Maybe a water stain? And on back cover, left edge, across from "Vac-U-Form" there is a small tear. The more I look, the more I find. Ugh. The example comic you refer to looks cleaner than my copy. Do you know if the comic was cleaned and pressed? The CGC census has a sweetspot at 4.0 so that would be my goal with a clean and press. Appreciate your time, comments and grade!

Yup, a small tear. Good eye, I missed that. At first I thought it was only an indentation. Thanks!

Your grade is very encouraging. So far this is the highest grade of all the comics I've posted. My comics were never bought for collecting, but for reading. And somehow I have held on to them over the years. Again, thank you for your time and comments!

Thank you for grading!

Thank you for grading!

Thanks!

Cover was a reflection of the times. Numerous writers and artist picked up on the late 60's vibe, using it in their stories. The Archie series with the mod clothing and glasses during those years was embarrassing. Thanks for your grade!

Thanks for pointing that out. I took a closer look and it appears to be an ink smudge of some sort. Definitely not a indentation. Apprciate your comments and grade!

Thank you for grading!

Thanks for updating your grade. Unfortunate to have that spine stress, but it is what it is.

Got it. Thanks for your insights!

Good discussions, thanks. Has the market for BLBs improved since this original post dated 8/30/20? I am sitting on some BLB hand me downs and was curious if there was any positive movement in the market with BLSs?