The Lions Den

From what I understand, CGC is always open to discussing the possibility of an exceptional collection attaining pedigree status...

You must collect the independent titles...

Do you mean the Pacific Coast collection? If so, the answer is yes.

I believe Nerv is referring to the same book you are---counterfeit copies of Eerie #1 that actually have blue stripes on the staples. Unfortunately, they're listed as 2nd printings in the Overstreet price guide...

Ol' Myron Fass at it again...I never knew he was into Zeppelin...

May he rest in peace...

I'm completely flummoxed!

Think of it this way: If the grading room is the brain, the encapsulation room is the digestive system...

There's a saying I remember that was used by some of the graders to describe certain flaws on certain books: "They all have it!"

I'd be inclined to classify it as more of a "tape pull" than color touch. However, if someone had tried to disguise the paper loss from the tape pull by using a marker to touch up the affected area, then I'd have to call it a tape pull and color touch. And this is one of the reasons that many collectors (including me) despise tape on books---it can be extremely damaging in different ways. I hope this helps...

I'd be inclined to agree, but it could also just be damage caused from something else. Tough to say for sure without seeing more photos...

I'd classify that as color loss which could be related to the manufacturing process due to the type of cover stock used. Books like this will usually fall in the 9.6 range, but if it's a common flaw to the book CGC will often be more lenient with the grade, which may be what happened in this case. It could also be common color loss due to the process of having the book encapsulated. Either way, you appear to have won the CGC sweepstakes...

I've always liked Kim's artwork, but I do see what you're saying---kind of reminds me of a girl I used to know...

At first I thought it was a cotton-candy dispenser...

I always have trouble remembering what happens in this story, even though I've read it several times over the years. Could it be because of the missing text in the word/thought balloon on page 13, panel 2? A bit of a mystery...

Their duties are many: page counts, restoration checks, preliminary grades, flaws that can often be difficult to detect...the list goes on and on. A good pre-grader can make life much easier for the finalizer...and an element of trust is very important in the grading room.

Ultimately, the finalizer makes the decision on the grade...

You must live on Love Street...

I just meant that sometimes there will be other forms of restoration on a book with color touch. It may be confined to one small area, but it could also be just the tip of the iceberg...

Regardless of who looked at it previously, whenever you find one area of color touch it's often a good idea to look for additional color touch and other signs of restoration...

This could be due to the revolving door of finalizers who've passed through the CGC grading room over the past 20 years or so...

The CGC grading guide states that a book in Fine/Very Fine condition can have an interior tear up to 6" long, in Fine condition 8" long and in VG/Fine up to 10" long...

I'm sure they'll be taking additional security measures to prevent something like this from happening again...

Nice to see you back, Jimbo! johnny (a friend of jimbo)

Thanks for providing the large scan---that's very helpful. That top corner does look a little rough, and that color loss near the spine is concerning...