Mark Grosch

Sorry, I didn't keep up with this thread. It was graded a solid 7.0. The comic was submitted graded and slabbed. The only info I found indicated that the interior was changed between the first and second printings. However they're claiming that the buyer consulted with someone named Marty Scheiman "an underground expert and contributor to Kennedy’s underground guide, told him you can verify it's a first printing if there is a small white dot above the aura on the woman's head on the cover. " I've not been able to verify this anywhere, however all of the first printings sold on HA show the white dot. See examples: First Printing: Later Printing: At this point I'm inclined to believe them, just disappointing that CGC wouldn't label it correctly as they have every other one I've managed to find. Now granted it was graded back in March of 2018 so perhaps their standards have tightened since then. I appreciate all the input on this.

The comic in question is Snatch #1. The only comprehensive explanation of printing variations I could find is here: https://comixjoint.com/snatchcomics1-2nd.html Given that the only way to tell for sure is apparently to see the interior, I'm assuming this was checked prior to slabbing, but obviously I don't know for sure.

Underground comic from the 60's was sent to auction as a First printing but the auction house is now claiming it's a second printing. From the historical research I've been able to pull together, the only way to test this is to check the interior pages as one page was changed from 1st to 2nd. CGC did not label it as 2nd so I've assumed it was a 1st printing. Why would they not indicate the printing either way just to provide clarity? It's not in the grader notes either.