comicginger1789

Book is in the 5.5-6.0 range at best (spine wear, some black smudging on cover) The detached pages might knock down to a 4.0 range.

The ripped top spine is tough...2.5-3.0 I would say. It is a harder one to find though with the white background (printed in Canada)

6.5-7.0 from me. Another one to spend the money to clean and press if going that route to ensure the best results.

Definitely a 7.0-7.5 contender and one to press and clean to ensure max success if grading. Very nice book.

As long as it is complete, it would be a 1.0-1.5 If brittle, I doubt a presser with much worth would touch it for fear of hurting it. If they felt the paper was strong enough, maaaybe you could get it aligned a little nicer but again, someone experienced should be making that decision.

Great looking book! The spine looks browned and somewhat brittle (ie if you were to apply much pressure or pull at the covers with any little bit of strength is appears it could easily split. I will stick with 5.0-5.5 though as I know CGC likes to be kind to older books and aside form that (and the small piece missing) this would go much higher.

So I have a book, ASM 23 I think, with tanning to edges. That book is as sharp or better than this one and it garnered a 7.0. I would think this would be 6.5-7.0 as a result. CGC dislikes discolourations to the paper and that tanning along the spine def keeps it from being higher. Seems like that is somewhat the consensus so far...who is more in line with the boards so far you or your buddy?

I do think X-Men #94 is overvalued as a key I disagree with Secret Wars #8, only because it is a great image from a fun story that ties into the history of the greatest costume change and one of Spidey's greatest foes ever. Plus, for me, when held next to ASM #252 (which is cool but a swipe) and MTU #142, it is the superior cover. The Hulk 180, 181, 182 debate interests me in no way other than if I get either one, I sell for whatever I can because I despise Hulk from that era and Wolverine, while a solid character, is not fleshed out or loved enough by me to care about debating this "trilogy" of books, hence why I take the money and run to by silver age ASM

So it appears there is pen on your book. That won't come off and definitely effects the grade. As for indentations alone, I have had a couple books where, when held in the light, you could make out writing indentations or numbers people had written (as though they put the comic under the paper they were writing on). These can press out but take time. So if you use someone who just does a quick press, it will NOT fix it all. You need a pro who is willing to take time with multiple presses to completely remove.

I have always bought whatever makes sense value wise. That could be a great $20 book for a couple bucks, it could be a $200 book for half price, it could be a $1000 book for $700. Don't buy a book because someone else says to, buy for you always. Right now for me, I am looking in the 300-1K range for books. Trying to knock off early ASMs and adding the odd LB Cole book when able.

I'll also say sun fading. I does not take long for this to happen. Leave a comic in direct sun for even a few weeks and you will see changes. I had a beater in the back window of my Saab in highschool that just cooked and you could hardly tell what used to be there. I wish high school me had had the wherewithall to take a pic because it was wild.

The letters in HULK and the back cover look quite dirty so definitely does not appear to have been cleaned. I think that posed a bigger defect visually but I know CGC does not hammer that kind of "contact soiling" as much because it is generally able to be removed. The finger bends could improve it. I think at best you could see 7.0. A press won't fix those spine ticks and some of the corners seems to have wear consistent with 6.5-7.0 books. If you think a 0.5 bump is worth the attempt, go for it. I would be surprised if it got 7.5 and stunned if a press/clean got it to 8.0 range.

I’ll go 6. The dark red at the top behind the title of 4 actually bothers me. Like, give me more artwork behind that title, which is what they did with 6. Both would be welcomed with open shark mouths into my collection should they ever swim into my feeding range.

I never assume rudeness unless someone calls me a slime covered knickerbocker.....in which case I may assume they are a tad annoyed or upset with me or are trying to start a virtual fisticuffs!

Lol I looked at the date an was like "Thursday was yesterday"...I'll see myself out.

Did I miss the start?

Rust spot on top staple? Also there is an apparent crease top left through the banner and price. So for these reasons, I cannot go above 9.0 and feel confident as some others I will settle in the 8.0 range

Whether it is right or not, CGC is nicer to these squarebound book. I subbed a giant sized recently and it got a 7.0 with waaaaaaay more flaws than this. I would not be shocked at all to see this hit 8.5-9.0

I agree, 8.5 to 9.0 and a 9.2 would not shock me. Definitely press it to minimize the appearance of that crease. My ASM 238 has a similar crease that when pressed was minimized greatly in terms of appearance. It also had some minor spine ticks and achieved a 9.0

I think 5.0 for sure is obtainable here. The front is sharp enough to warrant it. The back will keep it from exceeding 6.0 but you never know. I've seen crazier 6.5's than this. I will settle at 5.5 personally.

Yeah, I don't know why people are saying that Show us these books people, I am sure some eagle eyed graders can talk you down from the 9.6-9.8 tree if your book does not warrant it. I sent mine in and it was 9.6 (tiniest blemish to bottom edge and sure enough that held it back).

Sharp looking, if that dirt on the back comes off, I could see 9.0 or so

No but I bet the 0.5 in the book are missing something....a page, a centrefold, a poster. That or they are the most horrific looking stained, water damaged, big nibbled, fire singed examples to the point where the fact they exist and are maybe complete warrants the lowest of the low grades. I just mean I have seen pieces the size missing on this book (which I can kind of see now but a different angle or inside cover shot would tell a better story) that have garnered a 2.0-2.5 grade

I see it now. A chunk missing top edge on back. I disagree that it’s a 1.0 or 0.5. The 0.5 is reserved for an incomplete book and a 1.0 would have multiple pieces missing along with much more. It’s a large chunk but the fact it’s on back helps it. Probably still gets a 2.0

Definitely press and clean....probably in the Fine range now, could bump into the 7.0 range