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Wow...now that is one legendary book you have there.  4.6 for me.  Then again I'm fairly new to this grading thing but that's my two cents.  I'd be over the moon to have a copy like that one.

I have this issue and yep,I can confirm it's on mine too.  So probably a printer error.

That's a 4.5 for Cruelty to Comics.  Please be gentle with your books.  The way you handled it could have caused a defect we now don't know about.

Thanks for everyone's input so far.  I'll be taking a macro shot of that little crease and will post it here within the next day or two and you guys can decide.  It may very well be a tiny crease that breaks colour.  Hopefully not a tear though...perhaps a tiny pin hole?  Not sure really but we'll see.  It's quite small and a bit hard to tell.

Here's my copy of ASM 194.  Any opinions on grading are appreciated.

4 minutes ago, The Lions Den said:

As long as the page quality hasn't deteriorated past the "Cream to Off-White" point, you should be fine...

Good to know.  Is the OWL chart still the standard for checking this?

15 minutes ago, Crops068 said:

I am going to be honest.  When I 1st read the title I was like "omg someone dropped their books into acid, oh noes we are gunna have comic book two faces EVERWHERES!"

Now after reading this, I am sad.

Hope the damage is not too extensive!

They have off-white pages, that's about it.  So, it could have been much worse. 

On 6/12/2019 at 9:14 AM, Krishosein said:

also are you talking about emotional value or fiscal value as emotional value your definitely hurting , as that sucks that this happened. for Financial it all depends on the grade it would receive with the damage like another poster mentioned.

I could have done without the laughing.  But thanks for your input.

7 hours ago, marvelmaniac said:

I would like to see the damage/books in question. 

It does not make sense that only the interior pages would be affected by this when the entire front cover (assuming an acid free backing board was used) was also exposed to the acids from a decaying poly bag.    

If these books are valuable to you in any way I would certainly recommend switching to "Mylites" with "Acid Free" Backing Boards.

Some of my books have been stored in the same Mylite for 30+ years with no appreciable signs of decay/damage.

 On top of this Proper Storage Conditions are Crucial to Prevent further Damage and "Slow" the decaying process.

Books should be Stored in Comic Storage Boxes, Away from All Light and Heat Sources, In a Controlled Environment (Preferably about 70 degrees/50% Humidity), Not in an Unfinished Non-Climate Controlled Garage or Basement and away from Moisture/Water. 

Yes I understand.  I am in the process of now placing all my books in Egerber brand Mylite bags and acid free boards.  And in new boxes as well.  As for the books themselves, there is a noticeable slight darkening of the pages to the point where they are off-white, with a bit of ink transfer within some of the pages as well.  The covers seem perfectly fine for the most part though.  All in all I suppose they aren't all that bad, but could have been better if I had done the right thing long ago and got them out of those old bags.  Climate has never really been an issue though.  They've always been stored in good humidity  levels and in cool dry places.  I will be posting some pics of a few of them in the "Can You Spare a Grade" forum for you to see in not too long.

I recently dug out my old collection, mostly comprised of hundreds of Spidermans.  Unfortunately I neglected to ever change out the bags and, though the actual physical condition of the books are excellent, there is noticable

acid damage on the inside pages in the form of ink transfer as well as tanning.  I suppose they could be classified as "off-white" but possibly even slightly darker.  It hurts a little since I do still have a certain emotional investment

in these books, but I was also wondering about their actual value and how this might affect that.  Any thoughts? 

On a side-note I am now transferring all of them into new mylar bags with acid free boards and new boxes as well.  About 30 years late mind you but there you go.

I appreciate all the help guys, thanks.

I just purchased several packs of Acid Free E Gerber Half Back comic book boards and noticed that the boards have quite a rough texture on both sides, and each side is also matte.  There really is no glossy side at all which surprised me as I understood

that one side was supposed to be much smoother and more glossy, which would be the acid free coated side I guess.  This is not at all like BCW boards which do have a very smooth glossy side and a rougher matte side to them. 

I just want to make sure I got the right boards.  The info on the package is all correct though.  Anyone want to comment on this?