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Must be one of those fake damage variants since these are Like New NM comics https://www.ebay.com/itm/375373344686

8.5ish when c/p

8.5/9.0 maybe c/p'd. IDK what it is, but in the first pic, there's a white line near swampy's head. Seems to be gone in subsequent photos. A hair or something?

9.0/9.2 pressed

3.5

That's part of the collecting fun, no? I do think the supply of non-key issues that are listed online is often limited. My hypothesis is that there is a supply, but fewer sellers see an upside in listing books where the demand & profit potential is low. I have parked myself on automated searches for books like this, often waiting months or longer for the right copy to rise to the surface. I prefer that to the alternative where I've paid to grade something that was borderline or questionable.

I have a book with a shadow at 8.0, so yes it can. This is not a valuable enough book to roll the dice on IMO. The most recent graded newsstand sale I can find is a 9.6 in 2022 for $28. The current modern fee is $25 without shipping or c/p costs. Unless it's for your PC & the investment in grading is for your own enjoyment, I don't see how the numbers add up. It might be a break even proposition if it hits mid-NM. I don't see this as a 9.6 or 9.8 candidate with a noticeable shadow

that's a pretty dark dust/sun shadow on the back. 7.5/8.0

7.5

6.5

5.0 max I think, 4.5 seems more likely

7.0 with c/p to enhance the eye appeal

7.0 is the max for a sub crease. This gives 5.5 vibes, but I think it eeks out a 6.0 as a big key.

I'm leaning more to the 6s than 7s, but one can get a GA bump. 6.5

I think this has 8.0/8.5 potential. Grading is a cost/benefit analysis. If it was a direct edition, I'd say not worth the cost. You might come out slightly ahead with a newsstand. There are a lot of higher grade CGC copies of this, and similar books out there.