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Two bullseyes, Marvel Spotlight and Superman. 4 points total.

Gosh that was a hard round. I think I changed my grades on the JLA and Superman at least three times.

2 bullseyes, 4 points total. Not a bad way to start.

I was the commenter that asked if it was restored with how it was packed / handled. Vinny responded that it was in a bigger box, didn't address the resto issue. We shall see. Impossible to tell from that far away, but the blue color appears to be different at June 1938 so wonder if there is some work done to it. Here's a screen capture I took

Grades in. They are all tough, but I found the Superman 75 especially tough. Transitioning sensibilities from HG Silver to Bronze to Modern. 

That is a beauty.

Non color breaking stress on the back cover and the soft bottom corner of the spine. I would definitely press the book. I think it can press to a NM/NM+ 9.6

Thank you

Looking for a few signatures for creators who don't make regular appearances (like Murphy). Thanks in advance for all replies!

I see edge wear on all four corners, heavy spine wear and stress at both staples, but the cover appears to be attached at both staples. The store stamp and price stamp will also lower the grade and the loose marker going through the title.

Technically, I think this is a VG- but it presents nicer since the cover is in tact with no tears and the colors seem to be rich on the cover as well.

Beautiful colors on that one. Wow.

I'm in. Thanks!

On 3/28/2024 at 5:24 AM, Beardown said:

Couldn't agree more and we are on the "it's time to buy" side of the discussion and have recently added 6 new silver age books  to the collection.

I agree. I have been buying a lot December to now. I generally think that, unless you're looking at this as a professional where inventory turnover matters, this downturn presents an opportunity and I'd rather be buying here than waiting for a further pullback. Generally speaking prices may go lower but this is as attractive a time to buy as any I can recall in the last 5 years.

Hi all, looking for input here. I think the book is in the VG/FN range, but it has a coupon clipped. That coupon affects the pin-up. As is, the book is tight and intact, but for the clipping.

My question is, with this being a mid-grade book, would we be looking at a mid grade (qualified), a lower grade, a mid grade simply with a notation. So, please help me grade my ASM 3. Thanks! - Trent

On 3/5/2024 at 1:28 PM, MattM CS said:

Hello,

Unfortunately, our stance on these pedigrees has not changed. You can review this HERE or below. I am sorry for the inconvenience. 

The collection must be of vintage material:
This means that a large collection consisting of comics from the 1970s to present cannot be considered a pedigree. In fact, until the sale of some key White Mountain books in a Sotheby’s auction in the early 1990s, Silver Age comics were not accepted as pedigree collections. Comic books from 1966 and after are relatively common in high grade compared to earlier issues. This occurred as a direct result of a tremendous explosion in the number of collectors in fandom in the mid-1960s. Collections that are primarily from 1966 and after must have average grades of at least 9.4 to be considered a pedigree.

Hi thanks for answering, but that wasn't exactly the question asked. The comic is from a recognized pedigree (Curator), but it is in a blue universal label without label notation. If I submit it for a re-holder, will it be in a gold pedigree label?

Hi all - I know that previously (prior to the special pedigree label color) CGC would not put a pedigree notation on a modern comic even if the comic is from a recognized pedigree. Has that changed in light of the new label?

I have the Curator New Mutants 98. It's currently in a CGC 9.8 slab and I have the certificate identifying it as the curator copy. I would like to have it in the Pedigree Gold Label, if possible. Please let me know whether or not this can be accomplished.

Thank you for your help - Trent

Thanks for putting this on Mike, it was a lot of fun!

It looks like almost all of the spine stress should be able to press out. I don't think the top edges will structurally benefit from a press, but they'd certainly present nicer. It's hard to tell what's dust shadowing v staining so I don't suspect that much can be told about cleaning until it's actually in hand.

I think it can absolutely press into the VG/FN range and can maybe be cleaned into the VG/FN/FN- range. I would think a great result has you around 5.5, and more likely 4.5/5.0. I think the top edges have too much tearing to get into the FN range, and I think if it is a dust shadow (which seems most likely) you're looking at a 5.0 ceiling more or less.

Very tough round.

Grades are in

Looks like it would benefit from a press. That upper corner of the spine would probably improve considerably. I see 6 spine ticks and stress at both staples. As is I think it’s F+ / F/VF. I think it could improve to VF-