CHodges

Older dude with his original comic collection. Picked up a few books in my 20's, but mostly what I have are Silver Age. Fondly remember going to one particular used book store in a bad part of town that offered 2-for-1 comic trades, so I would go in regularly and trade my Archies and Richie Rich-type books for any Marvel I could get my hands on. While I'm doing a lot of studying to try and improve my grading ability, it's safe to say most of my collection is in the 2.0-6.0 grade range. I'll probably start weaning out some of my stock, because I wouldn't want to leave that chore to either of my kids (although one of them is into other collectibles and would probably enjoy it). I'm looking forward to learning from the people on these boards and tapping into all the resources the site offers.

Thank you. Great eye for detail. I looked closely at the back cover and am not sure what is causing that darker color, because it isn't visible under bright lighting. There is a small round indentation in that area, so maybe that caused a bit of a shadow that hopefully a press would smooth out. I'll try to take a better picture.

Staples are tight. Everything is intact. Whatcha think?

I have a familiar story. Started reading Marvel in the '60s, starting with Spider-man #30s. Quickly expanded to read mostly all Marvel titles. I tried to fill in gaps by visiting used book stores in town and picked up quite a few. Not many high grades, and I never completed the first 100 of any title. Kept the books neatly stacked in boxes, left for college, and returned to find them exactly where I left them (thanks, Mom!). Put them in bags sometime in the early '80s. Somewhere along the line I ended up with some other titles such as Black Panther #1, Conan #1, Ghost Rider #1, etc., in great, if not perfect, condition. Most of the books have been neatly stored bagged and carded in long boxes and haven't seen the light of day in 40 years or more. I've been tempted to get them graded over the years and never took that big step. I've decided that there's no better time than now, so I'm just starting out on the journey of knowledge to figure out the next best steps, such as press or not to press, just send in and hope for the best, etc. Trying to avoid any stupid mistakes along the way. Cheers, and I look forward to learning from the community.