Guardian Comics Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 front cover looks 8.5 to me tanning edges+ spine, spine wear No edge tanning and no interior cover haloing. Just three small impressions along the spine that neither break color nor paper. Bob: That's not what the scan shows, looks like some major tanning/staining issues. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Highlight from a recent submission. Wolverine Limited Series TPB CGC 9.8 Very nice. I'd get that SS in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 front cover looks 8.5 to me tanning edges+ spine, spine wear No edge tanning and no interior cover haloing. Just three small impressions along the spine that neither break color nor paper. Bob: That's not what the scan shows, looks like some major tanning/staining issues. Jim Jim, not only are there no major tanning/staining issues, there aren't even minor tanning/staining issues. I owned the book before encapsulation, and so can say this with complete certainty. Two bits of supportive evidence. First, the book has ow/w page quality, a designation rarely if ever seen for books that suffer from edge tanning. Also, the first time the book was graded it received a 9.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMiles Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Something must be wrong with your scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Something must be wrong with your scanner. So help me out. Where is there major tanning and/or staining? All I can tell you is two things. First, viewed in person it is a really nice copy with no tanning or staining issues whatsoever. The only nicer copy of this ish that I've seen is the gorgeous 9.4 copy that Blazing Ali Baba has currently. Second, it was graded once before and was considered a 9.0 at that time. These two things support the notion that the current grading may have been overly harsh. As for my scan of the book, it looks essentially the same on the front cover as the copy of ish 13 shown below, which is from the Northland collection reknowned for the outstanding color preservation of its early SA Marvels: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 It looks pretty nice too me. Outside of the top edge overhang that is getting crushed in the slab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMiles Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) I didn't say it wasn't a nice book or even a tough grade. I fully believe the book was in a 9.0 holder before. Since you asked. The right edge definitely has discoloration. From the scan there appears to be some discolration around or near the bottom staple in the shape of a semi-circle. In the scan I also see what looks like three color breaking stresses on the spine. There is a clear difference between the #13 you used for comparison. Maybe I'm just Edited March 9, 2009 by MCMiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Bob, before your book suffers further scrutiny and indignity at the hands of Forumites, you should sell it to me at a steep discount. Seriously nice book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Bob, before your book suffers further scrutiny and indignity at the hands of Forumites, you should sell it to me at a steep discount. Seriously nice book.... Hey, it's got major tanning/staining issues. You don't want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Bob, before your book suffers further scrutiny and indignity at the hands of Forumites, you should sell it to me at a steep discount. Seriously nice book.... Hey, it's got major tanning/staining issues. You don't want it. I used to own a White Mountain copy of # 10 that I sold as a CGC 9.2 for crazy money in 2000. It had that same halo around the outer right edge....the page quality was still a gorgeous OW/W and the color strike was amazing....love those White Mountains.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NewWorldOrder Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Nice Books James! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicgrinder Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujobyte Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Great books indeed James!!!! Now sell me your 70 9.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicgrinder Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Great books indeed James!!!! Now sell me your 70 9.6 you have one, too. You just like mine better huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 If I was to ever hoard a Silver Age ASM issue it would be this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue808 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Just in ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comixcroz Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Just got these in today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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