Please grade another Sub-Mariner #57

[Xavier-migration]

If you can, I'd greatly appreciate comments on this book. I think it's nice apart from the spine damage. Apologies for these not being face-on scans.

 

 

[mrlatko]

Unfortunately, that spine stress is pretty significant. 5.0/5.5 at best. Don't slab this comic.

[lizards2]

50 cents

[The Silver-Age]

Actually, that type of spine stress is a printing flaw. I'm not sure what CGC's stance on that is now, but I had a Strange Tales #135 a couple years ago that looked almost as bad and was graded 8.5.

Not saying yours will grade that, but I do think that stress is printers error

[Xavier-migration]

Thanks for the comments. I haven't bought this book yet, I'm weighing it up against several others. I think this would be a fantastic book but for the spine stress - I agree it looks a little odd for normal wear and tear for a spine to get like that and rest of the book to look so good! Ideally I want a 9.2, but I think those are hard to find.

[lizards2]

Actually, that type of spine stress is a printing flaw. I'm not sure what CGC's stance on that is now, but I had a Strange Tales #135 a couple years ago that looked almost as bad and was graded 8.5.

Not saying yours will grade that, but I do think that stress is printers error

 

That may be, but there would be a limited audience with buy in to that book being an 8.5 grade. There are thousands of examples of "better" 8.5s.

[zuckuss2003]

If it was mine, I would put it at a 5.5, I agree it is likely a printing issue.

[Dark Knight]

5.5 sounds about right

[TFL-migration]

5.5 IMHO

[burntboy]

I think it would grade (CGC) around a 7.0 - 7.5. I've never seen that kind of spine before, but it surely wasn't from handling...Don't think i ever saw that cover before...

[asteroid-comix]

7.0 IMHO