PGM Fantastic Four #9

[Whitey]

Picked up this weekend at an affordable price. Would really like to know if I made a good purchase.

Lots of wear. Pencil on Submariner's arm. Spine stress and roll. No spine split. No tears or chunks. All pages attached firmly. Not brittle.

Maybe 2.0 or 2.5?

 

Thanks all!!

 

[TheAvenger80]

Yup, I'd say 2.5

[Mio]

2.5

[Whitey]

Question: What hurts this comic the most?

The general wear? the spine roll?

Is there anything that I can do to lessen the spine roll? I know there's a lot of discussion about pressing, but I have no experience with that at all.

Just curious.

 

Whitey

[JohnT]

Question: What hurts this comic the most?

The general wear? the spine roll?

Is there anything that I can do to lessen the spine roll? I know there's a lot of discussion about pressing, but I have no experience with that at all.

Just curious.

 

Whitey

 

I think both defects dictate the grade on this one. If it didn't have the spine roll it would still be in the Good range. On the other hand, if it had minimal wear but the severe spine roll it would probably still be no more than G/VG.

 

Not sure about getting rid of the spine roll. Maybe a stack of heavy books?

 

Pressing is typically used on high grade books to remove minor flaws such as non-color-breaking indents and creases.

[Whitey]

Question: What hurts this comic the most?

The general wear? the spine roll?

Is there anything that I can do to lessen the spine roll? I know there's a lot of discussion about pressing, but I have no experience with that at all.

Just curious.

 

Whitey

 

I think both defects dictate the grade on this one. If it didn't have the spine roll it would still be in the Good range. On the other hand, if it had minimal wear but the severe spine roll it would probably still be no more than G/VG.

 

Not sure about getting rid of the spine roll. Maybe a stack of heavy books?

 

Pressing is typically used on high grade books to remove minor flaws such as non-color-breaking indents and creases.

 

Thanks. I might just leave it alone.

Whitey

[thehumantorch]

Agreed, 2.5. General wear hurts this book. I wouldn't bother trying to press out the spine roll as I believe you would have to remove the staples and disassemble the book and it would still be low grade. I love this story.

[DR.X]

2.5 is about right. When you start to have pieces of the corners and chunks missing, thats what reall kills them. Still a decent looking book.

 

 

DRX

[Whitey]

Appreciate all your comments. I did ok on this purchase.

Just have #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 16 to go for my complete run. I'll need to find them in 2.0 or lower.

 

Whitey

[MagnetoWasRight]

2.5

[TFL-migration]

2.5 IMHO

[JohnT]

Appreciate all your comments. I did ok on this purchase.

Just have #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 16 to go for my complete run. I'll need to find them in 2.0 or lower.

 

Whitey

 

Nice! Good luck on the hunt.

[Earl Davis]

2.0