Grade my Joe Palooka 25

[Deucedriver]

Check out this beauty (all the rest in the run were mediocre).

 

 

Back Side:

 

[Rob]

My opinion, 9.6. Due to the grease pencil mark, a mark above the top staple, and what seems to be a tiny bindery tear at the top of the spine (on the back picture). Some may argue 9.4, due to there being more than 1 flaw. But I think the book looks too good for its age to be anything less than 9.6.

[Zanarkand]

Without a doubt, a sweet book. I think it would earn a 9.4. If there are any non color breaking stresses then 9.2. Might be one next to Joe, and another just over the windowsill.

[kryptonitecomics]

9.2 minimum, but I think it's a solid 9.4 all day long. If It came back a 9.6 I wouldn't flinch a bit

[TomG]

What every Golden Age comic should look like! Congrats.

[Rob]

Without a doubt, a sweet book. I think it would earn a 9.4. If there are any non color breaking stresses then 9.2. Might be one next to Joe, and another just over the windowsill.

 

Yes, I now see those stresses. I change my grade to 9.4.

[FFB]

9.4 AND a beauty.

[Aces]

9.4

[garthgantu]

What every Golden Age comic should look like! Congrats.

 

Don't worry, if the cleaning and pressing trend continues, eventually they ALL will look like this!

 

As for how CGC would grade it, I'd say 9.4 easy, given that it's a GA book. I wouldn't bet against 9.6...

[Deucedriver]

I've thought of having it slabbed, but somehow I just enjoy owning it raw in the mylar sleeve. Ahh, the good old days.

 

By the way, when I took this out to scan it (and do a gentle flip through) I coudn't help notice it has basically a newstand fresh smell. It reminded me of a Mile High, just a little different. Just took me by suprise since it was different than the "standard" old comic aroma.

 

Off to get a contact high...

 

Sean

[garthgantu]

Man, if you could bottle that aroma, you'd make a killing! Okay, so your customer base would be 50 comic geeks at best, but still...!