I want to show off Ze-man's latest work....Batman #14

[faster friends]

Batman #14 1942 CGC 9.2 M(P) ow/w CT, re-inforced, pieces added.

 

I will post slabbed pics when I get it back.

 

[JazzMan]

WOW

 

That's awesome.

[etanick]

stunning book...and congrats! it is about time CGC doesn't hammer a restored book.

[faster friends]

Thats what I'm sayin. The last 3 I had done were 7.0, 7.0 and 6.5

 

To be fair, this book was in nice shape to begin with. The Brenda Starr and All American were low grade starting out.

[Hero Restoration]

Thats what I'm sayin. The last 3 I had done were 7.0, 7.0 and 6.5

 

To be fair, this book was in nice shape to begin with. The Brenda Starr and All American were low grade starting out.

 

Still, that is just fantastic Paul. Can't wait to see it in it's slab with notes and all, congrats to you !

[Larryw7]

That's a gorgeous book!

[blue808]

Very nice! From the notes looks like CGC missed cover cleaned.

[faster friends]

Very nice! From the notes looks like CGC missed cover cleaned.

 

I'll bet it says,"cover cleaned and reinforced". I think the girl on the phone just omitted it when reading it to me.

[comicdonna]

Congratulations!

[faster friends]

Looking back at the before and after pics, I don't see what keeps it from 9.4?

 

It looks outstanding

[blue808]

Congrats, very nice book indeed!

[FFB]

Congratulations on the 9.2. The book looks like it deserves every bit of that grade.

 

I wonder if CGC recognizes Kenny's work by now?

[faster friends]

Thanks to Ze-man and Classics Inc. for a job well done.

 

 

 

[Hero Restoration]

What a great sight, a golden age book went from below a 5.0 to a 9.2 . This book has surely increased in value beyond it's total investment.

[faster friends]

What a great sight, a golden age book went from below a 5.0 to a 9.2 . This book has surely increased in value beyond it's total investment.

 

It was probably a 1.0 - 2.0 because the cover was detached

[Mr. 10%]

 

An 1.0 raised to 9.2 with moderate work ... really?

I have never heard that moderate work should raise a book +8 grades.

[faster friends]

It was very nice cover to begin with. A technicle low grade, but still very nice. If the cover was attached it would have been about a 7.0 before resto

[joeypost]

Kenny is, and always will be my hero.

[Old Fashion PB and J]

Congratulations, and what a beautiful book! Great work Kenny!

[Hero Restoration]

What a great sight, a golden age book went from below a 5.0 to a 9.2 . This book has surely increased in value beyond it's total investment.

 

It was probably a 1.0 - 2.0 because the cover was detached

 

I totally get what you’re saying, it is technically low but I didn’t want to be the one to label it that low. I do think it was a really good candidate in that respect as it gave Kenny the potential to take the book far up the grade scale. I don’t want to over simplify the increase in grade though, it takes great skill to take a book like this and get CGC who is very strict on restoration work to give it such a high grade and Kenny’s skills sets the bar for all others higher ever time he does a book.

 

I am eager myself to start seeing my work go to CGC for grading so I can see how may work is progressing. I think that will start happening this year a little bit, I just want it to be some of my better work as there is no point in having one go to CGC if it is going to be a low apparent grade. Most of my own books are too low value and I can’t justify the submission fees so I have been waiting on other peoples books to make that investment for me.