Another 10 Gem Mint.........FINALLY! posted by bagofleas

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My second one!

 

Believe it or not, the very first CGC graded comic I EVER purchased was my 10 Gem Mint copy of New Mutants #1! It was the ONLY copy of the issue at the time to achieve the top grade, and it was the issue that sparked my whole interest in collecting CGC graded comics!

 

Three years later. there has been ONE other copy to achieve the grade now, but it has not diminished the soaring pride I have in owning a graded comic of it's caliber. After all, as of this journal's posting, there are 496 graded copies of this comic out there and mine is one of only two to reach this pinnacle of graded greatness. Being from the early 80's and earlier make comics nearly impossible to find in the top grade like this.

 

After almost three years of dedicated collecting, I have had a few opportunities to get my hands on another Gem Mint 10 copy of a comic, mostly from the 2000's, but NOW I have officially gotten my hands on my second Gem Mint graded comic and it's from the 90's!

 

X-O Manowar #0 regular edition, published in august of 1993(see picture below)!! This issue has 233 graded copies so far and 5 of them have reached this grade, so there are a FEW of them out there. But ANY TIME you can acquire a comic from the 90's and earlier in this top grade, it is a reason to celebrate in my opinion! I mean, it took me three years to get another Gem Mint graded comic so this is a momentous occasion for me.

 

I hope all of you CGC collectors out there have the opportunity at least once in your life to get a Gem Mint 10 copy of any comic. There is no feeling quite like it. After all, YOU OWN THE BEST POSSIBLE COPY OF A COMIC BOOK AVAILABLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

 

I pray all of you have this experience!

 

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[Silent Master]

NICE!!!!

[Clouded9]

Beautiful book man! I love Valiant covers as they mostly consist of wonderful art and small title boxes. This book displays a cover ratio of about 90/10 (art/text) and is a great use of cover page real estate in my opinion. Congrats on the great acquisition!

[RockMyAmadeus]

Nice! Chromium covers are deceptively difficult to get in 10...the covers are prone to scratching from scraping against backing boards and other books that other types of covers just don't show.

[rabidwolf]

Very cool. If I had a choice of owning modern books that were gem mints, they would be Valiants.

[sufunk]

NICE! Congrats

 

Like another poster said, i LOVED the Valiant books. Those came out when i was in college s seeing them always brings back memories of good times. I'm still surprised and confused why they arent more popular/valuable. The stories/characters were great as was the art. I have probably 4 long boxes filled with every single book Valiant put out their 1st 3-4 years or so.

[Tnerb]

I first read this journal on my Phone, and the title made me gasp in anticipation on what New Mutants issue you got in a Perfect Gem Mint. As I read on I realized it wasn't a copy of any New Mutants at all but the beautiful copy of X-O Manowar #0 I didn't know I felt. .... nah I'll be honest I wish it was another New Mutants issue but this is Beautiful. Congrats and yes I know exactly how you feel attaining a perfect ten I currently have two but would love a few more.