X-Men 4

[gadzukes]

I always have trouble grading comics like this. Structurally it's really nice.

The spine is nearly perfect. But is has some super light scrapes across the front (bindery flaws as it went thru the presses?). And it has the light creases in the upper right.

 

When I hold it in my hands it has the feel of a 4.5 - 5.0, but maybe I'm being too generous. What do you think?

 

[Phill the Governor]

I don't think the color loss on the cover is from the press. Are those the original staples on the back?

 

I'd give it a 4.0. Comic not lying flat hurts it too much.

[gadzukes]

yes they are 100% the original staples

[oakman29]

3.5 This D.W.Cook stamp comes up alot.

[Murrs]

I'd give it VG+

but those staples on the back look unreal

[Hado]

They look like they've been buffed to a mirror shine

[gadzukes]

Nothing has been done to the staples. I actually hate when the staples get positioned on the back of the book during binding. Better than on the front though.

 

Ok, sounds like 3.5 to 4.5 range.

[MR SigS]

Kind of hard to go by pics rather than scans, but it appears to have nice whiteness to it on the covers. Pages look a little tanner, though. The stamps make no difference at this level (grade wise, anyway). Scans make creases look worse, so this being a photo I'll assume that's the way it looks. So with that and the spine roll I'd say 4.5-5.0

 

But since I'm going by a photo it could be 4.0 depending on PQ and could be 5.5 if it presents nicer in hand.

[mar-vell]

4.0