PGM Strange Tales 62

[crassus]

What the scans don't show: moderate to heavy spine wear, with 1/8" spine split at bottom, stain ul-bc impacts inside bc but not interior pages, pq is cr/ow. Cover has nice gloss and reflectivity. I'd also be grateful for any opinions on scarcity. CGC census has this issue (and issues 29 and 46) as having no entries (zero copies slabbed?) Am I reading this info correctly? Many thanks in advance for your help.

 

 

[etanick]

5.0 for me

 

as far as scarcity, I can't say. Not slabbed yet...maybe not slab worthy in low to mid grades?

[mysterio]

I'm also around 5.0-5.5, but it sure does look a bit nicer from the front. Great book!

 

It is a fairly tough book, and I haven't seen a ton of copies in any grade. It wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't on the census.

[vaillant]

Being on the census is also related to the degree of interest of collectors. Not everyone cares to have necessarily a CGC certified copy for certain stuff. Some areas of collecting have little presence on the census.

For example, last time I checked the Four Favorites (an Ace title from the early 1940s) seem to have little presence.

 

BTW, lovely cover, and intriguing atmosphere. Sends me back to the Fantastic Four issue where Alicia is kidnapped by the scientists of the Citadel of Science, in the same vein, through a wall. And the Vision also comes to mind…

[vaillant]

Ah, sorry, I am on the VG/F front as well, a 4.5/5 as numeric equivalent.

[Sqeggs]

I would guess 4.0-4.5. Lack of slabbed copies may indicate the scarcity of high-grade copies. Still kind of surprising, though, because these Atlas issues are certainly collectible.

[dcmannn]

4.5

[oakman29]

4.5

Agreed (thumbs u

[trmoore54]

4.5

Agreed (thumbs u

 

I'm in the VG+ camp...cool book!