Please Grade This IM# 55

[RalphN]

Thanks for your opinions guys

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[Mailman_Comics]

8.5

[BarryAllen]

8.0

[marvelcollector]

8.0

[ROBTOTHEC]

STRONG 8.0, possible 8.5 in hand.

[Venom]

8.0

[Lost]

8.5. nice find!

[FineCollector]

Wanted to say 8.0. I think the tanning/foxing at the upper edge of the front cover warrants it.

[bighairjer]

Wanted to say 8.0. I think the tanning/foxing at the upper edge of the front cover warrants it.

 

+1

 

Super solid with nice color. Fantastic!

[Quixel-migration]

nice I found 2 of them I had, makes and sad to realize they were not as good of condition as I thought they were!! I couldn't find any better copies way back in like 90 or whenever wizard,comics values monthly ,or overstreet identified it as being first Thanos!! I read iron man in the 80's but believe this issue was before my collectings days off of newsstand that is! Sad when you live in small towns where even the next city over doesn't have much!! PS. 8.0 and 8.5 Serious? That is why I can't grade I got some old comics back say x-men #8 and it graded only 8.0 but doesn't have those nicks or top little tear that the Iron Man #55 has?? Also funny I got back a book as a 9.4 which has a noticeable like impacted top spine corner which makes a crease(not color breaking but still very noticeable to me) yet the 9.4,not that I want them to lower it but still so confusing!! =(

[Lost]

 

nice I found 2 of them I had, makes and sad to realize they were not as good of condition as I thought they were!! I couldn't find any better copies way back in like 90 or whenever wizard,comics values monthly ,or overstreet identified it as being first Thanos!! I read iron man in the 80's but believe this issue was before my collectings days off of newsstand that is! Sad when you live in small towns where even the next city over doesn't have much!! PS. 8.0 and 8.5 Serious? That is why I can't grade I got some old comics back say x-men #8 and it graded only 8.0 but doesn't have those nicks or top little tear that the Iron Man #55 has?? Also funny I got back a book as a 9.4 which has a noticeable like impacted top spine corner which makes a crease(not color breaking but still very noticeable to me) yet the 9.4,not that I want them to lower it but still so confusing!! =(

 

CGC is confusing sometimes. Silver age books would definitely grade higher as you see with your x-men's. Sadly this is a bronze age book and expected to be in a little better shape for a NM-.but I wouldn't rule out a 9.0. I've seen 9.4's with worse tanning. :-D

 

[TheAvenger80]

Honestly surprised to see the low estimates! Are you guys knocking it down mainly for the tanning? My first thought was 9.2 to be honest

[Mailman_Comics]

Spine dings....tiny tear top left corner....tiny chip bottom left corner....plus the tanning. My first thought was 8.0, but i thought the book still presented well enough to snag an 8.5 (thumbs u