Help me grade this favorite: X-Men #50 by Jim Steranko

[divad]

Two VL NCB creases to LLFC and corresponding LRBC - Thanks!

 

 

 

[Stronguy]

8.0

BTW, you also have a tape pull on the back cover in the middle of the text below A Plan To Help Others

[garthgantu]

FN/VF 7.0

 

Great eye appeal, looks higher-grade, but overall surface wear + spine creases + long color-breaking creases along lower half of right edge of fc + NCB creases you mention bring this one down a bit.

[divad]

8.0

BTW, you also have a tape pull on the back cover in the middle of the text below A Plan To Help Others

 

Thanks, not a tape pull, but rather it looks like some schmutz was stuck there, and then indiscriminately scraped off.

[divad]

FN/VF 7.0

 

Great eye appeal, looks higher-grade, but overall surface wear + spine creases + long color-breaking creases along lower half of right edge of fc + NCB creases you mention bring this one down a bit.

 

Thanks, don't know if I'd go that low . . .

[nik]

FN/VF 7.0

 

Great eye appeal, looks higher-grade, but overall surface wear + spine creases + long color-breaking creases along lower half of right edge of fc + NCB creases you mention bring this one down a bit.

 

Thanks, don't know if I'd go that low . . .

 

With that long crease running down the front cover, right edge that breaks color, I also think its a 7.0

[divad]

FN/VF 7.0

 

Great eye appeal, looks higher-grade, but overall surface wear + spine creases + long color-breaking creases along lower half of right edge of fc + NCB creases you mention bring this one down a bit.

 

Thanks, don't know if I'd go that low . . .

 

With that long crease running down the front cover, right edge that breaks color, I also think its a 7.0

 

I see it, but I don't believe it That is the lightest "crease" you will ever see

 

thanks

[Aces]

7.0

A nice 7.0.

[divad]

7.0

A nice 7.0.

Nice kitty . . . (Who is that?)

[burntboy]

FN/VF 7.0

 

Great eye appeal, looks higher-grade, but overall surface wear + spine creases + long color-breaking creases along lower half of right edge of fc + NCB creases you mention bring this one down a bit.

 

Thanks, don't know if I'd go that low . . .

 

With that long crease running down the front cover, right edge that breaks color, I also think its a 7.0

 

I see it, but I don't believe it That is the lightest "crease" you will ever see

 

thanks

 

OK - 7.5 then, but no more..............

 

i LOVE this cover.............

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[garthgantu]

 

Thanks, not a tape pull, but rather it looks like some schmutz was stuck there, and then indiscriminately scraped off.

 

First, I don't think it matters how it occured, there's loss of paper there, and that's what counts..?

 

As for that being the "lightest crease you'll ever see," that may be - any lighter and it would probably be non-color breaking... but it does run up much of the front right edge of the book... I see it in two places: from Vision's arm to Angel's wing, and then again further up, about halfway up the cover.

[divad]

 

Thanks, not a tape pull, but rather it looks like some schmutz was stuck there, and then indiscriminately scraped off.

 

First, I don't think it matters how it occured, there's loss of paper there, and that's what counts..?

 

Yes, I agree, except that "tape pulls" are generally much larger and rectangular, so that describing it as such is misleading.

 

As for that being the "lightest crease you'll ever see," that may be - any lighter and it would probably be non-color breaking... but it does run up much of the front right edge of the book... I see it in two places: from Vision's arm to Angel's wing, and then again further up, about halfway up the cover.

 

Upon closer inspection, it's actually an overhang issue (for what it's worth).