Grade my Batman #35 & Detective #110

[Captain_Pike]

I've ran out of high grade Byrne X-mens.

So, I'll try my luck with these (2) GAs.

Opinions would be appreciated.

Batman #35

Sharp corners, no problem with the back, no tears/stains, (2) transverse spine stress that break color, (2) separate manufacture wrinkles(s) on the FC (by 's yellow sweater & green chair), OW-W pages.

Detective #110

Initials on FC, WP, no problem with BC, no tears/stains, LRC, TRC & TLC are blunted, light vertical crease (that doesn't break color), (4) transverse spine stresses that don't break color,

[Aces]

9.0/9.2

8.0/8.5

I'm not sure how to grade those two top corners on the second one.

It's a 9.2 otherwise.

[143ksk]

9.0/9.2

8.0/8.5

 

Sounds about right to me. Great books!

[blutobc]

about 8.5 on both books.

 

great condition for the age of the books.

[garthgantu]

C'mon, Bluto - you can do better'n that! How can they be the same grade when one is near perfect and the other has multiple corner creases/bends?

 

I'd give the Bats 35 a 9.2 pending one point of clarification: what is the white line extending down from Grayson's word balloon ? If that's a crease or cover abrasion made by dragging something sharp across the book, I'd drop it to an 8.5.

 

The 'Tec 110 looks like an 8.0 to me based on the NCB spine creases you mention + the visible corner damage.

 

Both great-looking books!

[Murph]

Barring some back cover problems, that Batman is most likely a GA 9.4

The Detective appears to be an 8.5, but after reading there's a vertical crease, I'd guestimate the book to be 7.5

 

Brian

[blutobc]

C'mon, Bluto - you can do better'n that! How can they be the same grade when one is near perfect and the other has multiple corner creases/bends?

 

I'd give the Bats 35 a 9.2 pending one point of clarification: what is the white line extending down from Grayson's word balloon ? If that's a crease or cover abrasion made by dragging something sharp across the book, I'd drop it to an 8.5.

 

The 'Tec 110 looks like an 8.0 to me based on the NCB spine creases you mention + the visible corner damage.

 

Both great-looking books!

 

Darn it Garth you caught me.

I don't know golden age grading for beans.

 

I make my guess without reading his grading notes and felt the spine stresses and cover scratches on the Bats were equal to the Tec's flaws(spine & corners) . Was giving the waving edge on top right the benefit of the doubt as GA book.

 

I was also comparing in my mind the Detective #110 to another copy that I had in my hands last month. Captain Pike's copy blew my friends copy out the of water and miles into the air.

[burntboy]

i'm thinking that bat's is a 9.0 and the Tec an 8.0.

 

both are beauties

 

but with the GA curve and the huge scan effect, each may be a notch higher

[garthgantu]

hehe - just givin' you a hard time, Bluto...watch him submit both and they come back the same grade you gave them

[garthgantu]

Barring some back cover problems, that Batman is most likely a GA 9.4

The Detective appears to be an 8.5, but after reading there's a vertical crease, I'd guestimate the book to be 7.5

 

Brian

 

Murph, you don't think the two spine creases near the lower staple, or the 'white line' extending down from the word balloon would adversely affect the grade?

 

...still curious what that white line is... Cap'n ?

[Captain_Pike]

I hope the white line isn't a scratch (there's no identation at the back of the FC). Hopefully it's a production flaw.

Anyways I sent the books to CGC, I'll find out in about 6 months