PGM Hero for Hire #15

[nastynice-migration]

Hey guys, I'm new to this site and to collecting older comics. I want to try and learn how accurately judge/grade comics. Any and all comments welcomed and appreciated. This is my first bronze age comic. Hero for Hire #15, I bought it on ebay for $28. What grade is it in your opinion?

 

Overall front shot, the color and shine/gloss looks very good, I'm very happy with that aspect about this comic.

 

Bottom Left Front, just a little bit of color (green) doesn't make it all the way to the edge, also very slight crease+color loss at the bottom of the staple

 

Top Left Front

 

Top Right Front, its hard to see but there's a little bit of yellow stain to the right and right top of the O. You can see the ink on the other side a little more easy through that stain, it kinda bugs me

 

Bottom Right Front, little blurry but isn't really hiding any defects

 

Bottom Half Back, there's some clear yellowing within the paragraph of text, also some dirt/grime is present above that paragraph in the clear space between it and the text above it

 

Top Half Back, there's a little dirt/grime present by the spine

 

Closer shots of all the dirt/grime on the back

 

 

 

Back Spine, couple indents present. Actually, I think those just happened right now when I was taking the pictures, I picked it up a bit wierd

 

Front Spine, numerous indents present, none major tho

 

Thanks for looking.

 

*oh, also I know that cgc doesn't consider dry cleaning a form of restoration. Would dry clean take out that dirt grime type stuff on the back? Is there any way to fix any of the yellow staining without "restoration"?

[rjpb]

Flaws look pretty minor, from what I can see 9.2 at worst, probably 9.4

[nastynice-migration]

Cool, I'm shooting for 9.2's with all these bronze ages I plan to pick up. Overall I'm happy with this comic, but that little yellow stain on the front cover is the only thing I'm a little disappointed in. If that wasn't there, I'd be 100% happy with it.

 

bump. any more opinions?

[Dick Pontoon]

1) Pretty tough to give a reasonable guess to a grade based on these pictures.

 

2) CGC hammers stains. That top right stain alone will probably make anything north of 9.0 unlikely.

[DavidTheDavid]

1) Pretty tough to give a reasonable guess to a grade based on these pictures.

 

2) CGC hammers stains. That top right stain alone will probably make anything north of 9.0 unlikely.

 

+1

 

A pretty book though, and a cool cover. (thumbs u

[nastynice-migration]

Thanks for the replies guys, yea I really like this cover too, definitely caught my eye when I saw it.

 

Why is it tough to grade based on these pictures? Is it just pictures in general, or should I be doing something else in order to give a more accurate/clearer picture of the comics?

 

Anyways, you know, I don't really know if its a stain, or what it is really. Here's a couple more pics showing what I'm talking about, its almost as though its like yellowing throughout part of the cover. Somehow, this lighting or this angle REALLY makes the yellowing apparent

 

 

 

Its weird, cuz in the earlier pics I showed its almost invisible. In these ones it looks blatant. In reality, the part that you can actually see is the part outside of the lettering, where there seems to be a clear distinction between the yellow vs the white. I actually didn't even realize it was yellowish between the lettering until I took these pics. Is this just a natural process of white covers?

[oakman29]

More importantly! Are you nasty,or are you nice?

Secondly do you live in a brownstone in Brooklyn New York?

 

 

 

Oh,and the comic.Who the hell knows they are sheity pictures.

[nastynice-migration]

hah, lil bit sugar, lil bit spice, feel me

 

na, not from ny, why do you ask?

 

k, lemme see if this is better. These pics are hella big in my photobucket but for some reason when I add the image in here its all small.

front cover

 

 

If by you mean the camera's , well, then there's not much I can do about that I guess. its my iphone4, its all i got.

 

[nastynice-migration]

ok, that clearly didn't work. Link pic is same exact size as the pic in the op...

[oakman29]

hah, lil bit sugar, lil bit spice, feel me

 

na, not from ny, why do you ask?

k, lemme see if this is better. These pics are hella big in my photobucket but for some reason when I add the image in here its all small.

front cover

 

 

If by you mean the camera's , well, then there's not much I can do about that I guess. its my iphone4, its all i got.

I thought to myself.I said,self I said.Only in New York could you have such a sheity view from your apt. window.

[wongseefu]

from what you have shown , l would give it a 8.5 - 9.0 for me

[nastynice-migration]

I thought to myself.I said,self I said.Only in New York could you have such a sheity view from your apt. window.

 

haha, chitown. It ain't so bad when that dimepiece across the way forget to lower the shades #creeper

[nastynice-migration]

from what you have shown , l would give it a 8.5 - 9.0 for me

 

ah, is it mostly cuz of that yellowing on the cover?

 

damn that yellow!!

[rjpb]

The yellowing looks like a transfer stain, acids from the interior page bleeding into the cover - not uncommon on white covers. it effects eye-appeal, but generally not the grade.

[Warren Oates]

hmm 9.2 ish

 

 

slight spine roll? maybe 9

[wongseefu]

9.0 - 9.2 . after looking at your scans several times looks more like a 9.2 tbh

[nastynice-migration]

Consensus seems to be around the low 9's. Thanks for the replies guys, this will help me start getting better idea of how to grade some of these older comics.