Action Comics #23

[AnkurJ]

All defects are in the scans. Interior has multiple married centerfolds, but everything is supple and attached. What would CGC grade it? 0.5? 1.0?

 

 

 

[Primetime]

1.0

[kinzebac]

I think the completeness of the book gets you a 1.0

[AnkurJ]

So is it worth submitting a qualified 1.0?

[Gotham Kid]

When it comes to AC23, the answer is always yes.

[Iceman399]

0.5

[kinzebac]

When it comes to AC23, the answer is always yes.

 

If you are selling it, then Peter is 100 percent correct.

[rjpb]

Given the amount of spine area missing, I'd think 0.5, but 1.0 is possible. If wraps are married I guess CGC would still consider it "Qualified", though one would hardly think it matters at this grade level. Ultimately, it is what it is, a reasonably complete entry level copy.

 

I'm curious as to why folks think there is value in slabbing such a copy. Is there sales evidence to indicate it would actually sell for more, or even cover the slabbing costs?

 

I can see slabbing brittle and other fragile low grade books worth a bit of money, as they will only get worse from handling, and with higher four figure books and up there seems to be a desire just to have books slabbed regardless of low or no grade, perhaps because it makes it easier to quantify as a commodity, as such books aren't really collected to read much anymore. But I would think a book like this would be best enjoyed raw