Luke Cage #1

[BlueDevil63]

Having some disagreement with a potential buyer about the general grade of this book. This book, and many others I bought in the mid-70's when they were new, have small holes in the bottom of some interior pages. These are "former" holes caused by the machinery that handles the pages during printing. They are very common in mid 70s books but I can't find any info on how it affects the grade. These holes are shown in the final picture.

 

 

 

 

[comicdonna]

I don't believe the printer pulls affect the grade on this comic. Does the book lie flat? It looks like the spine is curving upward.

[manetteska]

Looks like there is a spine roll and the interior "holes" are definitely production and do not impact grade.

 

Heck, some comics have those pulls on the front and/or back cover and still come back 9.8 (using CGC grading; YMMV).

 

And I'd buy that copy for a dollar.

[BlueDevil63]

The book has a slight curve upward, a little bit of spine roll and some very small marks at the staples.

[BlueDevil63]

To avoid any confusion the buyer mentioned in my initial post is ottobord who also posted this book for input. I didn't realize that. So no need to waste any of your time since folks have already commented on the book. I was just curious as to whether the holes would affect the grade. The answer seems to be no.

[fiendish]

To avoid any confusion the buyer mentioned in my initial post is ottobord who also posted this book for input. I didn't realize that. So no need to waste any of your time since folks have already commented on the book. I was just curious as to whether the holes would affect the grade. The answer seems to be no.

 

Totally agree with "no." Those holes are from production and quite common for the time.

[sterlingcomics]

VF 8.0 maybe VF+ 8.5

[jdw1991]

7.0-7.5

[Thanos88]

8.5

[mar-vell]

8.0/8.5