Subscription Comics 1970s style

[lhcomics]

I had a subscription to Hulk in mid 1970s. Who else had one?

 

Even anti pressers would think these could benefit from a press.

 

From a collection I recently picked up.

 

 

[BEAUMONTS]

Very cool

[JohnFranklin]

It hurts my feelings to see this, however I was in on it during the early, early seventies, for 6 years (DD and Cap). Still have all the books, none having been left in their brown wrap though. I called CGC years ago and asked, given their experience what was the best grade they ever saw a subscription book receive and I seem to recall they said a 7.0. I am guessing this would mean little or no color break across the crease, no banged up corners, etc. Now I wonder with a quality press could a book result in an 8.0 or 8.5?

[sterlingcomics]

All of my DC comics were mailed in a "brown protective wrapper" but all looked to be as damaged as though pictured. Sure does bring back the good old days.

[Larryw7]

I subscribed to the Marvel Star Wars comic. The ads always said "mailed flat", as if that brown wrapper was going to protect anything.