dougp66 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi everyone -- first post here! After 35+ years in storage, my comic collection has again seen the light of day. This is one of the nicer SA books that I picked up as a kid. Obviously it has some flaws, but I'm curious to know what people think. The tear in the 12c circle is 1/2" long. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougp66 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Thanks, guys... I was hoping for a bit higher but definitely appreciate your input. This is really helpful as I try to improve my grading skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 hour ago, dougp66 said: Thanks, guys... I was hoping for a bit higher but definitely appreciate your input. This is really helpful as I try to improve my grading skills. At first glance it looked 7.0 but the flaws kept adding up. IMO, the tear on the staple is especially bad and pushes it below 6.0 . 5.5 sounds about right. dougp66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agro23 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 5.0. Nice book! dougp66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougp66 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 So... after more than 2 1/2 years, I bit the bullet and sent this to FL for pressing & slabbing. Very happy with the result! Not quite sure how a tear like that is consistent with a 7.0, but I'm not complaining nmanoim and oldrover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Wow... that’s awesome. Really shows how a press can help boost the grade even with obvious and seemingly insurmountable flaws. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 22 hours ago, dougp66 said: So... after more than 2 1/2 years, I bit the bullet and sent this to FL for pressing & slabbing. Very happy with the result! Not quite sure how a tear like that is consistent with a 7.0, but I'm not complaining I was at 6.5, but I can see why it received a 7.0... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Nicely done. I feel these Silver Age books are starting to get their own bump. That or I am a bit too strict. I was also around 6.0-6.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...