theboy2themoon Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) Hey Everyone, Longtime comic collector, total newbie here (so if I mess something up, please forgive me). I picked up this copy of Brave and the Bold #25 at a yard sale today and thought I'd share it here. In addition to what you see on the front and back cover, there's a smudge on the first page (pictured); and the tear on the back cover carries on in a significantly smaller way on the last couple pages (pictured). But enough chit-chat. Photos: Front Cover: Back Cover: First page (Smudge) Internal Tear EDIT: Someone commented below and I realized I hadn't provided a proper explanation for this final image. The book came bagged and boarded, held shut with a piece of tape which had a piece of the cover stuck to it. The front cover image above is how the comic looks on its own; the one below is mostly for novelty, showing how the book looks with the tape appropriately placed over the book (while bagged/boarded). So again: the tape is on the bag, not the book. Sorry for the confusion. Edited August 27, 2017 by theboy2themoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, theboy2themoon said: Hey Everyone, Longtime comic collector, total newbie here (so if I mess something up, please forgive me). I picked up this copy of Brave and the Bold #25 at a yard sale today and thought I'd share it here. In addition to what you see on the front and back cover, there's a smudge on the first page (pictured); and the tear on the back cover carries on in a significantly smaller way on the last couple pages (pictured). But enough chit-chat. Photos: Front Cover: Back Cover: First page (Smudge) Internal Tear And for giggles, with the aforementioned tape correctly placed over cover (while bagged) Nice find and might get a 3.5 if sent to CGC ! FoggyNelson and ComicConnoisseur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevlnuts Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I personally believe its sitting at 3.0. Also is there tape on the cover over the word "squad"? If so I have no idea how that would effect the grade but I could see it falling because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboy2themoon Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 12 hours ago, jevlnuts said: Also is there tape on the cover over the word "squad"? If so I have no idea how that would effect the grade but I could see it falling because of it. I'd originally noted this when I was first writing up the post but accidentally deleted it during editing. The bag and board the comic came in was taped closed with a piece of tape which had part of the cover attached to it. The first image of the front cover is the comic outside the bag (sans tape); the last is the comic in the bag with the tape over the appropriate spot on the book. This is all to say: the tape is on the bag, not the book itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...