GRADING CONTEST : ROUND 13

[Norrin_Radd]

I really was gonna join the 9.6 club on this one, but my gut reminded me of truly how difficult it is to get a 9.6 with arguably a Silver Age book.

 

What's the argument? 1968 is the Silver Age. And what a great year it was (although I don't remember much about it).

[Hobgoblin]

I need to stop using my laptop when I look the scans over. I must be missing something thats too hard to spot.

[mrwoogieman]

[divad]

The following guessed 8.0 and receive 0 POINTS

 

1 XsmanX

 

 

 

The following guessed 8.5 and receive 0 Points

 

 

1 Imagemask

 

 

 

I think these two guesses were quite surprising!?! Considering the general reliability of the sources

[october]

The following guessed 8.0 and receive 0 POINTS

 

1 XsmanX

 

 

 

The following guessed 8.5 and receive 0 Points

 

 

1 Imagemask

 

 

 

I think these two guesses were quite surprising!?! Considering the general reliability of the sources

 

Maybe they thought the bottom right scuffing on the FC was on the comic and not the case. Other than that, I don't see anything that would knock it out of the 9.X range.

[nik]

The grade this book received still bums me out

[october]

The grade this book received still bums me out

 

Looked like a 9.6 to me. Not sure what defects bring it down. Maybe that lower right edge dent?

[divad]

The grade this book received still bums me out

 

My guess is the overall look and feel was just not sharp and tight enough - hey, there's nothing wrong with 9.4 SA books!

 

Any notes to speak of?

[Red Hook]

And alas, like Icarus, whose wings of wax betrayed him when he dared to fly too close to the glowing orb in the sky....

...thus, I begin my descent.

 

 

 

 

(hey, it sound better than writing "Ode to a Hemorrhoid Fleeting", eh?)

[Jayman]

The grade this book received still bums me out

 

Looked like a 9.6 to me. Not sure what defects bring it down. Maybe that lower right edge dent?

 

That was my thinking.

[october]

And alas, like Icarus, whose wings of wax betrayed him when he dared to fly too close to the glowing orb in the sky....

...thus, I begin my descent.

 

Me too. At least I hung with the top dogs for most of the race!

[Zonker]

My guess was those marks on the back cover spine were the result of rust transfer from the staples of whatever comic this SS #11 was stacked next to, way back when.

 

There was a thread some time ago asking what Overstreet meant by "rust migration," and the explanation from drbanner about transfer from adjacent books seemed to make the most sense at the time.

[Red Hook]

And alas, like Icarus, whose wings of wax betrayed him when he dared to fly too close to the glowing orb in the sky....

...thus, I begin my descent.

 

Me too. At least I hung with the top dogs for most of the race!

 

It's been great battling it out wid' jas!

[Norrin_Radd]

And alas, like Icarus, whose wings of wax betrayed him when he dared to fly too close to the glowing orb in the sky....

...thus, I begin my descent.

 

 

 

 

(hey, it sound better than writing "Ode to a Hemorrhoid Fleeting", eh?)

 

So apparently you are chopped liver.

 

 

Wish the contest could go on a bit longer, I seem to be getting marginally better.

[Fan4Fan]

As usual, I make my ascent too late...

[october]

And alas, like Icarus, whose wings of wax betrayed him when he dared to fly too close to the glowing orb in the sky....

...thus, I begin my descent.

 

Me too. At least I hung with the top dogs for most of the race!

 

It's been great battling it out wid' jas!

 

You too.

 

I am happy with my showing, since I have never subbed a book and have only owned 4 slabs in my life!

 

 

As long as I finish ahead of you, FFB and Divad; I consider it a victory.

[divad]

My guess was those marks on the back cover spine were the result of rust transfer from the staples of whatever comic this SS #11 was stacked next to, way back when.

 

There was a thread some time ago asking what Overstreet meant by "rust migration," and the explanation from drbanner about transfer from adjacent books seemed to make the most sense at the time.

 

I agree on your analysis of the BC marks on this book, but rust "migration" generally refers to migration from the book's own staples . . .

[divad]

And alas, like Icarus, whose wings of wax betrayed him when he dared to fly too close to the glowing orb in the sky....

...thus, I begin my descent.

 

Me too. At least I hung with the top dogs for most of the race!

 

It's been great battling it out wid' jas!

 

You too.

 

I am happy with my showing, since I have never subbed a book and have only owned 4 slabs in my life!

 

 

As long as I finish ahead of you, FFB and Divad; I consider it a victory.

 

Gonna git you sucka!

[october]

My guess was those marks on the back cover spine were the result of rust transfer from the staples of whatever comic this SS #11 was stacked next to, way back when.

 

There was a thread some time ago asking what Overstreet meant by "rust migration," and the explanation from drbanner about transfer from adjacent books seemed to make the most sense at the time.

 

I asked Nikos if those were rust stains, and he replied in the negative.

[divad]

My guess was those marks on the back cover spine were the result of rust transfer from the staples of whatever comic this SS #11 was stacked next to, way back when.

 

There was a thread some time ago asking what Overstreet meant by "rust migration," and the explanation from drbanner about transfer from adjacent books seemed to make the most sense at the time.

 

I asked Nikos if those were rust stains, and he replied in the negative.

 

negative? or