ChrispyC66 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Hello All, I would greatly appreciate your guess as to the grade of this Daredevil #1. A Few Notes: Pages are Cream to Off-White Book is complete with 32 pages no rips, tears or cut-outs in the interior All interior wraps are attached at both staples staples are tarnished, no rust The blue colored stain on the back cover is the same indigo colored ink used on the back cover art so my guess is that there was a printing issue that sprayed the back cover with that ink. The ink did not soak into the inside of the cover. The spine is weak at the staples but there are no tears or breaks The staple holes are enlarged but the cover is surprisingly tight The first two pics are scans the rest are photos Thanks. Grade is in! Edited March 25, 2021 by ChrispyC66 Add centerfold photo 1950's war comics, Galen130 and FoggyNelson 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH1964 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4.5/5.0 1950's war comics and ChrispyC66 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, MPH1964 said: 4.5/5.0 agree, could go either grade...... MPH1964 and ChrispyC66 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: agree, could go either grade...... Yes. A 'tweener. Good call Edited March 5, 2021 by James J Johnson ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 5.0 ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrispyC66 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Thanks to all for your grades, so far. Other guesses are always welcome! Does the extra info in the description at the top of the post affect your opinion? Curious if I should bother to include it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 The extra info really doesnt affect my opinion. I'm gonna say 5.0-5.5 ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duplicatecomics Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Not sure if I'm seeing it clearly, but is that a subscription crease? Seems to only run through the bottom half of the book. If so I guess that's likely to affect the grade a bit. ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, duplicatecomics said: Not sure if I'm seeing it clearly, but is that a subscription crease? Seems to only run through the bottom half of the book. If so I guess that's likely to affect the grade a bit. It does look like a subscription crease running through the bottom half of the entire book (you can see it as a subscription bend on the back cover). The book looks like a 4.5 to me, but I don't know if the partial subscription crease might knock it down to 4.0 or lower? I'm also not sure how much the ink transfer on the back cover might impact the grade... Nice copy! Edited March 5, 2021 by silverseeker Cleaned a few words up. Point Five, ChrispyC66 and Tollefti 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 4.0 IMO. Edited March 5, 2021 by Angel of Death ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrispyC66 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 5 hours ago, silverseeker said: It does look like a subscription crease running through the bottom half of the entire book (you can see it as a subscription bend on the back cover). The book looks like a 4.5 to me, but I don't know if the partial subscription crease might knock it down to 4.0 or lower? I'm also not sure how much the ink transfer on the back cover might impact the grade... Nice copy! There is a light crease that runs up to DD’s arm but not the full length of the book. There is no evidence of a fold on the back cover of inner pages. I think this this was probably more from a pocket fold from a previous reader or possibly from a newsstand vendor where the book was originally sold Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duplicatecomics Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Angel of Death said: 4.0 IMO. Im personally inclined to agree too, taking into account that crease. It looks really nice though, would have otherwise looked like a lower range FN condition to me. ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 5.0 ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfhbv100 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4.0-4.5 ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Design Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4.5 ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 First appearance of Foggy Nelson , big key looks 4.5 ‼️👍😷 ChrispyC66 and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I'll say 5.0 ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Nice one! Sub crease, corner crease & chip, but otherwise lots of positives. Should hang on for the 4.5. ChrispyC66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I’ll go 4.0 as is however a clean and press gives you a chance at 4.5 i think the myriad of defects holds it back from a 5.0 ChrispyC66 and Tollefti 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 9:58 PM, Mars76 said: I'm gonna say 5.0-5.5 Me too. ChrispyC66 and Tollefti 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...