PGM Faust #1 3 3

[MattrixAlien]

Now I'm a father it's time to move on my Faust #1 before it can corrupt my kids innocent minds 

Faust is a serious contender for the most extreme comic series ever. I'd like to get your expert input on the grade before I set the eBay sale price. Thanks!

 

 

[Flammenwerfer]

9.2

[ComicSpa]

Would like to see spine and corners are hard to see. 8.5

[Deadpoolica]

9.2

[MPH1964]

8.5

[Galen130]

9.2-ish

[theCapraAegagrus]

9.0 range.

[Funnybooks]

9.2

[Qalyar]

Somewhere in the 8.5-9.2 range, but it's tough to judge what's going on from these pictures. There's definitely some corner crunch at the bottom of the spine from the front; both corners of the spine look a little soft from the back. Is there a larger diagonal fold to that bottom left corner?

And I'm fairly sure there's a couple of color-breaking ticks: one in the green area (which I think is also visible on the back, although the dot pattern doesn't help discern that in this pic), and maybe one against the front-cover black down near the flames.

EDIT: Also, make sure you check the indicia on this. Printings for Faust are, shall we say, not well documented, but most -- if not all -- of the early issues had as many as 4 printings, generally distinguishable only by the indicia.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Qalyar

[Zegeroth]

7.5-8.5 depending severity of that bottom left corner.  Top left corner is very  rounded, that alone caps book at 8.5.

[MattrixAlien]

On 3/24/2021 at 12:11 AM, Qalyar said:

Somewhere in the 8.5-9.2 range, but it's tough to judge what's going on from these pictures. There's definitely some corner crunch at the bottom of the spine from the front; both corners of the spine look a little soft from the back. Is there a larger diagonal fold to that bottom left corner?

And I'm fairly sure there's a couple of color-breaking ticks: one in the green area (which I think is also visible on the back, although the dot pattern doesn't help discern that in this pic), and maybe one against the front-cover black down near the flames.

EDIT: Also, make sure you check the indicia on this. Printings for Faust are, shall we say, not well documented, but most -- if not all -- of the early issues had as many as 4 printings, generally distinguishable only by the indicia.

Thanks Qalyar. I just went and had a look at the first few pages and I can't see any note about what printing it is.  How would I prove it's a first printing or otherwise to a buyer?

I should probably take some shots focusing on the spine & corners in future so people can give a more accurate assessment. Cheers

[Qalyar]

On 3/30/2021 at 10:08 PM, MattrixAlien said:

Thanks Qalyar. I just went and had a look at the first few pages and I can't see any note about what printing it is.  How would I prove it's a first printing or otherwise to a buyer?

I should probably take some shots focusing on the spine & corners in future so people can give a more accurate assessment. Cheers

Sorry for the late reply here. I think if there's no listed printing information, it should be good to go as a 1st print. I know that for some of the later issues, the indicia clearly states print number for reprints.

[vodou]

On 4/10/2021 at 6:19 PM, Qalyar said:

Sorry for the late reply here. I think if there's no listed printing information, it should be good to go as a 1st print. I know that for some of the later issues, the indicia clearly states print number for reprints.

This is true, printings 2-4 all state so; also Omega ad back cover is only on 1st printing.

[Cerebus3000]

First print is $2.00 as yours is. Later prints are $2.25.