Incredible Hulk #6 - Detached cover 2 2

[mnaz1988]

What would the grade be on this guy? I bought him a few years ago and now I’m considering trying to sell it. 

I always assumed no matter how good the rest of the book looks, a detached cover would be an automatic 0.5 poor. 

Thanks - Mike

[The Lions Den]

A book with a cover that's completely split usually gets a grade of .5   

 

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2021 by The Lions Den

[mnaz1988]

3 hours ago, The Lions Den said:

A book with a cover that's completely split usually gets a grade of .5   

 

 

 

 

Yeah that's what I thought, just double checking. It's a damn shame. 

[zzutak]

I'm not sure there's a more hotly debated defect than the detached and completely split cover.  Why?  Because you can find CGC-certified examples with Universal (Blue Label) Grades of 0.5 PR, 1.0 FR, and 1.5 FR/PR.  My personal feeling is that a book with a detached and completely split cover should receive a grade of 1.0 FR if the front/back covers are still "all there" (or close to it), and a grade of 0.5 PR if a significant amount of material is missing along the spine or from either cover.  I believe most of CGC's grading staff shares my view --  with one key exception: major keys in this condition will often (but not always) receive a higher grade of 1.5 FR/GD.  As usual, I have receipts. 

CGC 0.5 PR:

CGC 1.0 FR:

CGC 1.5 PR/FR

My own feeling is that flaws like a missing page, a stripped logo (the classic "remaindered" copy), or a detached and completely split cover should all be treated as absolute benchmarks, not subject to different interpretations by different graders, and not subject to value-dependent penalties.  The brutal reality of our world, though, is that justice is not truly blind.  A ridiculously valuable mega-key will often be graded a bit more leniently than an ordinary/non-key issue.

And, yes, I realize this rather lengthy lesson is much, much more than you asked for. 

[KCOComics]

I think that one gets a .5 

Great book though! Love those early Hulks! 

[Point Five]

1.0

 

[Point Five]

5 hours ago, zzutak said:

My personal feeling is that a book with a detached and completely split cover should receive a grade of 1.0 FR if the front/back covers are still "all there" (or close to it), and a grade of 0.5 PR if a significant amount of material is missing along the spine or from either cover. 

Love the gallery you've got here!  Agree with the above 100%. I see no reason this Hulk should be .5 and not 1.0.

 

[Galen130]

That's a shame...makes me wanna cry. 

I can see (hope?) a 1.0

[Deadpoolica]

1.0

[CJ Design]

1.0

[Funnybooks]

CgC grading .5 for a missing cover

1.0 for your copy

Edited April 27, 2021 by Funnybooks

[Matt1982]

1.0

[MPH1964]

On 4/26/2021 at 5:10 AM, zzutak said:

As usual, I have receipts. 

And very nice receipts they are, but...

Comparing a Golden Age Superman 1, Detective 27 and Batman1 to the Silver Age Hulk 6 is kind of like comparing my house to the Burj Khalifa because they both have windows.  Or my 1979 Chrysler Cordoba (with Corinthian Leather) to a 2021 McLaren Artura because they both have at least 3 wheels. They are not the same!  There's a certain leniency granted to older books and perhaps especially, key books. 

While I could sit and stare lovingly at your treasures, I wonder if this were an Amazing Spider-Man #37 (or, insert some suitably vanilla book) with a detached cover, would it get the bump to 1.0?