PGM FF 48 3 3

[rockyandroll]

 My first time submitting a request for a grade so I hope I did it right.   I'm sorting my collection I've had since high school (early 70's).  I've dragged around 5-600 comics during my career and deciding what to do with them.  Primarily silver age.   Thinking about getting some slabbed and was curious how they would grade.  I'll submit some comics of varying condition to give me an idea of grading. Thanks for looking.  I've put the pictures on imgur due to size. 

FF 48 (I think one of the best covers). Nice color. There is a crease on the top middle/right (not a tear).  A color rub where the Thing is standing (lower right edge).  I've heard terms for the color of the pages. Can you tell me what you would call these pages.  

 

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Edited August 3, 2021 by rockyandroll
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[marvelmaniac]

From what I see, Creasing, Edge/Corner Wear, Color Loss, the spine looks nice, there are only a few stress lines, no spine splits or spine roll and the back cover looks great.

IMO I think this book is a VG+, due to the large crease/dimple at the top edge I do not feel it will make a VG/FN 5.0.

5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN):  Back to Top
An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present.

4.5 VERY GOOD+ (VG):  Back to Top
Fits the criteria for Very Good but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount.

4.0 VERY GOOD (VG):  Back to Top
The average used comic book. Cover shows moderate to significant wear, and may be loose but not completely detached. Cover reflectivity is low. Can have moderate creases or dimples. Corners may be blunted. Store stamps, name stamps, arrival dates, initials, etc. have no effect on this grade. Some discoloration, fading, foxing, and even minor soiling is allowed. As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable. Only minor unobtrusive tape and other amateur repair allowed on otherwise high grade copies. Moderate spine roll may be present and/or a 1" spine split. Staples may be discolored. Minor to moderate staple tears and stress lines may be present, as well as some rust migration. Paper is brown but not brittle. Minor to moderate interior tears may be present. Centerfold may be loose or detached at one staple.

 

 

[Zegeroth]

4.5 from me as well.  That top area caps this.

[grendelbo]

4.0, maybe 4.5 for a key bump.

Pages look Cream to Off-White.  Interior pages, unless uniform, will typically lighten as you flip the book toward the centerfold. Page Quality will be the range of color you see throughout the book.

With newsprint, I've heard that the OWL tool isn't necessarily accurate as quality and color varied throughout the years even when books were hot off the presses. Still, I personally think it's useful and I keep one with my Overstreet Grading Guide.

Nice copy. Thanks for posting and let's see more of your collection.

 

[Dark Knight]

5.0

[Primetime]

4.5

off white minimum 

[James J Johnson]

On 8/4/2021 at 2:48 PM, Dark Knight said:

5.0

Exactly. 4.0 if the back cover wear matched the wear of the front, but that beautiful back cover is going to pull the technical grade up to 5.0, and deservedly so. 

[Galen130]

4.0/4.5

[Funnybooks]

4.5 as is

5.0 after C&P

[Deadpoolica]

4.0

[rockyandroll]

So only a 5.0 after C&P?

[Funnybooks]

On 8/16/2021 at 3:11 PM, rockyandroll said:

So only a 5.0 after C&P?

I believe it would be difficult to grade much higher even after a well done C&P but you never can tell