Fukuoka Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 I want to get better at grading comics, so I would appreciate any advice. I am puzzled on grading, especially the lower grades. Here is my copy of Superman 60. All pages intact as far as I can determine--but as you can see, one page is loose. Spine roll, wear on edges, etc. Also, some handwriting on the back cover--handwriting practice and some math practice? Thank you in advance for your time. Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 The books looks GD+ maybe GD/VG before you get to the back cover. I'm not sure what CGC will say but I won't ding this copy much more for the writing and there's always the GA bump. 2.0/2.5 Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuoka Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Thank you very much for the valuable advice. I was thinking that the loose page was far worse damage than the writing, but the latter is easily seen when slabbed, so I guess it makes sense. By the way, is there actually an official GA bump? Sorry if that question is dumb. But I wonder if professional graders do give books a bit of extra credit for lasting so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 not sure if i could grade this a 2.0 more likely a a 1.0 FoggyNelson and Fukuoka 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Point of clarification: does this copy have a detached leaf (2 pages) or a detached wrap (4 pages)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 1:13 AM, RichCat said: By the way, is there actually an official GA bump? Sorry if that question is dumb. But I wonder if professional graders do give books a bit of extra credit for lasting so long. There does seem to be some leniency by CGC toward Golden Age comicbooks, both in general grading and with specific flaws. Anything official? I don't think so. Sometimes it gets out of hand though - see the Promise Collection thread in the GA forum. Personally, whatever I think a book is, if it's before 1956 I'll bump it up a half grade, sometimes a full grade. Fukuoka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuoka Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 8/19/2021 at 9:49 PM, zzutak said: Point of clarification: does this copy have a detached leaf (2 pages) or a detached wrap (4 pages)? Detached leaf (a single page printed both sides--so 2 pages of story). Thanks for the clarification of terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 No problem -- even CGC misuses the term. Superman #60 is billed as a "52 Page Magazine" -- which consists of a 4-page cover plus a 48-page (or 24-leaf or 12-wrap) interior. Fukuoka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 2.5 Fukuoka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuoka Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 Back from CGC today. Hit 0.5, disappointing but I miscalculated the page count--seems like one is missing. Thanks for everyone's expert opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
