PGM fantastic four 48 2 2

[WolverineX]

Thoughts on grade and any signs of restoration?

 

Edited August 27, 2021 by Wolverinex

[Comics4All]

None that I see… 

[WolverineX]

On 8/27/2021 at 11:49 AM, Comics4All said:

None that I see… 

Thanks buddy,  how about grade?

[WolverineX]

@Funnybooks @Galen130 @ADAMANTIUM  @Buzzetta

[ADAMANTIUM]

7.0

+or-.......0.5

[Buzzetta]

I don't know as usually some of the finer stuff can only be seen in hand. 

Around five years before I joined the boards, a board member here showed me some tricks.  If you have the book in hand or know the seller get scans.  Upon getting the scans flip the color of the image into a negative where certain imperfections will be more apparent that have been color touched.  He told me to buy an ultraviolet / blacklight which will find color touch that the naked eye cannot see. 

 

Edited August 27, 2021 by Buzzetta

[Funnybooks]

6.0 as is

May bump up to 6.5 or just appear as a nicer 6.0 with C&P

Color touch too difficult to gauge with pics only

[Buzzetta]

I thought the front cover might have been trimmed but the way it was bound with part of the front cover on the rear.  So I would definitely cross that possibility off.  It's not trimmed.

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 8/27/2021 at 11:50 AM, Funnybooks said:

6.0 as is

May bump up to 6.5 or just appear as a nicer 6.0 with C&P

Color touch too difficult to gauge with pics only

scuffing if pretty bad, so I tend to agree with this

the rest of the book is so nice!

I might change to 6.5 more solidly but yes that scuff ripple on the spine doesn't look that awful on the particular copy, but it is a "more serious defect imo

[Funnybooks]

I would add that color touch is unlikely on a copy like this if you consider that the most likely area for ct is the spine and the spine clearly has areas of color break. A person looking to hide a defect would not do so on a copy like this given the extent of the defects.

[KCOComics]

5.5 / 6.0 

Awesome find! Congrats

[Comics4All]

On 8/27/2021 at 12:02 PM, Wolverinex said:

Thanks buddy,  how about grade?

6.5

beautiful book ,my friend! 

[WolverineX]

What do you think about this dark line about the guys hat...( pen points to it)i don't see it on other copies. 

@Funnybooks

 

 

[WolverineX]

Other black lines at watcher's arm and on the guys brown suit

 

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 8/27/2021 at 1:49 PM, Wolverinex said:

Other black lines at watcher's arm and on the guys brown suit

 

 

Well on these compared to the one you show with no black line, the one with there is more of the cover wrap.. 

Just looks like his suit has a pocket on the wrong side.

On 8/27/2021 at 1:46 PM, Wolverinex said:

What do you think about this dark line about the guys hat...( pen points to it)i don't see it on other copies. 

@Funnybooks

 

 

 

[Deadpoolica]

5.5

[Funnybooks]

Can you take a look at that line from the same area on the inside front cover? If it’s a sharpie or pen, there’s a good chance it would have bled through the wrap and appear discolored from the inside out. You can also shine a flashlight and/or black light through the wrap in a dark room to see if it appears to stand out. It does seem suspicious…I’d like to check out some high res copies on Heritage to see if it’s just a faded area of ink on my monitor at home later tonight…anyone else have the ability to check out other copies?

[Comics4All]

On 8/27/2021 at 2:49 PM, Wolverinex said:

Other black lines at watcher's arm and on the guys brown suit

 

 

What do you think about Uatu's mini skirt?

[WolverineX]

On 8/27/2021 at 3:14 PM, Funnybooks said:

Can you take a look at that line from the same area on the inside front cover? If it’s a sharpie or pen, there’s a good chance it would have bled through the wrap and appear discolored from the inside out. You can also shine a flashlight and/or black light through the wrap in a dark room to see if it appears to stand out. It does seem suspicious…I’d like to check out some high res copies on Heritage to see if it’s just a faded area of ink on my monitor at home later tonight…anyone else have the ability to check out other copies?

Yes,  it's color touch.  Bled through spine

[grendelbo]

6.0 after a C&P.

The only suspect color touch I see is the one you pointed out by the Watcher's outstretched arm. It would be unusual to have it there and not elsewhere along the spine though.

Here's my copy. It's way lower in grade but with a better wrap. 

And yours -

It also looks different with a good light source.

But like @Funnybooks said, you'll likely to be able to see bleed-through on the interior of the front cover.

Thanks for sharing.