PGM Superman 57 4 4

[WolverineX]

Grade and anything that looks like restoration? There is a 2 written in circle that was erased.... can i still get a blue label?

Edited September 8, 2021 by Wolverinex

[joeypost]

Yes, but you will take a hit for the ink loss done by aggressive erasing. 

Edited September 4, 2021 by joeypost

[WolverineX]

Tagging some big boy graders on the boards. 

@grendelbo

@Funnybooks

@kav

@comicdonna

@ADAMANTIUM

@Comics4All

@Galen130

Edited September 4, 2021 by Wolverinex

[Galen130]

On 9/4/2021 at 10:25 AM, joeypost said:

Yes, but you will take a hit for the ink loss done by aggressive erasing. 

Agreed.  5.5/6.0

[comicdonna]

5.5

[Funnybooks]

5.5 as is...too much going on with the back cover to hit 6.0?

Definitely blue label

[KCOComics]

Agree with everyone else. Should be a blue label. 

Honestly, it's a really nice presenting copy of a classic cover. Back cover isn't in to bad of shape.

5.0 for me. Brought down by the color loss from erasing and the BC issues. I wouldn't be shocked to see it to a little higher! 

[grendelbo]

I'm at 5.5 because it's GA. Technically more VG because of the paper loss and erasure. Universal. Sweet copy. Thanks for posting.

[WolverineX]

On 9/4/2021 at 2:19 PM, grendelbo said:

I'm at 5.5 because it's GA. Technically more VG because of the paper loss and erasure. Universal. Sweet copy. Thanks for posting.

Hmm is this color touch...

 

[Funnybooks]

does it bleed through the paper to the other side?

[WolverineX]

On 9/4/2021 at 4:11 PM, Funnybooks said:

does it bleed through the paper to the other side?

Faintly around the SUPERMAN on the back cover.... nothing super dark,  just slightly black.  I attached this photo

 

@The Lions Den

Edited September 4, 2021 by Wolverinex

[Funnybooks]

I would be surprised if it was CT

[grendelbo]

I even put down my phone and broke out the tablet to take a good look and I couldn't see any restoration. You could also try a different, strong light source and angle a picture or two. Amateur resto will likely stand out.

[Galen130]

On 9/4/2021 at 2:23 PM, grendelbo said:

I even put down my phone and broke out the tablet to take a good look and I couldn't see any restoration. You could also try a different, strong light source and angle a picture or two. Amateur resto will likely stand out.

Black light…

[WolverineX]

On 9/4/2021 at 4:19 PM, Funnybooks said:

I would be surprised if it was CT

So I just compared to another Boardie's copy and the dark outline around SUPERMAN and along his right leg seems to be the same... so maybe not?  @funnybooks, seeing the black outline around SUPERMAN, on the back page could be just normal?

[WolverineX]

On 9/4/2021 at 4:23 PM, grendelbo said:

I even put down my phone and broke out the tablet to take a good look and I couldn't see any restoration. You could also try a different, strong light source and angle a picture or two. Amateur resto will likely stand out.

I'll get better photos tonight... it was really the Outline of SUPERMAN and the asymmetric dark line on the right side of his left leg that bothered me...

Then I also was looking on the back page and I can kinda see a faint dark black line around the words SUPERMAN.

 

However, a fellow boardie just sent me this for comparison.

https://reececomics.com/product/superman-53-cgc-8-0-white-pages/

 

[Funnybooks]

On 9/4/2021 at 4:24 PM, Wolverinex said:

So I just compared to another Boardie's copy and the dark outline around SUPERMAN and along his right leg seems to be the same... so maybe not?  @funnybooks, seeing the black outline around SUPERMAN, on the back page could be just normal?

Appears normal to me for a book of this vintage. A beauty for sure

[WolverineX]

On 9/4/2021 at 4:54 PM, Funnybooks said:

Appears normal to me for a book of this vintage. A beauty for sure

Yes,  everything matches... the only thing a friend pointed out were these lines...

 

 

[grendelbo]

Printed ever so slightly off-register.

[The Lions Den]

I try to keep in mind that most color touch is an attempt to conceal creases or wear...