ronvogel Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 My first vintage comics purchase back in the early 80s. I put it on layaway at Mike's Comic Hut in Queens and paid off 5-10 bucks at a time. Total purchase price: $125. Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zegeroth Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Looks 7.0 to me. Some paper aging and Pretty fuzzy top left, but the rest of book is really nice. $8000 book or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 5.0 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 5.0 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 On 10/22/2021 at 1:23 AM, Primetime said: 5.0 On 10/22/2021 at 8:00 PM, Bayowolf said: 5.0 5.0 Thanks for posting. Primetime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 3:44 PM, Galen130 said: 5.5 5.5 Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zegeroth Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 8:14 AM, Funnybooks said: 5.5 On 10/23/2021 at 5:27 PM, grendelbo said: 5.0 Thanks for posting. On 10/24/2021 at 12:44 PM, Galen130 said: 5.5 Not often we are off so far. I looked at this again, and hold my grade at 7.0. Maybe you see the top left shading line as a hit to the 6 range, but I see no way this is below a 6.0. I also pulled my 80s price guide and a 6.0 copy was worth $90 in 1989. I suspect the sellers grade was higher for him to pay $115 5 years or so earlier. Would love to see you slab this and verify. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 1:11 PM, Zegeroth said: Not often we are off so far. I looked at this again, and hold my grade at 7.0. Maybe you see the top left shading line as a hit to the 6 range, but I see no way this is below a 6.0. I also pulled my 80s price guide and a 6.0 copy was worth $90 in 1989. I suspect the sellers grade was higher for him to pay $115 5 years or so earlier. Would love to see you slab this and verify. I can't disagree. Structurally a very solid book and it would not shock me if this returned strongly in the fine+ range. I was more concerned with the page quality and generalized tanning. I wouldn't kick this copy out of bed ronvogel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Should we see a bit more gloss for a upper mid-grade book of this era? I don't see a lot of color breaks, but a couple of corners are certainly holding it back. Can we get a glimpse of the staples from the centerfold angle please...how clean are they? Is that staining on bc, upper left corner area? For now... grendelbo and Funnybooks 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 11:45 AM, Funnybooks said: I can't disagree. Structurally a very solid book and it would not shock me if this returned strongly in the fine+ range. I was more concerned with the page quality and generalized tanning. I wouldn't kick this copy out of bed Top corner of the spine is it's major defect in my eyes. There is also minor+ wear beneath it. Bottom corner of the spine is rough. The copy has OW-CRM pages and a general aging to it entirely. The top edge of the front cover may also have some slight moisture damage. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronvogel Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 1:11 PM, Zegeroth said: Not often we are off so far. I looked at this again, and hold my grade at 7.0. Maybe you see the top left shading line as a hit to the 6 range, but I see no way this is below a 6.0. I also pulled my 80s price guide and a 6.0 copy was worth $90 in 1989. I suspect the sellers grade was higher for him to pay $115 5 years or so earlier. Would love to see you slab this and verify. I'm super skittish about submitting (because I've never done it before), but I definitely will and soon-ish. This book is near the top of the list. FWIW, the book was purchased from Mike's Comic Hut in Queens, who graded it VF, which would actually put it around 8. It's sat in this same mylar back with an acid-free backing board since then until I took it out for photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poto555 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I'm at 6.0 on this. I think the major flaws in my eyes are the 2 corners along the spine. General wear for a book of this age also lower the grade, but it is quite the beauty. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
