EliW0894 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) Hi guys. I'm potentially going to make a trade for this book and was curious to see what grade you'd give it. Signed by Stan Lee, Jon Bernthal, and Gerry Conway. I'll probably end up submitting to CBCS rather than CGC because of that. Here's some details given to me by it's current owner. "It has full cover (front and back ) with no spine tears. Cover and first wrap are detached from top staple and has small amateur tape repair at top staple. All other wraps fully attached with original staples." "8 Wraps, 16 Leafs, 32 Pages. This book had an add page about Marvel Value Stamps (MVS) with Hulk example that are cut out in a lot of copies. MVS is intact. No missing pieces or cutouts." Do any of you believe this one would benefit from a clean and press? Spoiler He says someone previously gave it a grade of 4.0 to 4.5 Edited October 28, 2021 by EliW0894 Added details Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgtmjwilson Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) 5.0 would be best guess from what I gotten from CGC back as graded comics. There is also writing on the cover that "may" degrade it more so. I hope this helps! Edited October 28, 2021 by Sgtmjwilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 While the top 2 signatures look like Stan Lee and maybe artist, not sure about that bottom signature. Anyway they are not verified in anyway, And bottom one may actually detract from grade. Detached with tape dtracts too. ALso, while may not be spine tears there is wear around that top staple, other spine wear/tics and abrasions on cover. Sorry .. I'd say 4.5maybe 5.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 4.5 Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) With the tape, top staple issue and so many colour breaking stress areas on the front cover, plus general wear, it barely makes 4.0 and 3.5 is much more realistic. Edited October 28, 2021 by LowGradeBronze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFB Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I can't see this book grading higher than 3.0 with the tape and other problems. Tape is usually only allowed in 3.5 or higher if the book is otherwise fairly high grade (like 7.5 or higher) and this one isn't. Tape is a killer. It'll take a 9.0 to a 6.0 even if there is only a small piece of tape, and this piece looks like it's fairly large (almost 2 inches long). I would not overpay for this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 3.5 Qualified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilskip Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I have to go with the 3.0 to 3.5 crowd on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 3.0 as is Clean up that back cover and realign that spine for a 3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
