peted76 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Hey there lovely experts! Please would you grade my Incredible Hulk 377 3rd print. I hunted down the 3rd print of #377 a few years ago, after I stumbled across a 2nd print and realised (25years after buying the 1st print) that I loved the cover. It just catches my imagination as an iconic image of Banner 'hulking out'. However finding the 3rd print in a price that wasn't simply far more than I'd ever spent on a comic before, was tough. It took me months, the book pictured was eventually found and ordered and was shipped to the UK from Italy, it wasn't quite that simple however, as it took over two months for the postal system to deliver it, by which time I'd claimed a refund from the seller, just as I was giving up hope I'd ever see the book it arrived, I repaid the seller minus delivery costs and was happy. So I've cleaned and pressed it and it presents well. It has a few small spine ticks and two more serious issues which 'hide well' upon presentation: 1) There's a 9mm tear at the bottom of the spine 2) The bottom staple has popped through the cover leaving it detached So in your experience what would these two issues do to the grade? Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Cover detachment at one staple would put you in the FN range. A tear of that size should be acceptable in that range but the book looks to have had an impacted corner along with moderate spine stress. 5.0 Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 On 11/17/2021 at 1:20 PM, grendelbo said: Cover detachment at one staple would put you in the FN range. A tear of that size should be acceptable in that range but the book looks to have had an impacted corner along with moderate spine stress. 5.0 Thanks for posting. Agreed. On a good day, this could see a 5.5/6.0…don’t hold your breath though. 🤙 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted76 Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 Thank you very much for the reply. It'll be difficult to sell in good faith so I think I might just pop this book alongside the 1st and 2nd prints in a frame on the wall :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 5.0 / 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 I am always much harsher on modern books for detached staple flaws and spine split. 4.5-5.0 from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Pete Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...