Jfend72 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 From 1962. Definitely getting a C & P, looks like a press will help more of the two. Thank you in advance. 😉 Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRoboto Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) Gorgeous book. As it sits, 8.0 - 8.5. With the C&P, the book will be 9.0+ Still new so please take my opinion with a grain of salt. Edited February 20, 2022 by MrRoboto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 In some of the pics, it looks like there's a nasty scratch/crease from Rocky's armpit through his tail--and in other shots it seems invisible--so it's kind of hard to tell. If that scratch is really there, it's hard to imagine this book getting to a 9.0. And then you don't have any shots of the back cover, so that's kind of an unknown as well--but I'd say 8.5 would be the ceiling here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfend72 Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 Domo arigato misuta Robotto grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfend72 Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 Hi Axe, I added two more pics of where you pointed out that crease. I don’t know what this is called in the comic book world, a scrunch perhaps, as if the paper was pushed together to make that line. Around pic #9 in the original pics that I posted you can see the back page, which is exactly the same as the front less the Gold Key, $.25 cents and other writing. It confused me when I first looked at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 4:40 PM, Jfend72 said: Hi Axe, I added two more pics of where you pointed out that crease. I don’t know what this is called in the comic book world, a scrunch perhaps, as if the paper was pushed together to make that line. Around pic #9 in the original pics that I posted you can see the back page, which is exactly the same as the front less the Gold Key, $.25 cents and other writing. It confused me when I first looked at it Ah, that explains why the "scrunch" appeared in some pics and not in others--it's only on the BACK cover! I din't know the front and back cover were the same artwork. I still think that between that and the accumulation of minor imperfections, it would be hard to reach NM territory--but it's a pretty excellent book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 First of all, I love this book. It's so.....60s! However, it looks like some bug chew going on, which is ironic, since I also have a nice looking copy with bug chews. With that I'm thinking this is 6.5 or 7.0, depending on the extent of the chewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Februus Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 I will say 7.5. Mainly ragged bottom edge scuffed or chewed … not a type of book i usually collect or be interested in but I have to say that’s a really cool cover .. I like the coloring. Thanks for sharing it grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 7:49 PM, Februus said: I will say 7.5. Mainly ragged bottom edge scuffed or chewed … not a type of book i usually collect or be interested in but I have to say that’s a really cool cover .. I like the coloring. Thanks for sharing it 7.5 It may press to an 8.0 but the bottom right edge is it's major flaw unless it's deemed a production flaw. Possibly chipping - it's from 1962 after all. Marvel wasn't the only publisher with such issues. The other discussed flaw near Rocky's face appears to be a printer's crease. Thanks for sharing. I agree - cool book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Potential bug chew....press to 6.5-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 6.5 as is 7.5 after C&P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...