PGM X-Men #94 (2nd copy) 2 2

[Chilliwack Comic Guy]

Thanks in advance for your input.

Spine: Six stress marks, top corner blunted, bottom corner abraded.

Front cover: Minor edge wear on right & top edge, stress marks near middle of top edge.

Back cover: vertical stress marks near bottom third of spine. Stain on bottom near spine.

Edited April 10, 2022 by Chilliwack Comic Guy

[Axe Elf]

I dunno, but at 22 pics (with rulers), I think you win Most Documented Comic Ever!

For a grade I'll go 7.5.

Edited April 9, 2022 by Axe Elf

[Februus]

7.5 to 8.0,

[FoggyNelson]

F/VF

[grendelbo]

What this on the back cover?

 

[Chilliwack Comic Guy]

On 4/9/2022 at 5:56 PM, grendelbo said:

What this on the back cover?

 

It is a stain of some sort. Sorry, I meant to mention it in the first post.

[grendelbo]

6.5

Thanks for sharing.

[Axe Elf]

On 4/9/2022 at 7:56 PM, grendelbo said:

What this on the back cover?

 

 

Wow, nice catch!

Yep, a waterstain will destroy my original 7.5 estimate.  I'm probably harsher than others on waterstains, though it is pretty light.  MAYBE 5.5.

[grendelbo]

On 4/9/2022 at 9:57 PM, Axe Elf said:

Wow, nice catch!

Yep, a waterstain will destroy my original 7.5 estimate.  I'm probably harsher than others on waterstains, though it is pretty light.  MAYBE 5.5.

I too am harsh on stains and water damage but this one is light and looks to be about the size of a penny. I knocked off two grades. If this book wasn't a key and didn't present so nicely it would've been more.

[Axe Elf]

On 4/9/2022 at 11:17 PM, grendelbo said:

If this book wasn't a key and didn't present so nicely it would've been more.

Respectfully, I submit that a book's grade should not be dependent upon it's status as a "key" or its era or anything other than a pure reflection of the condition of the book--but I also realize that water stains are regarded as variously as any defect out there.

I really hope they test us on water stains in the upcoming grading contest, because I'd love to see the CGC verdict on something like this.

[grendelbo]

On 4/9/2022 at 10:58 PM, Axe Elf said:

Respectfully, I submit that a book's grade should not be dependent upon it's status as a "key" or its era or anything other than a pure reflection of the condition of the book

Yeah, it shouldn't be, but Golden Age, to an extent Silver Age, and Keys are very often given grade bumps by CGC.

[Galen130]

6.0/6.5