PGM Werewolf by Night #32 3 3

[QuasarComics]

I’d like the board’s opinions on this book. Might be my best book remaining (by value). After close examination I started thinking, “oh no” color touch to spine (note, especially, the black mark at spine on the back cover near the center and aligned with the “First Class” from the postage permit advertisement. There are other smaller similar marks down lower and I found these on some of the H.A. copies too, the 3^rd one noted below as an example being most similar. Close examination with a jewellers loupe had me thinking. No this must be how it was printed. Looking inside the spine there is no bleed through so I examined several copies on Heritage. It looks like about 50% of the ones I looked at have this or similar marks so it must be something with the print run. The others that confirm this include (and I’m not implying I have that type of grade opinion on this one):

The 9.6 lot 95126 that sold on Nov 19 2021

The 9.6 lot 94213 that sold on Sep 9 2021

The 9.6 lot 93113 that sold on Apr 8 2022

Anyway, would be great to hear your opinion on it as is. Definitely, IMO, a good candidate for a light pressing too. Any spines color cracks are 1/16” or less.

Edited April 23, 2022 by QuasarComics

[QuasarComics]

I'll need to be more careful of typos, especially in the title to a post!

[Axe Elf]

On 4/22/2022 at 5:36 PM, QuasarComics said:

I'll need to be more careful of typos, especially in the title to a post!

You can edit the title if you select "Edit" from the three little dots in the upper right of your post.

[QuasarComics]

On 4/22/2022 at 8:09 PM, Axe Elf said:

You can edit the title if you select "Edit" from the three little dots in the upper right of your post.

Thanks Axe Elf!

[Axe Elf]

I don't know about the color touch, but structurally, the book looks pretty 9.0ish to me.

[PINWHEEL]

9.0 for me

[Februus]

It’s a 9.0 or better .. as far as the color touch.. it’s in a spot where you would expect to see some but can’t tell definitively from these photos. You will be sending it in and you will know one way or another.. hopefully it’s not 

[grendelbo]

8.5 but CGC likes this book. 9.0 is possible and with a C&P maybe 9.2.

Thanks for sharing.

[grendelbo]

Oh, and that mark is part of the front cover artwork. My copy has a slight miswrap and you can see it on the front cover.

 

[QuasarComics]

On 4/22/2022 at 8:09 PM, Axe Elf said:

You can edit the title if you select "Edit" from the three little dots in the upper right of your post.

 

On 4/22/2022 at 10:24 PM, grendelbo said:

Oh, and that mark is part of the front cover artwork. My copy has a slight miswrap and you can see it on the front cover.

Thanks, that makes it obvious along with the slabbed copies on Heritage with the same mark and other smaller marks down lower on the spine.

[QuasarComics]

Thanks everyone. Good to see we are in agreement about the grade range. Given that, any thoughts on current CGC grading? The recent Heritage 9 and 9.2 copies of the same book have notable color cracking spine stress and some even have some notable (all for the grade assigned) corner blunting. I realize this, especially as a general discussion, I will open or find the topic elsewhere. With the examples I mentioned from Heritage of this book though, I am perplexed at what is going on since it does not seem to be a  "one off" type of event.

[grendelbo]

On 4/23/2022 at 6:40 AM, QuasarComics said:

Thanks everyone. Good to see we are in agreement about the grade range. Given that, any thoughts on current CGC grading? The recent Heritage 9 and 9.2 copies of the same book have notable color cracking spine stress and some even have some notable (all for the grade assigned) corner blunting. I realize this, especially as a general discussion, I will open or find the topic elsewhere. With the examples I mentioned from Heritage of this book though, I am perplexed at what is going on since it does not seem to be a  "one off" type of event.

Look at just about every WWBN 32 on Heritage, including past sales. So many have grades that seem a tad high. 

@Funnybooks

@Galen130

[Galen130]

With a press....9.2/9.4.

Color touch can be done professionally, but even then it would be easy to spot with the right eye.  Guess we'll find out when you post the results. 

[Funnybooks]

Appears 9.0 as is

9.2 after C&P

i don’t believe this book can hit 9.4

Although the WWBN effect is powerful 

do you have a black light to check for ct?

[QuasarComics]

On 4/23/2022 at 12:26 PM, Funnybooks said:

Appears 9.0 as is

9.2 after C&P

i don’t believe this book can hit 9.4

Although the WWBN effect is powerful 

do you have a black light to check for ct?

Great idea about the black light, I do have a black light bulb I can find so will try that later. I don't think it is ct but will et all know my black light results.

[Februus]

No bump until Khonshu is free