JeffSS Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) There is an obvious finger print on the right side, middle of the cover. Other than that, this book seems untouched. I know a little more than nothing about comic book grading, and I would greatly appreciate any feedback. What does the board tell me? Some are ghosted like this, but most are not. These books have all been together and essentially undisturbed for 25+ years. Edited May 2, 2022 by JeffSS Corrected title to P.G.M. Rookie mistake. Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 A very nice copy. What I see in your pics is "wrinkling" at the lower spine area below the staple, this wrinkling also extends to the rear cover, the lower staple is also discolored which tells me the wrinkling was cause by water damage. Without being able to see the inside of the front and rear cover and pages or to actually have the book in front of me I would assign a grade of... 9.0 VERY FINE/NEAR MINT (VF/NM): Back to TopNearly perfect with outstanding eye appeal. A limited number of bindery/printing defects are allowed. Cover is almost flat with almost imperceptible wear. Inks are bright with slightly diminished reflectivity. An 1/8" bend is allowed if color is not broken. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted but no creases. Several lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable. Very minor foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples may show some discoloration. Only the slightest staple tears are allowed. A very minor accumulation of stress lines may be present if they are nearly imperceptible. Paper is off-white to cream and supple. Very minor interior tears may be present. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSS Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Thank you for your feedback. Any thoughts on the ghost image on the board? Is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 9.0 sounds good. My guess is ghost image is just slight color bleed from cover grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 9.0 here too. Thanks for posting. Februus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Februus Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 9.0 is reasonable grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 8.5 as is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 The fingerprint won’t clean off well…probably 20 plus years old. 9.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
