PGM Strange Tales #169 (1st Brother Voodoo) 1 1

[Engr62]

Here is another comic I'm getting ready to sell.  It has staining on the upper right back cover and on the top corner front cover.  There is a small ~1/4" tear in the front cover at the top in the stained region (see last photo).  The stain on the back cover does not appear to affect the pages; however, the stain on the top of the front cover appears to show on the first page.  The staples are secure.  There is a small ding in the front cover (to the right of the upper part of the last 'O' in 'Voodoo') that penetrates to the underlying pages (see the first photo below the scans). I'd really appreciate any help in grades for this.

[Mmanick]

I think this one is a 4.0 in my opinion and I've got two books that I believe look very similar. One happens to be the exact same book.

[scburdet]

I am excited about getting my ST169 back (end of Aug?). The staining & tear I would thing relegates this to no better than a 5.0, but there there are a variety of other dings, so I would set this at a 4.5. 4.5 vs 4.0 is slightly below average vs below average. I would say this is slightly below average (4.5) instead of below average b/c it still looks relatively nice to me. This seems to be the less objective part of grading.

Edited July 3, 2022 by scburdet

[grendelbo]

4.5

Thanks for posting.