scburdet Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) I'd been hunting a decent copy of this one for a while and finally found one that wasn't overpriced. I got a decent deal b/c it was part of a SSS bundle that went for as much/less than I've seen this book go on a solo sale in lower grade. I feel like any SSS that doesn't look like it was abused by a 4-year-old who's learning to read is a win, and this one looks pretty good considering that target demo. The corners aren't perfect. I did briefly think the white above the issue number was color rub, but it's the art (Spidey's web). If you've never looked at this book and are a Star Wars fan, I highly recommend giving it a once over. The people who worked on SSS had a good sense of (absurd) humor. Edited March 17, 2023 by scburdet Galen130, grendelbo and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 6.5 Thanks for posting. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Only 35c Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Love this book, it's a tough one with that black cover, but I'm a bit more optimistic for potential grade at 9.0. Mars76 and scburdet 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 8:10 AM, Every Day A Story said: I'm a bit more optimistic Thanks. Personally, I'm somewhere in the middle. There's a light scratch around "The Electric Company" (these things always seem to photograph worse than they appear, which is a good thing for IDing defects). But you're 100% right between the black cover and the full color back it's hard to find a copy that doesn't look like in went 3 rounds with Chewbacca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 We are all over on this one…7.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Only 35c Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 8:42 AM, Galen130 said: We are all over on this one…7.5 It will certainly be interesting to see the final grade here when it finally comes back if submitted. It's inspired me to dig out my copy and check it; seem to recall it was in good condition. Galen130 and scburdet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 6:42 PM, Galen130 said: We are all over on this one @Every Day A Story@grendelbo CGC should offer discounted super-express service for any book board participants can come to some form of consensus on For the record, I'm at 8.0±0.5. I've got a couple of 7.0s and 7.5s that I think this is better than. I've started to wonder if Kolfax Mingo, who is listed as the writer, is a real person or some invention of the Marvel bullpen. I can only find 6 SSS that ?he? wrote and no other biographical information anywhere. Given it's Star Wars related, I find it hard to believe this person could remain completely anonymous and have no mention in Google-able records other when referencing these SSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mars76 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 That back cover is very nice. I'm at 8.0, maybe 8.5. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 7.5 from me....maybe 8.0 If this got a 9.0 I would be concerned. The corners and corner creasing are the problems for me and knock it down into the 7.5 range scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 11:52 AM, comicginger1789 said: If this got a 9.0 Not enough data, but I think the SSS get a bit of leniency when they survived the beginning reader audience. I do think this one grades lower than the 39 here, but in the same ballpark (after C/P). So many of the SSS look like they went to war. Maybe a few nicer issues of #1 just b/c collectors went after a Spidey #1 back in the day. I love the quirkiness of both these books. Highly recommended just for the oddity (I think that's a big factor in why my CGC retailer picked this one out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 11:03 AM, scburdet said: Not enough data, but I think the SSS get a bit of leniency when they survived the beginning reader audience. I do think this one grades lower than the 39 here, but in the same ballpark (after C/P). So many of the SSS look like they went to war. Maybe a few nicer issues of #1 just b/c collectors went after a Spidey #1 back in the day. I love the quirkiness of both these books. Highly recommended just for the oddity (I think that's a big factor in why my CGC retailer picked this one out) That example has spine ticks which CGC is surprisingly more lenient on compared to other defects. Yours has some similar top left corner wear.. but the killer is the two tiny corner creases bottom right which for me knocks it back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 7.5. Agreed that it's a great book, and any Spidey Super Stories that isn't totally thrashed is a nice find. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 1:26 PM, comicginger1789 said: CGC is surprisingly more lenient on compared to other defects We'll have an answer in a short 3-18 months, which is my best prediction on turnaround based on recent experience. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjoe1234 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 4:30 PM, scburdet said: I'd been hunting a decent copy of this one for a while and finally found one that wasn't overpriced. I got a decent deal b/c it was part of a SSS bundle that went for as much/less than I've seen this book go on a solo sale in lower grade. I feel like any SSS that doesn't look like it was abused by a 4-year-old who's learning to read is a win, and this one looks pretty good considering that target demo. The corners aren't perfect. I did briefly think the white above the issue number was color rub, but it's the art (Spidey's web). If you've never looked at this book and are a Star Wars fan, I highly recommend giving it a once over. The people who worked on SSS had a good sense of (absurd) humor. 7.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scburdet Posted March 17, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 Obviously, this turned out even better than I expected. Hit at the same grade as the SSS39 I had graded. Perhaps showing what an effective prepper can accomplish as well as the limitations of grading by photos alone. Still Only 35c, Luu2010, Jemin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Congrats! That book looks great in the case👍 scburdet and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 awesome book, cover and grade ! scburdet and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luu2010 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Congrats! beat my 9.0 guess scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Oh my gosh! scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
