PGM Astonishing Tales 13 2 2

[chadsdsmith]

I believe this is Man Thing's 3rd appearance but is his first cover appearance so I thought it would make for a good slab contender.Thanks

Edited October 29, 2022 by chadsdsmith

[Nilo2]

A nice copy to be sure. I would guess between 7.0 -7.5 with a clean and press. Thanks for posting.

[scburdet]

I think this can get to 8.0/8.5 with proper C&P prep. I see slightly rounded corners, a little edge wear in the tree next to Zabu, and a little white spot between the Z & A of the title. Not sure what that is, so some ambiguity in whether this is a more significant defect. It's possible the white cover hides some defects, I think we had another copy of this book posted here recently and that was the disclaimer of several graders.

[chadsdsmith]

On 10/29/2022 at 5:28 PM, scburdet said:

I think this can get to 8.0/8.5 with proper C&P prep. I see slightly rounded corners, a little edge wear in the tree next to Zabu, and a little white spot between the Z & A of the title. Not sure what that is, so some ambiguity in whether this is a more significant defect. It's possible the white cover hides some defects, I think we had another copy of this book posted here recently and that was the disclaimer of several graders.

Hi, thanks for taking the time. I meant to mention that I think that white spot is a printing error as there is no loss of material there and it is very smooth but I am far from an expert.

[scburdet]

It can be hard to tell what's printing & what's not, but if it's consistently glossy across the area, there's a better than average chance it's a printing defect of some kind. Really would need it in hand with a light and magnifying glass to get a better idea. Just part of the limitations of online grading.

[chadsdsmith]

On 10/29/2022 at 6:05 PM, scburdet said:

It can be hard to tell what's printing & what's not, but if it's consistently glossy across the area, there's a better than average chance it's a printing defect of some kind. Really would need it in hand with a light and magnifying glass to get a better idea. Just part of the limitations of online grading.

Ya, I hear ya. Not an exact science even in person let alone via pics. It's definitely not a tape pull and the surface is very consistent when you run your finger past it so that leads me to lean towards it being a printing thing but I have been wrong before, just ask my wife 😄

[MrRoboto]

7.5

[Aces]

7.5 as is

[grendelbo]

8.0

Thanks for posting.

[MrRoboto]

On 10/29/2022 at 6:05 PM, scburdet said:

It can be hard to tell what's printing & what's not, but if it's consistently glossy across the area, there's a better than average chance it's a printing defect of some kind. Really would need it in hand with a light and magnifying glass to get a better idea. Just part of the limitations of online grading.

It’s an ink blotch. I posted a Batman 189 that had a very similar error. It is printing.

[Galen130]

C&P to 8.0...maybe 8.5.