juniperpt Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Hi, I am putting together my first submittal to CGC for grading/cleaning/pressing. I am going through my collection of youth for the best ten comics to submit. Hoping this one shows some promise. Appreciate your grades, comments and thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mephistopheles Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 4.0, looks like it has bad spine roll. Beige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 7:31 PM, mephistopheles said: 4.0, looks like it has bad spine roll. Thanks for the grade and comments. Would pressing successfully remove the spine roll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) With a quality pressing perhaps a 4.5. IMHO ask joeypost Edited January 13, 2023 by MAR1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 7:31 PM, mephistopheles said: 4.0, looks like it has bad spine roll. I've seen a lot higher CGC grades (7.0 and over) with spine roll lately, so not sure that's considered as much as it used to be . But the spine wear is pretty bad. 4.5 mephistopheles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 4.0±0.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mephistopheles Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 10:12 PM, juniperpt said: Thanks for the grade and comments. Would pressing successfully remove the spine roll? It can be done. Not sure I would trust most pressers to do it though as you can risk damaging the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 10:25 PM, mephistopheles said: It can be done. Not sure I would trust most pressers to do it though as you can risk damaging the book. Well I sure don’t want to damage the book. I don’t know of any pressers other than CGC. What they present on their website looks very encouraging so I’ll approach them first. Thanks for the insights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 10:19 PM, scburdet said: 4.0±0.5 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 4:49 PM, juniperpt said: Hi, I am putting together my first submittal to CGC for grading/cleaning/pressing. I am going through my collection of youth for the best ten comics to submit. Hoping this one shows some promise. Appreciate your grades, comments and thoughts! In the lower left hand corner there is a stain which I assume takes away from the value. Actually it might be dried glue from my days of building WWII models. Ugh! ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 4.0 A press will improve appearance, but do nothing for grade. Great book regardless of grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMN8R5 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) On 1/12/2023 at 11:08 PM, juniperpt said: In the lower left hand corner there is a stain which I assume takes away from the value. Actually it might be dried glue from my days of building WWII models. Ugh! Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. If it's a stain, a cleaning might actually "remove" it and help improve your overall grade a little. But if it's glue, well... And, in addition to the excessive amount of color-breaking spine creases, as well as that spine roll, it looks like there's also some chips out of the open side of the front cover; and possibly the same on the bottom of some of your pages (although they may just actually be creases/bends). Regardless, I, personally, would absolutely have CCS do a press on it. My humble guess would be 3.5-4.0. But, I agree with Beige. This is a classic cover, and will still look FAR better in some CGC acrylic than it does right now . on your submittal! -TRM Edited January 13, 2023 by TRMN8R5 Beige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 10:20 AM, TRMN8R5 said: Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. If it's a stain, a cleaning might actually "remove" it and help improve your overall grade a little. But if it's glue, well... And, in addition to the excessive amount of color-breaking spine creases, as well as that spine roll, it looks like there's also some chips out of the open side of the front cover; and possibly the same on the bottom of some of your pages (although they may just actually be creases/bends). Regardless, I, personally, would absolutely have CCS do a press on it. My humble guess would be 3.5-4.0. But, I agree with Beige. This is a classic cover, and will still look FAR better in some CGC acrylic than it does right now . on your submittal! -TRM Thank you for taking your time to evaluate and provide comments. This issue was well read in its day and it shows in it's appearance. I was a huge ST fan when the show first came out in 1966. So this comic is important to me. I'm hoping that the stain isn't glue. And I was pretty careful separating comic reading from model building activities. But if it is, it is what it is. Thanks again! Jp TRMN8R5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Probably about a 4.5 with or without a press. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 7:53 PM, grendelbo said: Probably about a 4.5 with or without a press. Thanks for posting. Thanks for taking the time to review and your grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 9:48 PM, Bayowolf said: I've seen a lot higher CGC grades (7.0 and over) with spine roll lately, so not sure that's considered as much as it used to be . But the spine wear is pretty bad. 4.5 Thanks for your insights and grading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 2:29 AM, Beige said: 4.0 A press will improve appearance, but do nothing for grade. Great book regardless of grade Thank you for your comments and grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 9:40 PM, MAR1979 said: With a quality pressing perhaps a 4.5. IMHO ask joeypost Thanks for grading and good suggestion. joeypost was very helpful with some of my questions regarding my Batman 181. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 4.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 12:32 AM, Mars76 said: 4.5 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
