Bglenn79 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 I have a coverless copy of Wonder Woman #41. I've heard that you can buy replacement covers, and that there's restoration services that you can pay for to have covers reattached, but I've also heard that CGC will not grade a reattached cover and that you'll just get a NG. I've also heard that if I send it in coverless it will get an NG. I'm not sure what my best option really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csaag Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 I can't answer any question regarding replacement/replica covers, but probably an important point to mention is 'what are your goals'? IE personal collection and just wanting it to present nice vs looking to sell and maximize profit etc That may help get some responses with other posters. There is a thing called 'married covers' where you find another WW 41 (eg maybe an issue with missing interior pages) and use the cover from that for your book (you can just search here for 'married covers' and you gets get plenty of info) thescrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzutak Posted January 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2023 The "best" option is the one that best preserves/protects your vintage comic: Acquire a well-made reproduction cover. Place the repro cover around your interior, but leave it unattached. Place the book onto an acid-free (archival) backing board and slip it into a Mylar sleeve. Easy peasy. There's nothing to be gained by attaching the cover, and there's no need to involve CGC. grendelbo, LowGradeBronze, csaag and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 1:33 PM, Bglenn79 said: I have a coverless copy of Wonder Woman #41. I've heard that you can buy replacement covers, and that there's restoration services that you can pay for to have covers reattached, but I've also heard that CGC will not grade a reattached cover and that you'll just get a NG. I've also heard that if I send it in coverless it will get an NG. I'm not sure what my best option really is. The new cover must be attached to the book (ideally using its original staples, though some I've seen used tape) for CGC to grade it, and only then will it get a NG. If it is not attached they will send it back to you and not slab it with the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bglenn79 Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 2:11 PM, csaag said: I can't answer any question regarding replacement/replica covers, but probably an important point to mention is 'what are your goals'? IE personal collection and just wanting it to present nice vs looking to sell and maximize profit etc That may help get some responses with other posters. There is a thing called 'married covers' where you find another WW 41 (eg maybe an issue with missing interior pages) and use the cover from that for your book (you can just search here for 'married covers' and you gets get plenty of info) I'm not looking to make a profit. This is for my personal collection. I'd like to get it graded and encapsulated just to preserve the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 The joy of coverless is that it frees you up to look through the book without fear of damaging an otherwise valuable item. Slabbing deprives you of that pleasure. Raw, you can really enjoy it. Albert Thurgood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 1:41 PM, Bglenn79 said: ...I'd like to get it graded and encapsulated just to preserve the book. A bag and board will preserve it just the same. maraxusofkeld 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrod Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 just the question i wanted answered myself hope they're more 'threads' like this subject in the forums... or a list of other folks who have 'married' issues for sale thscrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...