Nschenks Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Big question here I guess is how much the 1/8 color breaking corner crease on bottom right FC will hurt. Other noticeable issues are multiple spine ticks on front and back and some weird color rub thing on FC about mid-way down on left side of Batman's cape. Staples are offset a bit, but I didn't notice a roll so maybe a manufacturing thing? Anyway, I'll leave ya'll to it! Edited February 15, 2023 by Nsschenks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 The CGC Guide is not terribly specific about creases. It says a crease can still be present in a 9.8, but I don't see that happen often (ever?). Given the length is short, and the only thing I see otherwise is some spine stress marks, I'll say 8.5–9.2, thinking a 9.0 is likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I agree, 8.5 to 9.0 and a 9.2 would not shock me. Definitely press it to minimize the appearance of that crease. My ASM 238 has a similar crease that when pressed was minimized greatly in terms of appearance. It also had some minor spine ticks and achieved a 9.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nschenks Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 Was hoping for a bit higher, but imagine this one is an accumulation of defects. Still I pegged this between 7.5 and 9.0 so right in line. Still a good looking copy I think Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Another one I missed. I guess that teaches me not to fall behind. I would have said 8.0. Thanks for updated us with your grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 CGC becomes MCS. CGC may adopt MCS grading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 11:04 PM, JollyComics said: CGC becomes MCS The Iron First and this one perplex me. The IF seems like they went easy on it (albeit, what I thought were stains, they ID'd as foxing) and this one seems not to have gotten any breaks I guess this one is easier to rationalize. The corner crease is what it is, but the spine stress lines don't look bad to me. IMO this should have been an 8.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nschenks Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 10:41 PM, scburdet said: The Iron First and this one perplex me. The IF seems like they went easy on it (albeit, what I thought were stains, they ID'd as foxing) and this one seems not to have gotten any breaks I guess this one is easier to rationalize. The corner crease is what it is, but the spine stress lines don't look bad to me. IMO this should have been an 8.5 Yeah, I really thought I was gonna get roasted for the staining on IF14. Seemed fairly clear to me, especially some of the darkening on the bottom BC (front was a little more ambiguous), but I dunno I still struggle a lot with mid-grade stuff. I figured 8.0 was possible for this, but for IF I really thought 5.5 was the ceiling. I will, however, not complain lol. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 9:41 PM, scburdet said: The Iron First and this one perplex me. The IF seems like they went easy on it (albeit, what I thought were stains, they ID'd as foxing) and this one seems not to have gotten any breaks I guess this one is easier to rationalize. The corner crease is what it is, but the spine stress lines don't look bad to me. IMO this should have been an 8.5 It looks like a dust shadow on the bottom edge FC. Surprisingly, the grader note didn't mention it. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
