Mars76 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) Any and all replies are appreciated. Thanks Edited June 23, 2023 by Mars76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 this looks amazing for ~75 years old. Are you sure it's not a reproduction Only 2 in the census maxing out at 7.5, so I think there's a new sheriff in town. I assume that D in the E is part of some kind of store stamp? I've got this at ≥9.2 Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 6:48 PM, scburdet said: I assume that D in the E is part of some kind of store stamp? Looks like a store stamp to me. I'm surprised how good this book looks for being over 70yrs old too! scburdet and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 9.0/9.2 Thanks for posting. Wow. Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 wow again ! a VF/NM gem ! Mars76 and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 Any grader can have a bad day & it's a shame there's not a good way to deal with something like this. I'm sure there isn't b/c it would be abused constantly since everyone thinks their books should all grade 3 spots higher than what the label says. @scburdet You read my thoughts perfectly😂 I really don't know what happened here. I was sure this book would come back as a 9.0. I've been staring at this book closely the last couple days to see if maybe I was being to generous in my grading, but i just dont see the defects that the grader's notes lists. It says light foxing to cover, but I'm not seeing any foxing. Its says light wear to cover, but the colors on the front and back have high reflectivity. And as for the spine stress lines to cover theres maybe 3 to the left of the Marvel publishers circle, but its nothing that I feel would keep it from grading above a 7.5. On the plus side it's still a GA book with white pages and a great addition for my PC😁 scburdet and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 11:55 AM, Mars76 said: Any grader can have a bad day & it's a shame there's not a good way to deal with something like this. I'm sure there isn't b/c it would be abused constantly since everyone thinks their books should all grade 3 spots higher than what the label says. A very wise person once said this Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
