juniperpt Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Probably my favorite comic subject as a kid were the war comics. ACG, Charlton, DC, Dell, etc. Heavy influenced by my older brother Chris, he had a slew of DC war comics that over the years have been lost to the ages, with the exception of this one and a few others. I may submit this one to CGC simply because of its memory of my late brother. Thanks in advance for your comments and grades. ThothAmon and comicjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2.5/3.0 Important to know if the staples are attached. The tearing at the staples looks significant. juniperpt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 2.0 - 2.5. It would look wonderful in a CGC case on a shelf honoring your brother. scburdet and juniperpt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 2:45 PM, scburdet said: 2.5/3.0 Important to know if the staples are attached. The tearing at the staples looks significant. Thanks for pointing that out. Here's a scan i just made. The book is fragile, but it looks like the staples are attached. Thanks! scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 2:50 PM, thehumantorch said: 2.0 - 2.5. It would look wonderful in a CGC case on a shelf honoring your brother. Thanks. I was thinking the same. He also has Our Army at War #86, but he drew a blue mustache on the tank commander, and added some blue color to the bullet debris. Why? I have no idea. Ha! scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 1:09 PM, juniperpt said: Thanks. I was thinking the same. He also has Our Army at War #86, but he drew a blue mustache on the tank commander, and added some blue color to the bullet debris. Why? I have no idea. Ha! juniperpt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I think with a great pedigree like that CGC should note “From the Collection of Chris” on the label. 2.5 seems reasonable as I had this one graded and it looks a smidge nicer. juniperpt and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 3.0 Thanks for posting. juniperpt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 2.0, maybe 2.5. I'd suggest just getting a 'top loader' rather than entombing it. Easier, much cheaper, stays in your hands w/no chance it gets lost or damaged further, etc. Jeffro. and juniperpt 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 although rough it would still likely be a CGC 3.0 ! juniperpt and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 ^ since point is probably to predict what cgc might give it, I'd agree w/what grendelbo and 50's war comics said: that good chance it ends inside a 3.0 case. So ignore the G/G+ guesstimate. grendelbo and juniperpt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 4:03 PM, ThothAmon said: I think with a great pedigree like that CGC should note “From the Collection of Chris” on the label. 2.5 seems reasonable as I had this one graded and it looks a smidge nicer. Thank you for your comments and grade. I am really new at this so please bear with me. Regarding your comment about CGC adding a note to the label, is this something they would normally do if requested? And what makes a comic a pedigree? is it age of comic, length of ownership of comic or something else? I have a few other comics from my brother's collection from the 1950s. I am wondering if they also would be considered pedigree. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 11:56 PM, grendelbo said: 3.0 Thanks for posting. Thanks for grading! grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 2:09 AM, grebal said: 2.0, maybe 2.5. I'd suggest just getting a 'top loader' rather than entombing it. Easier, much cheaper, stays in your hands w/no chance it gets lost or damaged further, etc. Thank you for grading. As you can probaly tell, I am new at this so please bear with me. What is a "top loader" and where does one purchase one? From CGC? Sounds like a interesting option.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 9:54 AM, 1950's war comics said: although rough it would still likely be a CGC 3.0 ! Thanks for grading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 11:14 AM, grebal said: ^ since point is probably to predict what cgc might give it, I'd agree w/what grendelbo and 50's war comics said: that good chance it ends inside a 3.0 case. So ignore the G/G+ guesstimate. Will do. Thanks for the follow up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 3:09 PM, juniperpt said: Thank you for grading. As you can probaly tell, I am new at this so please bear with me. What is a "top loader" and where does one purchase one? From CGC? Sounds like a interesting option.Thanks! Happy to share - the "top loaders" are reusable protection (nothing as permanent nor as secure as slabs, to be clear) made of heavy plastic, and you slide your comic (including the bag/board) into the top, and it affords some extra protection. Here's a pic (one empty, the other with the GR reprint of JIM 83): Try searching for "comic book toploader," that should find what's available; I've never bought them, just received them on occasion with my purchases. juniperpt and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 4:24 PM, grebal said: Happy to share - the "top loaders" are reusable protection (nothing as permanent nor as secure as slabs, to be clear) made of heavy plastic, and you slide your comic (including the bag/board) into the top, and it affords some extra protection. Here's a pic (one empty, the other with the GR reprint of JIM 83): Try searching for "comic book toploader," that should find what's available; I've never bought them, just received them on occasion with my purchases. Looks great! Thanks for the photo and I'll check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 2:27 PM, juniperpt said: Looks great! Thanks for the photo and I'll check them out. Sometimes also called Turtle shells. There's similar products for sports cards. They do a good job of protecting a book and they present quite nicely. juniperpt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 2.5/3.0 juniperpt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
