travizb Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) I picked this up with the known defect of the cover and first wrap detached at the bottom staple. The other wraps are in tact and tight. Thoughts on grade here? Thanks for your input! Edited April 14, 2023 by travizb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 The staple defect places it in the VG range but with the overall look presenting quite a bit higher than that, you might see 4.5 is my reckoning. travizb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 5.0 travizb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Lot of reading tea leaves to figure out what to consider first. There's a table in the guide, which appears to indicate the cover detachment/tear is key defect & probably sets the ceiling at 5.5. Since the first wrap is detached too, I'd expect another grade down. I'll say 5.0 too b/c otherwise the comic is very attractive. travizb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayowolf Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 5.5 travizb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 5.0 FoggyNelson and travizb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 5.0👍 Point Five, 1950's war comics and travizb 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 5.0 Thanks for posting. travizb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travizb Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 Very happy with the result. Thanks for your feedback! This forum is great! Comic Description:Detective Comics 363 5/67 D.C. ComicsGrader Notes:staple detached bottom of cover light spine stress lines to cover soiling on cover grendelbo, scburdet and Point Five 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Wow! We were all way off. Nothing against this book, but is 6.5 a record Universal grade for a book with a staple pop? grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 4:03 PM, Point Five said: Wow! We were all way off. Nothing against this book, but is 6.5 a record Universal grade for a book with a staple pop? I concur with your statement and question. Great grade but a cover detachment at one staple usually maxes out at 6.0 and the book needs to be in pretty great shape otherwise. Kind of perplexing... Point Five and Mars76 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzutak Posted April 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2023 The upcoming CGC Grading Contest is going to be absolutely wild! Point Five, Snowdon, JollyComics and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 4:53 PM, zzutak said: The upcoming CGC Grading Contest is going to be absolutely wild! No doubt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel013 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 6:03 PM, Point Five said: Wow! We were all way off. Nothing against this book, but is 6.5 a record Universal grade for a book with a staple pop? My Detective Comics 128 says multiple staple detached front cover and it also got 6.5 OW-W blue label. I think it's a beautiful book otherwise. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travizb Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 I agree with you all. I thought this would come back around 5. It seems like a generous grade to me, imo. grendelbo and Point Five 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 5:53 PM, zzutak said: The upcoming CGC Grading Contest is going to be absolutely wild! Definitely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/14/2023 at 5:03 PM, Point Five said: Wow! We were all way off. Nothing against this book, but is 6.5 a record Universal grade for a book with a staple pop? I had GI Combat 87 with the cover detached at the top staple. It was 6.0. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travizb Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 The front cover sure looks nice for this era, and the staples look clean in the slab. grendelbo and scburdet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda2 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) I have posted this elsewhere somewhere, but I have a 7.5 universal with a detached cover at the top staple. It is a silver age key, which may have biased their grading? Otherwise, it would likely be around a 9.0. Per the CGC Guide to grading comics "A cover fully detached from one staple will usually not grade higher than 7.0 or 7.5" Edited April 17, 2023 by Panda2 Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/17/2023 at 3:46 PM, Panda2 said: Per the CGC Guide to grading comics "A cover fully detached from one staple will usually not grade higher than 7.0 or 7.5" That's wild! Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
