scburdet Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) One of those books I already owned, but really was below really collectible standards (stained). Casual shopped for a long time now & was surprised no one was bidding on this copy, so I'm wondering if your grades will be close to the seller's . Definitely, the nicest raw copy I'd seen in a while. The one thing I can see now that wasn't noticeable in the listing is a light crease from the title to the Puppet Master. <4" & doesn't extend to the edges. It hides well in the full cover shot, although I'm pretty sure my higher resolution camera shows it pretty well. Seller says: Spoiler 5.5 or better. Edited July 18, 2023 by scburdet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 6.0 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 5.0 That diagonal crease. Top edge kinda looks trimmed? Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Fine cond👍‼️ 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 3:27 AM, grendelbo said: Top edge kinda looks trimmed Few more shots to see if you are more or less suspicious. The cover still overhangs the inner pages, The edges have small imperfections, similar to all edges (we're at the limit of the camera's abilities here. I think the photos make the edge look cleaner than it is). The two corners look "naturally" rounded to me, but that & $5 will buy you a new book at your LCS. If it was trimmed, I would say that it had to happen a while ago. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 8:50 AM, scburdet said: Few more shots to see if you are more or less suspicious. The cover still overhangs the inner pages, The edges have small imperfections, similar to all edges (we're at the limit of the camera's abilities here. I think the photos make the edge look cleaner than it is). The two corners look "naturally" rounded to me, but that & $5 will buy you a new book at your LCS. If it was trimmed, I would say that it had to happen a while ago. Yeah, I see what's going on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cchunn3 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 That is a GREAT copy! Most of the "Marvel" titles [Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, Tales to Astonish and Marvel Tales] still available have had all the love read right out of 'em! scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 I think this is an interesting case study for grading. The cover crease, although long, is designated moderate. I'll bet the back cover crease was the tipping point to a 5.5 or 6.0. This is by far the nicest looking "low grade" CGC I have large crease full center of back coverlight wear to coverlight, multiple finger creases front coverlight, multiple spine stress lines breaks colormoderate creasing to cover Mars76 and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
