scburdet Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Thought about sending this to Tony Isabella signing. Ultimately, didn't think it was good enough since it's only his character, but not involved in the actual book. Think a press would help the top edge. Edited July 18, 2023 by scburdet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Idk how much CGC will deduct for that dust shadow. Looks like a very nice copy, 9.4 after a cnp. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Do these books have any gloss on the covers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 8:15 PM, Mars76 said: Do these books have any gloss on the covers? No, they're plain matte print (or similar). The really old ones (there are a couple for sale at MCS with scans) look like they're just 8½×11 paper folded, stapled & a postmark put on it. Some look to be printed in "portrait mode". The paper isn't typing paper, and it's higher quality than the pages of a regular comic, but we have now reached the extent of my paper knowledge. Mars76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 9.0/9.2 Thanks for posting. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) On 3/11/2023 at 7:15 PM, Mars76 said: Do these books have any gloss on the covers? Nope Which makes them a little tougher to grade IMO I’d say 9.0 I don’t think that dust shadow should be allowed in 9.2 or better Great copy with no additional staple holes or address stamp Edited March 12, 2023 by THE_BEYONDER scburdet 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 6:21 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: address stamp Yeah, lots have this and I agree hard to grade. I bought a collection of them at ~$2-3 ea. Mixed grades, but the value a few probably cover the entire lot. Oddly, not a single one has an address label. A big win, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 5:36 PM, scburdet said: Yeah, lots have this and I agree hard to grade. I bought a collection of them at ~$2-3 ea. Mixed grades, but the value a few probably cover the entire lot. Oddly, not a single one has an address label. A big win, I'd say. I picked up a near complete OO subscription run of 100-178 Most of the smaller books(pre-164) have address stamps and staple holes. My 139 is actually one of the lower grade books in the collection unfortunately.... scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) Do you have a minty 143? Still trying to upgrade Edited March 12, 2023 by THE_BEYONDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 One of the fun things about dealing with a professional that presses & submits for me is that sometimes when I throw something in the box for the sake of amusement or to ask a question, it ends up being the first thing that he jumps on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Came out pretty nice for a fanzine/adzine grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
