Charlie07 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Hi Everyone, Was hoping y'all could kindly lend your expertise. Thanks for looking! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidShredder Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Corner bends, indentations on cover, spotting on back cover. As it is, CGC tends to knock indentations way harder than they should. this would probably come back a 7. However, this is a good cnp candidate. If you can get rid of the spotting on the back and the indentations on the front then all you are really left with is the corner bends. Might go up to an 8.5 depending on how the cnp goes. Love this book. It's definitely on my short list of prospective acquisitions. 1950's war comics and Charlie07 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 7.0±0.5 the color breaking crease brings you down into the 8s. The stains, albeit small, are going to cap it lower. If they were on the front, I'd expect more like 6.0/6.5. Charlie07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 6.5 Thanks for posting. Charlie07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie07 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 6:55 PM, SolidShredder said: Corner bends, indentations on cover, spotting on back cover. As it is, CGC tends to knock indentations way harder than they should. this would probably come back a 7. However, this is a good cnp candidate. If you can get rid of the spotting on the back and the indentations on the front then all you are really left with is the corner bends. Might go up to an 8.5 depending on how the cnp goes. Love this book. It's definitely on my short list of prospective acquisitions. Thanks for the feedback. This is one of my favorites as well ever since I saw my older brother's copy years ago. One of those comics I just had to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 6.5 Charlie07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 i see 7.5 Charlie07 and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) What is going on with this corner. It appears as though it has been rat-chewed yet when you open the book there doesn't appear to be any damage, allbeit now when I look at the front cover I can't see the rat-chew Edited March 18, 2023 by timfinz Charlie07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidShredder Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/18/2023 at 11:12 AM, timfinz said: What is going on with this corner. Books of this era were sometimes cut a little weird and would curve in a little sharply at the spine. Add some corner wear on top of that and it gives the illusion that a piece is missing. If you look at the top corner, it curves in as well just minus the wear. Also, this is an extreme closeup, so it looks deceptively large. It probably only affects the actual cover and not any of the leaves. So, it makes sense you wouldn't see it when the book is open. That's my take anyway. Charlie07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie07 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 3/18/2023 at 11:12 AM, timfinz said: What is going on with this corner. It appears as though it has been rat-chewed yet when you open the book there doesn't appear to be any damage, allbeit now when I look at the front cover I can't see the rat-chew Very odd. Maybe it's the picture? There's definitely no rat chew on this one Unfortunately I don't have the book anymore as I've sent to get pressed and graded. I'll let you all know once I get back how it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchunn3 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Something definitely odd about that spine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollobuzz Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 6.5 due to staining on back cover, otherwise would likely get 8.5 Charlie07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nschenks Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Echoing what others have said, the straining/foxing on the BC and the CB crease on the FC probably cap this at 7.5, even with a C&P. That said...I don't think a 7.5 is out of the question, as a lot of the other creasing/indents look like good candidates to come out nicely, and the FC presents really nicely. Charlie07 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I can see this getting an 8.0 after a cnp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBTOTHEC Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I am at 6.5 also. Anything above that would surprise me. Looks nicer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
