grendelbo Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) This has been on my want list for a couple of years although I wasn't actively pursuing it. I found one today at a decent price. I'm happy to add it to my collection. No surprises inside. Pages are OW. No cover stains either although a couple of creases create the illusion of some. Thanks for the grading estimates. Edited March 17, 2023 by grendelbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Wow! This is like the 2nd or 3rd piece of evidence that you own comics! I agree, this is a great cover. I'm a passive DD fan at best, but issue 45 has the similar color characters on a greyscale background. IDK how many more covers are done in this style, but I wonder why it's not the subject of more homage/swipes. They're underrated. Based on comps in my graded collection, I'll say 4.5. In some ways it looks better than my two 4.5s, in other ways mine present better so I think they would grade similarly. I could see a 5.0 on the right day with a Spider-Man stan sitting at the grading table. Since buying a mid-NM to high-grade copy can cost 2-3 times the average monthly mortgage payment, this is a reasonable compromise between cost & presentation IMO. Nice find. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I'm leaning more towards a 5.0. Cool book to have. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timfinz Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 5.0 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 5.0 = Unpressed 5.5 = Pressed (50/50 chance for 6.0) grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 @FoggyNelson @1950's war comics Opinions, gentlemen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 at first look it was 6.0 but on further review it is a 5.0-5.5 grendelbo and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travizb Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 5 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilskip Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 i'll go with a 5.0 to 5.5. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 3:48 PM, AhsokaTano Jedi Apprentice said: Ya...I think it looks like a 5.0 but I think CGC has just figured out that they have been grading comics way to harshly for many years and they have now done an about face and in todays market this book would come back with a slabbing grade of a 6.5. For exactly this reason I could see this in a 6.5 slab but (ahem) using 'my own' grading standard I would call it a 5.0 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nschenks Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 5.0 train grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
