Classics Illustrated - low grade 22 comic lot

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alecholland · March 18, 2023

Most of these present nicer than assigned grade. Cream or OW to Cream pages for all of them. Asking price includes USPS priority shipping.

Asking $70 shipped for the lot. I think Mr. Midshipman Easy is worth about 1/3 or so of the asking price.

First :takeit: in the thread wins. Please do not edit your post after posting

PAYMENT
Paypal only. Payments should be made within three days of receiving invoice from me.

SHIPPING
USPS priority shipping with insurance is included in price.

I love our Canadian and overseas members, but will only ship CONUS right now.

Also, I usually ship on Sunday morning due to work and family schedule.

I will not sell to any H.O.S. Members or anyone currently on the probation list.

Although I've never had any issues, full or partial refunds available if you contact me within 10 days of receiving your purchase. I do not offer refunds on CGC graded books.

Since they are lower grade, I am being a bit lazy and not scanning all the books. I have two group shots and scanned a few of the books that I thought either had some value or were a bit nicer than the rest of the group. If anyone would like additional scans, let me know.

Here is the info - grade and most notable defects for the books. Most have covers and centerfold attached. I have noted the ones that don't. Again mostly Cream pages, some with OW to Cream pages.

Classics Illustrated

11 - Don Quixote HRN 156 - 2.0/2.5 - Kunstler cover. 3/4” tear on front cover about 3” down from top open flap. Some type of liquid looking drops/staining on back cover. About 9 of them toward the top.

12 - Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman HRN 118 - 2.0 - Top staple on centerfold held on by lower half of staple. Heavy 6” diagonal crease on right front cover. Accumulation of creases/dimples on front and back cover. Light to moderate moisture damage on front and back cover near the top around the spine.

21 - 3 Famous Mysteries HRN 114 - 2.0/2.5 - Accumulation of light creasing/dimples on cover front and back. Spine has wear to it, but both staples secure.

26 - Frankenstein HRN 117 - 2.0/2.5 - Accumulation of light creasing/dimples on front and back cover. Some small tears at bottom back cover.

32 - Lorna Doone HRN 118 - 1.8/2.0 - Matt Baker cover and art. Accumulation of color and non-color breaking creases front and back cover. Top left corner back cover almost torn off.

39 - Jane Eyre HRN 118 - 2.5 - Date stamp front cover. Accumulation of non-color and color breaking creases front and back cover. Back cover missing a small corner piece from both the top and bottom open flap.

40 - Mysteries (Poe) HRN 92 - 1.0 Heavy staining/browning front and back cover. Could also be some moisture damage. Reading crease and accumulation of mostly non-color breaking creases/dimples front and back cover.

44 - Mysteries of Paris HRN 78 - 2.0/2.5 Accumulation of mostly non-color breaking creases on front and back cover. Staining to back cover. 1/2” spine split lower spine.

52 - House of the Seven Gables HRN 89 - 1.8/2.0 - Centerfold popped at both staples. It’s still pretty snug in the comic so I didn’t want to pull on the pages to see if any other pages were loose.

69 - Around the World in 80 Days HRN 125 - 1.5/2.0 - Water damage/staining front and back cover upper left corner. Worse on back cover than front.

71 - The Man Who Laughs - HRN 71 - 1.5/2.0 - Cover detached at lower staple and barely hanging on top staple. Centerfold still secure.

74 - Mr. Midshipman Easy - HRN 75 - 3.0 - 15 cent sticker on front cover. Nicer lower grade book.

78 - Joan of Arc - HRN 113 - 1.5 - Quite a bit of wear to front and back covers. Rippling on front cover probably from water/moisture. Colors still decent on front cover.

84 - The Gold Bug and other stories - HRN 84 - 3.5/4.0 - Some stacking staining front and back cover. Order form filled out on back cover. Good stories, terrible artwork.

105 - From the Earth to the Moon - HRN 106 - 1.0/1.5 - Mostly due to water damage in upper left corner front and back cover. Spine wear and accumulation of other wear front and back cover.

124 - The War of the Worlds - HRN 125 - 1.5 - Centerfold popped at lower staple. Cover is probably barely hanging on at lower staple. Accumulation of general wear on front and back cover.

138 - A Journey to the Center of the Earth - HRN 136 - 3.5 - maybe better. There is an extra set of staples that look like manufacturing. There is one set on the cover and then a second set on the inside back cover equidistant that goes through to the centerfold. It does not look like someone added them. It looks like extra staples when printed.

142 - Abraham Lincoln - HRN 142 - 4.5 - Crunch top middle front cover. Some other general wear that brings grade down. Otherwise nice looking lower grade book.

145 - The Crisis - HRN 143 - 4.5 maybe slightly nicer. Nice Norman Saunders painted cover. Another nice looking lower/mid grade book. Some stress at top staple front cover and very slight tears. Still attached fine.

146 - With Fire and Sword - HRN 143 - 4.5 maybe slightly nicer. Non-color breaking bends front cover.

Special Issue 141A - The Rough Rider - 5.5 - Color breaking corner bend lower right front cover. Reading crease along spine.

Special Issue 147A - Crossing the Rockies - 3.0/3.5 - Quite a bit of rippling along spine due to being square bound I think. Some creasing on front cover that brings grade down. Looks decent in mylar.

I think that covers it. Here's the books!

Edited March 18, 2023 by alecholland