scburdet Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 This is among the many comics I photographed last summer. I kind of wrote it off b/c of the shadow around the edges. After seeing that Avengers 48 get an 8.5 in the grading contest, I thought it would be good to revisit. This shadow is much less obtrusive in my estimation. A little spine/stacking roll that needs pressing, but otherwise quite nice for these white covers, which tend to get dirty or dark. This is part II of a story that starts in X-Men 45. I had the Marvel Triple Action reprint of the X-Men & never knew how that situation was resolved until I got this many years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lninefingers Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Can you give a little more info on the line on the right side below the leg? Almost looks like a wrinkle, but I can't tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 2:18 PM, Lninefingers said: the line Printer's crease or vein. Both acceptable at a grade one automatically lands when a shadow sets the ceiling IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchunn3 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Looks like the bottom staple has pulled through a couple of the inner wraps. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 2:59 PM, cchunn3 said: inner wraps Yes. Just inner wrap & 1 staple. Their book is (intentionally?) ambiguous about this. They're fairly clear about fully or partially detached covers & detached wraps (centerfold). Fully detached cover max 7.0. Fully detached wrap max 7.5. For staple detachments, which covers partially detached wraps, the range is 5.0-9.0, so I deduce the range for a partially detached inner wrap would be between 7.5-9.0, but again, it's a little ambiguous. The good news is it's still pretty structurally sound. Not sure how you detach a staple at an inner wrap without messing up the pages or the other staple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lninefingers Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Recognizing that my performance in the recent grading contest limits the value of my opinion - a grade lower than 7.5 or greater than 8.5 for this book would really surprise me, so 8.0? scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 7.5, maybe 8.0. Thanks for posting. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Overall I'm dead on 7.5 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 i would list it as a 7.0 scburdet and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...