Just getting started & wanted to do a trial with some existing images 1 1

[Louisville Pirate]

I've got a lot of Silver Age comics, mostly DC, and would like to see if my attempts at grading some of them agree with what the forum comes up with.  Please bear with me.  I'm using images that I already scanned just to get a feel for how this all will work.  Once I get a little more experience, I'll do some fresh scans with a blue background, etc.

My notes on this comic: Very good condition, ink on back cover (Thanks Mom!)

[scburdet]

The way the images are tightly cropped makes it harder to be confident in the grade b/c the edges/corners are no completely clear. 5.5ish, could slide lower or higher depending on how clean the edges are. In this case, I don't think the writing will be a significant factor in the grade. The color breaking defects on the front set the ceiling & back covers aren't scored as harshly.

[SuperSt4r]

The crop makes it impossible to grade - maybe in a wide range between 5.0 - 7.0