CSS 23 - Tear seal? 1 1

[Black_Adam]

I have a recently acquired CSS 23 that appears to have a tear seal or possibly some other stain or water damage on the upper right edge? I have attached some pics below for your opinion!

[Funnybooks]

seems like moisture

 

[The Lions Den]

On 8/11/2023 at 11:06 AM, Black_Adam said:

I have a recently acquired CSS 23 that appears to have a tear seal or possibly some other stain or water damage on the upper right edge? I have attached some pics below for your opinion!

This looks like a textbook example of fairly severe water damage. Is there some reason you suspect a tear seal as well?  

[Black_Adam]

On 8/11/2023 at 8:56 AM, The Lions Den said:

This looks like a textbook example of fairly severe water damage. Is there some reason you suspect a tear seal as well?  

I just wanted to make sure it looked to others like water damage and not some kind of sealant. I was worried that large ripple where the color break is on the right edge might be a tear that had been "expertly" sealed. With this type of water damage I am guessing the highest grade would be in the 4.0 range?

[The Lions Den]

On 8/11/2023 at 12:07 PM, Black_Adam said:

I just wanted to make sure it looked to others like water damage and not some kind of sealant. I was worried that large ripple where the color break is on the right edge might be a tear that had been "expertly" sealed. With this type of water damage I am guessing the highest grade would be in the 4.0 range?

Well, you really never know the extent of what's happened to a book until you thoroughly examine it.

In this case, I'd be wondering how extensive the water damage is. With this much damage, it very likely affected some (or all) of the pages as well. I'd also be concerned about the possibility of mold, and there does appear to be some color loss associated with the water damage---yet another factor to consider. 

And it's really tough to arrive at a grade without actually seeing the entire book...  

 

 

 

 

[Black_Adam]

On 8/11/2023 at 11:36 AM, The Lions Den said:

Well, you really never know the extent of what's happened to a book until you thoroughly examine it.

In this case, I'd be wondering how extensive the water damage is. With this much damage, it very likely affected some (or all) of the pages as well. I'd also be concerned about the possibility of mold, and there does appear to be some color loss associated with the water damage---yet another factor to consider. 

And it's really tough to arrive at a grade without actually seeing the entire book...  

 

 

 

 

 I found the scan from the original Heritage sale (not where I acquired the comic). They graded it as VG/FN.

[JollyComics]

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[zzutak]

On 8/11/2023 at 8:35 AM, Funnybooks said:

seems like moisture

On 8/11/2023 at 8:56 AM, The Lions Den said:

This looks like a textbook example of fairly severe water damage.

Definitely   

[The Lions Den]

On 8/11/2023 at 2:59 PM, Black_Adam said:

 I found the scan from the original Heritage sale (not where I acquired the comic). They graded it as VG/FN.

I think the Heritage grade seems rather generous...  

[Black_Adam]

On 8/11/2023 at 4:09 PM, The Lions Den said:

I think the Heritage grade seems rather generous...  

I believe that is the general consensus on ALL Heritage raw grades!   

[Sauce Dog]

I don't consider myself an expert (*shakes fist* not YET!), but I'm not seeing anything that would appear to be a tear seal on the inside. As others have said, it looks to be moisture damage.