PGM New Gods #1 1 1

[richATTK]

I'll take the bad news, THEN the good news please, 😁 Thanks! 

[scburdet]

4.5/5.0

Edited October 18, 2023 by scburdet

[zzutak]

The past 50 years have not been kind to this one.    Was it stored in an attic?
I'd characterize the cover as having a severe tan or dark tan oxidation halo.  Be careful opening this one, as the spine paper has no doubt lost much/most of its original suppleness and is now at risk of detaching from the staples.  Max grade = 4.5 VG+.

Edited October 17, 2023 by zzutak

[richATTK]

On 10/17/2023 at 11:42 AM, zzutak said:

The past 50 years have not been kind to this one.    Was it stored in an attic?
I'd characterize the cover as having a severe tan or dark tan oxidation halo.  Be careful opening this one, as the spine paper has no doubt lost much/most of its original suppleness and is now at risk of detaching from the staples.  Max grade = 4.5 VG+.

It was found in a storage unit, inside a large cardboard box among 450 other books, mostly Silver age, a lot in decent and good shape but nothing bagged. Check out my thread about it in Silver age.

Thanks for the feedback. The book didn't feel brittle when I was paging through it carefully, but I probably won't be opening it up again after bagging. 

Edited October 17, 2023 by richATTK

[zzutak]

On 10/17/2023 at 12:02 PM, richATTK said:

It was found in a storage unit

For the benefit of anyone thinking about keeping their ephemera in a non climate-controlled storage unit for any length of time: DON'T (unless you live in the Rockies, the Sierras, or Salida, Colorado).   

[thehumantorch]

4.5 seems about right