PGM - Tales to Astonish 64 1 1

[tmac100]

Overall, the book has nice color and gloss.  There are some defects that I'm not sure how to gauge the impact of:

Top right corner of the front cover has multiple creases (crushed corner?). 

The top has some creasing due to the Marvel overhand.

There is a very small indentation on the right side of the front cover, about 4 inches down the page, that goes through some of the interior pages as well.

A few spine ticks.  

The interior is complete and solid.

Thanks

Edited January 29 by tmac100
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[marvelmaniac]

The top right corner is the killer here, not only are there multiple color breaking creases, there is also a small piece missing on the edge, IMO, the book without the corner issue would be in the FN 6.0 range, with the severe corner creasing/small piece missing, IMO...VG+ 4.5 to VG/FN 5.0

 

5.0 VERY GOOD/FINE (VG/FN):  Back to Top
An above-average but well used comic book. An accumulation of bindery/printing defects is allowed. Minor to moderate cover wear apparent, with minor to moderate creases and/or dimples. Inks have moderate to low reflectivity. Blunted corners are increasingly common, as is minor to moderate staining, discoloration, and/or foxing. Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. A minor to moderate spine roll is allowed. A spine split of up to 1/2" may be present. Staples may show minor discoloration. Minor staple tears and minor stress lines may also be present, as well as minor rust migration. Paper is tan to brown with no signs of brittleness. Centerfold may be loose. Minor interior tears may also be present.

4.5 VERY GOOD+ (VG):  Back to Top
Fits the criteria for Very Good but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount.

4.0 VERY GOOD (VG):  Back to Top
The average used comic book. Cover shows moderate to significant wear, and may be loose but not completely detached. Cover reflectivity is low. Can have moderate creases or dimples. Corners may be blunted. Store stamps, name stamps, arrival dates, initials, etc. have no effect on this grade. Some discoloration, fading, foxing, and even minor soiling is allowed. As much as a 1/4" triangle can be missing out of the corner or edge; a missing 1/8" square is also acceptable. Only minor unobtrusive tape and other amateur repair allowed on otherwise high grade copies. Moderate spine roll may be present and/or a 1" spine split. Staples may be discolored. Minor to moderate staple tears and stress lines may be present, as well as some rust migration. Paper is brown but not brittle. Minor to moderate interior tears may be present. Centerfold may be loose or detached at one staple.

[CJ Design]

5.0 ish

[bronzemarvel]

4.5

[scburdet]

Call me crazy, but I have a similarly damaged X-Men 49 that everyone on the board thought would get hammered. I wasn't that much more optimistic & then it came back at 7.5. This corner looks a little worse, so I'll give it a 6.5 with very limited potential to do better. If a corner is deemed to be a crunch, then 7.0 is supposed to be the low-end for that defect alone. 

[tmac100]

On 1/29/2024 at 3:28 PM, scburdet said:

Call me crazy, but I have a similarly damaged X-Men 49 that everyone on the board thought would get hammered. I wasn't that much more optimistic & then it came back at 7.5. This corner looks a little worse, so I'll give it a 6.5 with very limited potential to do better. If a corner is deemed to be a crunch, then 7.0 is supposed to be the low-end for that defect alone. 

I was leaning the same way.  This is a link to the same issue, a graded 7.0.  It has a bad top corner also (not as bad) but overall this graded 7.0 has many more defects.  Maybe this was just the case of a lucky grade, but I can't see the one I showed dropping below a 6.5 or 6.0 when comparing to this one.  Unless I'm missing something.

Tales to Astonish #64 (Marvel, 1965) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to | Lot #15783 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com)