ComicSpa Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Nice book. Just has a crunch midway up front cover spine, one color breaking tick and staple creases. Inside is great. Almost looks like it just came off the rack. Great colors! Let me know everyone! Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelmaniac Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Off center top staple, a couple of spine ticks that slightly break color. IMO...NM- 9.2 to NM 9.4 9.4 NEAR MINT (NM): Back to Top Nearly perfect with only minor imperfections that keep it from the next higher grade. Subtle bindery/printing defects are allowed. Bindery tears must be less than 1/16" on Silver Age and later books, although on Golden Age books bindery tears of up to 1/4" have been noted. Cover is flat with no surface wear. Inks are bright with high reflectivity and a minimum of fading. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted. A 1/16" bend is permitted with no color break. Small, inconspicuous, lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable as long as they are in an unobtrusive location. Slight foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples are generally centered; may have slight discoloration. Almost no stress lines. Paper is off-white to cream, supple and fresh. Slight interior tears are allowed. 9.2 NEAR MINT- (NM-): Back to Top Nearly perfect with only a minor additional defect or defects that keep it from Near Mint. A limited number of minor bindery/printing defects are allowed. Cover is flat with no surface wear. Inks are bright with only the slightest dimming of reflectivity. Corners are cut square and sharp with ever-so-slight blunting permitted. A 1/16-1/8" bend is permitted with no color break. Small, inconspicuous, lightly penciled, stamped or inked arrival dates are acceptable as long as they are in an unobtrusive location. Slight foxing. Spine is tight and flat. Staples may show some discoloration. Almost no stress lines. Paper is off-white to cream, supple and fresh. Slight interior tears are allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Book presents beautifully. Really fresh inks on this one! But I'm going to be slightly more pessimistic and go 9.0/9.2 here, because I think the size of that spine tick near Lilith's right hand is going to bring this down more than normal. CGC's in-house grading often seems to consider the size of a defect as almost more influential than its severity. And the third picture shows that defect actually extends into the front cover in two directions both of which extend further into the cover than the other spine tick (in line with her elbow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lninefingers Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 >=9.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
