Grade my big furry Beast!!!!!

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OK so whats the grade??

[murph0]

Possibly a 9.0 now with big pic, but I'll stick to my 8.5 guess.

 

Brian

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Another shot

[LordRahl]

9.2 maybe 9.4.

[Tomega]

I'll go with a 9.2, especially since there is no back cover. 8.5 is too low but it is hard to tell from scans.

Tom

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To make things interesting...heres a slabbed 9.4 copy to compare to...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2177145343&category=33826

 

[murph0]

I believe it's an 8.5 as the top bindary corner is rounded. The top of the cover looks slightly rough from the scan. There appears to be one color breaking spine mark, good chance there's another scanners can't pick up non-color breaking spine stress at this resolution. The lower right corner also has a crease in it in the extreme outter portion.

 

Brian

[chrisco37]

9.0 - 9.2

 

If back cover is nice then 9.2. The color-break is amplified by the size of the scan. I have a 9.0 Silver Surfer #14 that has at least 4 (small) color breaks.

 

It's a nice book, that if you plan on selling, would do pretty well on eBay raw.

 

Chris

[Rip]

Honestly I'm guessing 9.0 (higher end) or (lower end)-9.2 depending on CGC's mood. Hopefully 9.2. The backcover is nice. It does have a slight smudge on the back, but nothing else. I think the other book I linked to should of been a upper end 9.2. I'm going to sell it (or trade it) for more DC Neal Adams books.

[BachelorOfComix]

9.2, Slab it & they will come........

[murph0]

btw, is there actually a yellow line across the very top of the book?

 

Brian

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No yellow line

[Rip]

I pulled it out of a storage bag with 6 others of the same issue. One was structually a 9.4-9.6 but it had a REALLY bad smudge on the front by that upper staple. Overall I thought this was the best looking one.

[cicamen]

I would say it is around a 9.0.

[Rip]

Called CGC just got the grade...........9.2.

[BronzeBruce13]

I was going to say 9.2... but now my vote doesn't count... wait a little longer next time, eh?

 

Its a VERY tough book above 9.4. I only ever saw (1) 9.6... just imagine what that 9.8 White must look like?

[Rip]

No kidding,not only is it a black cover, but its that darn smudge that knocks so many down.

I've never seen one above 9.4

[BronzeBruce13]

I don't believe CGC knocks down for the smudge... or any very repetitive print defect. If they did, quite a few less Hulk 181's would grade above 9.2 as most have that vertical white spotting defect (where the ink did not adhere) 1/4" or so in from the spine. It starts as high as just above the black arrow and can extend down as far as a 1/2" from the bottom edge... but I digress

 

I might be able to post a scan of the 9.8 AA 11 this weekend.

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Really? Are you sure. I had thought they did, I wonder if there's any CGC people who could answer this. Earlier on the thread I stated that this came out of a storage bag where there was also a high end looking 9.4 (with bad smudging). So I thought it would grade lower. I wonder...does ANYONE out there have a bad smudge on a slabbed 9.4 or higher that could conferm this???

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Just found this 9.4 with the smudge. A light smudge but a smudge none the less.

http://www.comiclink.com/AmazingAdventures11CGC94.htm