Please grade this Crime Suspenstories #15!

[Point Five]

Thanks for the help with CSS #17...now here's a tougher one. Front cover looks gorgeous, but the left edge on the back has chipping and tears. I assume they're from a bad cut at production, but...yeesh. What do you guys think about a grade on this one?

 

 

[MutantKeys]

[divad]

She must've been one naughty girl to deserve treatment like that!

[comic_lot]

Based on back cover, 5.5. Thats a shame, front is in excellent shape.

[Karma23]

I'm going with a 6.0 mainly due to the beauty of the front cover, and man is it a beaut

[divad]

5.0 due to chipping and tears to BC But I could see a 6.0 . . .

[Dad&Son-migration]

Me too... I can't see it being lower then 5.5 and think for the book and the front's eye appeal it could pull a 6.0

[-cryptkeeper-]

6.0 sweet book

[Point Five]

Thanks for the help so far.

 

I don't disagree with the grades, but just curious: is it safe to assume there's no "Marvel chipping allowance" for this book? It feels like I've seen CGC give high grades to books with heavy Marvel chipping, which I personally think is odd...I would lean towards counting it like any other damage, as you folks (reasonably) seem to be doing here. Just trying to understand the logic.

[comic_lot]

I don't know if that's Marvel chipping, I was assuming they were tears of some sort. I'm not that familiar with ECs to know if they had the same problem as Marvels. Can you tell if they are manufacturing defects, i.e. are there pre-chips that have not come loose? If its a printing defect I might grade it 1 to 1.5 grades higher.

[marvelcollector]

Have to say 6.5 due to BC chipping...rest of book looks to be in VFish territory....

[rjpb]

Technically it may be only a 5.0/5.5 - but it has 6.0 value for sure! IMHO the CGC allowance for Marvel chipping is a crock of poo.

[Point Five]

IMHO the CGC allowance for Marvel chipping is a crock of poo.

 

Thanks for the analysis!

[Point Five]

I don't know if that's Marvel chipping, I was assuming they were tears of some sort. I'm not that familiar with ECs to know if they had the same problem as Marvels. Can you tell if they are manufacturing defects, i.e. are there pre-chips that have not come loose? If its a printing defect I might grade it 1 to 1.5 grades higher.

 

Yep, I'm pretty sure the defects are from a bad cut at manufacturing. The tears are that very specific kind of pre-Marvel-chipping tears...looks just like the right front cover edge of many an Amazing Spiderman #33 (for instance). For what it's worth...

[Durden08]

I'll say it's a 6.0.

 

I think it's the dude's first time burying someone alive. The hole isn't deep enough, and the girl's head is already above ground.

[Point Five]

 

Well, in his defense, he's got a lot on his mind.

[KingOfRulers]

Have to say 6.5 due to BC chipping...rest of book looks to be in VFish territory....

 

Hey MC, I haven't seen you around in a while. Maybe I've just been in the wrong forum lately. I hope all is well with you.

 

Anyway, in general I think everyone was a bit tough on this book. I agree with MC, and a strong 6.5 at that.

[sterlingcomics]

nice book...I'd go for 6.0 myself..technically a bit lower.