Rocket Kelly #4

[CDaBruce]

Just won some Golden Age comics in an estate auction. This is my first foray into grading this Age.

This comic presents well and has great eye appeal. Pages are Off-White. Book is intact. The line on the Lower-Left Back Cover is a crease and not a tear.

 

 

 

 

Thanks in advance for your grades.

[rjpb]

3.5/4.0

[CDaBruce]

I was hoping for better. The front cover has great eye appeal but the back does have some issues. Thanks for the input.

[mdandy8]

4.5 due to crease on f/c general wear to spine, and that back cover. IMHO I don't think that the book is bad enough to get a 3, but this will be a case of someone looking at it and trying to decide if one giant crease is better or worse than a book with multiple dog ears, etc. I don't know if the book would go higher, simply because of the general wear to the covers, the stain or whatever it is (b/c spine) and the size of the crease and the rip...

 

I think that this is one of those cases where the book won't get a 'bump' and so you might end up with a 4, but be honest (everyone) if this was an AF 15 there would be people throwing out 6 and 7 by now.

[divad]

3.0 / 3.5 Scans need to be bigger . . .

[rjpb]

if this was an AF 15 there would be people throwing out 6 and 7 by now.

 

So true - and they talk about a Golden Age bump

[divad]

I disagree. The book has nice eye appeal, but there are a number of significant defects to this book, including:

 

2" round stain to REBC;

 

1/2" chunk missing from LEBC;

 

6" crease across logo area FC;

 

Staple trauma at LS;

 

1/2" stain LLFC;

 

Crunched LRFC;

 

Multiple creases BEBC;

 

Edge trauma at REFC;

 

And that doesn't even allow for resto evaluation . . .

[Point Five]

I'd say 4.5 as well, maybe 4.0 absolute worst case. I think the back cover flaws will barely affect the grade at this level. Book looks too sharp to go any lower.

[Point Five]

I disagree. The book has nice eye appeal, but there are a number of significant defects to this book, including:

 

2" round stain to REBC;

 

1/2" chunk missing from LEBC;

 

6" crease across logo area FC;

 

Staple trauma at LS;

 

1/2" stain LLFC;

 

Crunched LRFC;

 

Multiple creases BEBC;

 

Edge trauma at REFC;

 

And that doesn't even allow for resto evaluation . . .

 

Goodness me...