The Lions Den

This copy appears to be in the Very Good range...

From what I understand, for several months CGC has been providing high resolution scans of graded books beneath the grading notes...

I was hoping you'd create this version...

There was, but sometimes these things fall through the cracks.

Very cool, and it actually makes this issue more interesting to me now.

Good information that I wasn't previously aware of...

Very cool...thanks so much for sharing!

I did mention this to the powers that be...pretty noteworthy stuff...

Is this book missing anything from the interior?

I always thought this was a pretty cool issue, but for some reason it falls into the "not essential" category for me. Maybe it's the yellow background (which Warren allegedly disliked for his covers) or the fact that the previous issue was such a standout---it just seems that this issue was kind of a letdown. Thankfully, it was only temporary...

Thanks for doing this. My own search for the Elf (and any contact info) has also been unsuccessful.

I still love ya, brother...

Thank you! I hope he's OK.

Me too...

Very unfortunate. You have my sympathy...

Just a couple of random thoughts regarding this issue... 1) I've always liked this cover. It seems to have a certain...creepiness to it. And yellow bra or not, that gal is pretty darn alluring. 2) Yes, the letter by Frank Miller has been confirmed by noted magazine historian Richard Arndt as being from THE Frank Miller. But for my money, the letter from Ernesto Colon is more interesting. 3) This issue, for whatever reason, is notoriously difficult to find in high grade. I've rarely seen one above Very Fine, and I'm pretty sure I messed up badly when I sold a Near Mint copy sometime back in the 1990's for around $25. Ah well, hindsight really is 20/20...

I haven't read it in quite some time, but I remember that story being one of the highlights of this issue. I hope this helps...

By way of explanation, certain graders are often confined to certain tiers. This actually makes it easier for them to be more efficient, because they're more familiar with the books they're grading and with the common flaws those books may have...

That is certainly a possibility...

From what I understand, they already have some graders with extensive knowledge in that area...

While I'd like to think that all the graders at CGC are experts in their respective areas, the high value graders likely have a bit more experience with different types of books...

Regardless of the grader, this is exactly the kind of flaw that should have been in the notes...

For me, it's the accumulation of defects that make it a .5 instead of a 1.0...but you never know. If you do submit it, I'd advise putting a prominent sticker on the bag noting the fragility of the cover. Good luck!

My best guess would be that they missed it the first time around...

A classic example of a comic that should fall somewhere in the VG range...