Hulk #181 0

[Prince Namor]

A friend of mine asked some advice on if he should slab this copy of Hulk 181 - I told him that's a book to always slab as it's GOING to sell, and having a 3rd party graded copy is always going to bring more money than a raw for it. He was worried about what looks like print press damage, which falls under... production damage?

I don't know. So I'm asking.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Edited March 16, 2018 by Chuck Gower

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I don't think I can explain what happened here:

 

[iXr184]

Nice comic, clean and press, I would give it it 7.5.

[joeypost]

I wonder if this book lost ink due to sticking to another comic. Have never seen anything close to this as far as production defects involving a Hulk 181. Not the usual speckling or bindery issue you see 

Edited March 18, 2018 by joeypost

[Artboy99]

I can't say with certainty that a graded copy of Hulk 181 always sells for more than ungraded. There are many examples of raw copies selling for the same and sometimes more than graded copies, especially in lower grades.

 

[Chaos_in_Canada]

8.0

[Ride the Tiger]

Are those markings a scuff? I mean can you feel any texture on the defect?