DaveE Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the help on this. I'm going through some Pre-code Horror comics and trying to sort the better ones out. I've put some side-lighting in to accentuate the defects but it makes the blacks look far worse than in normal viewing. I don't see any staining and it does have one long crease bottom middle. I do have one question as I run into this a lot with the comics I'm organizing. With Golden or Atomic age comics when the top or bottom edge is not crisp and has a fold with light cracking how much of a bump down does the grade take? I've looked through the grading guides but it's hard to figure out how much is acceptable due to the age of the comic. On this one it's on the top and bottom edges on the right side. Edited October 10, 2020 by DaveE Grade FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myowncollector Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) I dunno. Can't recall seeing enough books with only that top bottom damage to have thought about it. Depends how much. Usually have other defects as well. Look at photos of books you are describing and see what they graded. I give book 5.0 Edited May 31, 2020 by Myowncollector Add more. DaveE and The Lions Den 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Nice for a black covered book , I think a 4.5😷😷 The Lions Den and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kromak Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I also go with 5.0 The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtrias00 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4.5 The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4.5 seems pretty reasonable to me... In regard to your question about the wear on the edges of the book, a lot depends on the severity of the wear. It also depends upon what the rest of the book looks like. So if you have more books like the one pictured, it's pretty typical of what I'd expect to see from this era...mid grade copies or lower. Still very cool and highly desirable. DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 4.5 in my eyes. DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vheflin Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 4.5 crow DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 4.0 IMO. DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 4.5 DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 9.0!!!!!!!!! (divided by 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 G/VG (3.0), possibly a VG- (3.5) black cover shows a lot. DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmannn Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 3,5/4.0 DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveE Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Grade is in.... 4.5's have it! I submitted it for pressing with screening and it was not pressed. Edited October 10, 2020 by DaveE vheflin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlevy1 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, DaveE said: Grade is in.... 4.5's have it! I submitted it for pressing with screening and it was not pressed. Nice books - ST 25 is my favorite of the 4 as I am an Everett fan! DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Congrats! Beautiful books!! DaveE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
