Will96 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I was looking at potential comics to sell and I've never had any passion around this comic.... Don't think I even read the whole thing when I bought it new from the comic book shop.... At any rate, was thinking of selling it but, after looking at it.... it's a bit of a hot mess.... - The cover at the top is bent, probably from years of sitting in a box because a poor kid (me) didn't have the money for bags and boards.... - Blue ink marks.... About 90% of the book has these blue ink marks at the top. No idea what that is from. - About 50% of the book has these holes running across the bottom. They almost look like claw marks. I'd be curious to know folks opinions as to a grade. I moved this to a frame and have it on the wall in my office. Not sure what to do with it now. I may just stick it back in the frame..... At least it presents well as wall art.... Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Puzzling. I’ve not seen page ink (?) marks like that before (I don’t think). The holes in the pages are from production (definitely seen that before), but a tad exacerbated from handling and age. IMO...7.0, based on what I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will96 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 10:14 AM, Galen130 said: Puzzling. I’ve not seen page ink (?) marks like that before (I don’t think). The holes in the pages are from production (definitely seen that before), but a tad exacerbated from handling and age. IMO...7.0, based on what I can see. Thanks. Yes I was thinking somewhere around there. Pretty disappointing. I should have paid better attention when I bought it all those years ago.... Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Will96 said: Thanks. Yes I was thinking somewhere around there. Pretty disappointing. I should have paid better attention when I bought it all those years ago.... No worries. Lots of comic vendors back then would mark comics for inventory, etc. It's hard to tell if the blue marks are production or not...since I can only see the one. Are the marks all uniform across the pages? It's hard to know for sure whether CGC will take things like that into account. Plus, I'm not expert. Lol. I've only been doing this about 3 years...mostly as a hobby. I enjoy the education though. Thanks for posting it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 This'll explain it for you, it is part of the manufacturing process so shouldn't count against the grade.... Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Gnasher said: This'll explain it for you, it is part of the manufacturing process so shouldn't count against the grade.... Thanks for that. I thought it had something to do with production...just couldn't remember for sure. Hopefully I can remember from here on out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just now, Galen130 said: Thanks for that. I thought it had something to do with production...just couldn't remember for sure. Hopefully I can remember from here on out. Basically it's just taken the place of distributors ink as an indicator for returns. so on Bronze Age mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Gnasher said: Basically it's just taken the place of distributors ink as an indicator for returns. so on Bronze Age mostly. Copy that!!! Filed away for future reference. Thanks again!!! Gnasher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will96 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Gnasher said: This'll explain it for you, it is part of the manufacturing process so shouldn't count against the grade.... Fascinating. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will96 Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 So it seems that the holes at the bottom and the ink were part of production back then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 7.5 IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will96 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 5 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said: 7.5 IMO. Thanks. Yes, it's one I just stuck back on my wall.... Not sure it's worth the trouble.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 7.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
