Pantodude Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) Hope you all are well. The stain under the "E" is some residue (food-related liquid?) which used to have some paper from another comic stuck to it, since removed safely. Are these white pages? Those are not my fingers in the final pic, btw . Is this a worthy press/clean candidate? Edited November 30, 2020 by Pantodude 1950's war comics, Galen130 and FoggyNelson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 3.5 maybe a key bump to a 4.0 I wish I had one myself😷😷 Pantodude and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuscemasAvengers Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I'm at 2.5-3.0 The Lions Den and Pantodude 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Ries Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Those are WP's IMO. 2.0 Pantodude and The Lions Den 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 3.0 tops...IMO. Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centcomics Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 An accumulation of major defects (top spine split, piece out back cover, large stain, excessive writing, book length crease + numerous other large color-breaking creases) keeps this in the G range in my opinion. Not sure how much a press will really help with the grade due to all the color-breaking creases on the cover. Cool pence variant book though! Pantodude and The Lions Den 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 ... too many defects to get any higher grade than a 2.5 tops .. still worth grading and great comic btw The Lions Den, Pantodude and FoggyNelson 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I agree with the Good range on this one. 2.5 is the highest I can go... Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCOComics Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 2.0 I think Pages look white to me. Worse case sceneries White to off white IMO. Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 13 hours ago, Randall Ries said: Those are WP's IMO. 2.0 There it is. The first 2.0 of the opinions given and IMO, the appropriate one. Pantodude and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 2.5 Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 2.5 IMO. Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 2.5 white pages Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 GD (2.0) looks like white pages Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 2.0 Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassman10 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) I have a JIM 84 that looks a lot like that. 2.0 I want the 10ft Boa Constrictor for $2.98 Edited September 22, 2020 by Glassman10 passion Pantodude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Glassman10 said: I have a JIM 84 that looks a lot like that. 2.0 I want the 10ft Boa Constrictor for $2.98 me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) Thanks for all the input. There is the 1-inch top spine split, but the spine and staple areas are othewrise in great shape with the cover firmly in place, and all corners and edges are pretty sound. Seems like less wear (like worn areas or wrinkles) than expected in light of the creases, especially in the non-crease areas. So hopefully at least a 2.5, and I gather a longshot for anything above that, but thankfully I can't complain even if a 2.0, as it looks nice overall. We'll see. Something interesting about this book, perhaps a pence variant thing, is that the above pix are not inaccurate color-wise. In hand, the colors really pop throughout, i.e., both front covers and interior pages. The colors, but especially the blacks, seem to be more intense/brighter than other JIM83s (I only found hi-res pix for 12-centers), which reminds me of the folks who believe that the pence variants were printed first before the 12-centers during that initial print run. For example, it's really cool that the front cover's "THOR!" jumps out at you, likely due to the intense blacks. I also never really noticed Thor's belt and boots on the front cover before this book, but they present boldly here, along with the logo, the black and yellow in the large text bubbles, etc. To research or not to research, that is the question. Anyway, thanks for all the comments. Stay safe folks! Edited September 22, 2020 by Pantodude KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassman10 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don't think pressing will help you. Those corners are kind of beaten up in actuality. The tear on the back cover and the large number of color breaks on the front cover won't go away in a press and the tear on the front cinches that to me. The pages are surprisingly white. The first few issues of JIM 83,84,and 85 were questionable on the paper quality at least for the covers. "Get Marlow" is probably the authority on Pence variants and he hangs around in the silver age section much of the time with the flying nurses . He's been quietly amassing a peculiar collection of pence variants but really knows his stuff. The Thor belt did change a few issues into the future. It's a nice valuable comic to have. '83 is the only one I don't have u[p to 200. At the time I thought it to be too pricey for my collegiate tastes I think a mid grade was about $60.00 bucks. rakehell and KCOComics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Glassman10 said: I don't think pressing will help you. Those corners are kind of beaten up in actuality. The tear on the back cover and the large number of color breaks on the front cover won't go away in a press and the tear on the front cinches that to me. The pages are surprisingly white. The first few issues of JIM 83,84,and 85 were questionable on the paper quality at least for the covers. "Get Marlow" is probably the authority on Pence variants and he hangs around in the silver age section much of the time with the flying nurses . He's been quietly amassing a peculiar collection of pence variants but really knows his stuff. The Thor belt did change a few issues into the future. It's a nice valuable comic to have. '83 is the only one I don't have u[p to 200. At the time I thought it to be too pricey for my collegiate tastes I think a mid grade was about $60.00 bucks. $60. You were in college(!) and didn't realize that was a good deal at the time! Joking aside, congrats on the JIM run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
