The Grade is In - PGM - Fantastic Four #4 First SA Submariner 2 2

[rexinnih]

All,

Had great feedback on a couple others I put out there and now on to one of my favorites, since as you may see by my pic I am a big Sub-Mariner fan. For your consideration and evaluation, Fantastic Four #4. This one has been warming up and if/when there is a MCU announcement on Namor joining the team, expect this one to grow even more. 

This one is a bit of a "mullet" in that it's not too bad on the front but on the back, gets a bit ugly.

My biggest question is if the detached staple may get a green label. I do see blue labels with detached staples so hope this is one that will make that grade. 

• Cover chips
• Spine tear from the bottom past the bottom staple
• Bottom staple detached
• Tear bottom left corner
• Bottom left corner missing
• Back tear from middle of book to center of book on side and top
• Back smudge under the drawing guy - doesn't look like white out or anything but someone rubbed the book the wrong way
• Cover piece missing from middle of page
• All pages there with no cutouts

Edited June 14, 2021 by rexinnih
Grade is in

[oldrover]

I'll say 2.5 to 3. Great book!  (And you shouldn't get a green for a detached staple)

[Math Teacher]

1 hour ago, oldrover said:

I'll say 2.5 to 3. Great book!

Me too!

[Randall Ries]

56 minutes ago, Math Teacher said:

Me too!

2.0

[Mars76]

2.5, I'm a submariner fan too.

[Deadpoolica]

2.5

[rexinnih]

Thanks all. I'll be doing another batch of submissions next month and confirm back with the grade when I get it back. 

[Primetime]

1.5 - 1.8

large spine split and large tear on BC are significant defects keeping it under 2.0 for me. My favorite SA book. 

Edited January 22, 2021 by Primetime

[theCapraAegagrus]

2.0 IMO.

It's not gonna get a Q label at that grade.

[comicginger1789]

2.0-2.5 from me also. It looks better than my 1.5-1.8 FF #6 so I think she falls firmly in the Good range. 

[evilskip]

1.8 to 2.0.

[nebyort]

2.5

[JRibble]

I'll go with the 2.0  

[Galen130]

2.0.  Spine splits are the devil!!!

[Funnybooks]

2.0

[1950's war comics]

just a good ...

but a great key none the less !!

[rexinnih]

Good news/bad news. 

Good news - did come in Universal Blue and FMV well above what I paid for it. 

Bad news - the dreaded "Page 12 missing Incomplete" has taken another victim - 0.5

Edited June 14, 2021 by rexinnih

[Galen130]

I don't see that you mentioned a page missing in the original post.  Still, unfortunate. 

[Randall Ries]

5 hours ago, Galen130 said:

I don't see that you mentioned a page missing in the original post.  Still, unfortunate. 

Yeah. I would have said .5 if that was stated. Regardless it's an FF #4. Might be able to find a page 12.

 

[pmWolf]

Is there a way to tell CGC that you want a blue label instead of green? Like...do you just put a post-it note on the book, or is there something when you fill out the submission forms? 

Just curious.