gadzukes Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) Low grade but it presents well. 2" Spine split at top. Small piece missing at lower staple on back cover. Cover is detached. The CF looks to have been married (extra staple holes... drat, but it's otherwise a surprisingly good page match with paper color and exact size). Question: Would you leave it alone or have it conserved, to at least reattach the cover? The word "Appreciate" has been written twice in the "M". They were trying spell the word, and ended up crossing out the correct spelling . But to whoever wrote the word there....... Yes, AF15 has "appreciated".... IN VALUE Edited August 6, 2021 by gadzukes BoogieWoogie and Galen130 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassman10 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) stapled twice it appears. Ratty as they say in technical terms. 1.5 and it may fall in restored as a category . The boa constrictor is attractive. Edited April 10, 2021 by Glassman10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I'm thinking 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2.0/2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SellinMyCollection Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Going 1.5 with all the notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 10:47 AM, gadzukes said: Question: Would you leave it alone or have it conserved, to at least reattach the cover? Assuming you're going to slab it (which I would), I'd send it to CCS to have them review to advise on resto (removal) and possible conservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 minute ago, oldrover said: Assuming you're going to slab it (which I would), I'd send it to CCS to have them review to advise on resto (removal) and possible conservation. There's no resto, but you're probably right. I have a feeling I'll go this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/10/2021 at 7:47 AM, gadzukes said: a surprisingly good page match with paper color... I suspect that the cover and all pages were solvent washed, with some level of bleacing/lightening,a little to the covers, more than a little to the pages, and that would partially account for the close match of the centerfold to the rest of the pages. Also, how many AF 15s has anyone here seen with pages that are this white? And a cover with robust wear, yet seemingly no soliing whatsoeverr? Especially that the graphite color scheme of the cover lends itself to smudges and dirt streaks so easily. It's highly unlikely that only immaculately sterile objects would have come into contact with this book to creat all this wear and yet not soli or darken areas of contact at all. Further, the entire hue of the cover colors are on the light side and there appears to not be piints of contact for abrasives. So my feeling is that awash with some degree of chemical lightening was used. Not knocking the book, just accounting for processes it encountered along the way. It's a wonderful piece of history. BoogieWoogie and Randall Ries 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, James J Johnson said: I suspect that the cover and all pages were solvent washed, with some level of bleacing/lightening,a little to the covers, more than a little to the pages, and that would partially account for the close match of the centerfold to the rest of the pages. Also, how many AF 15s has anyone here seen with pages that are this white? And a cover with robust wear, yet seemingly no soliing whatsoeverr? Especially that the graphite color scheme of the cover lends itself to smudges and dirt streaks so easily. It's highly unlikely that only immaculately sterile objects would have come into contact with this book to creat all this wear and yet not soli or darken areas of contact at all. Further, the entire hue of the cover colors are on the light side and there appears to not be piints of contact for abrasives. So my feeling is that awash with some degree of chemical lightening was used. Not knocking the book, just accounting for processes it encountered along the way. It's a wonderful piece of history. While I respect your opinion, I've owned enough of these thru the years that I don't detect any of that. But... what you've said makes me want, even more to send it to CCS for an opinion. If it turns out what you've said is true.... you get the champions trophy. James J Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James J Johnson Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, gadzukes said: you get the champions trophy. Something with an eagle figurine perhaps! For my eagle eyes! I love birds. And while we're on the subject, have you heard the word? A piece in the news about a certain ornithological matter of the avian variety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast eddie Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Yeah,,,,,,,I'd say a 2.0. I think your idea of conservation is a good one,,,,, I cant stand detached covers,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos_in_Canada Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpoolica Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 23 hours ago, Galen130 said: 2.0/2.5 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1.8/2.0 You said the cover was detached but from those photos, both the FC and BC seem to be narrower than the interior pages. Has it been trimmed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Albert Thurgood said: 1.8/2.0 You said the cover was detached but from those photos, both the FC and BC seem to be narrower than the interior pages. Has it been trimmed? No trim. Since it's detached, the spine isn't pressed up tight against the interior spine. Albert Thurgood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) Grade is in. 2.0 qualified. Married cover & CF I knew the CF was married, but personally, I thought the front cover was part of the comic even though it was detached. I guess it really doesn't matter since it was going to get a Green label anyway. I'm more than happy with a 2.0 Any good ideas on how I should value this? Qualified's rarely come up at auction. Maybe in this grade 70% of a Blue? 60%? Edited August 6, 2021 by gadzukes BoogieWoogie, Funnybooks and grendelbo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zegeroth Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 I’d peg it at about 90% of blue. At the low end range, no one cares much. gadzukes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
