WARREN PUBLISHING

VAMPIRELLA # 45  (September 1975)

Includes the full colour story 'Janis'

 Featuring Vampirella, the heroine from the planet Drakulon, along with other horror themed stories. Published by Warren, the original Vampirella series ran from 1969 through to 1983 and featured work from a number of famous writers and artists of the time known for their work in the horror comic genre. The comics were magazine size and were predominantly black and white, although some of the mid 70s issues occasionally ran a full colour story.  

 Magazine size, black and white. The comic was aimed at an adult audience and some issues contain depictions of nudity.

 I have included a number of photos to show both the external and internal condition with some close ups to show the quality as well as any defects. If you have any questions or require any additional photos please message me.  

Condition estimated as VG- (not professionally graded, see my grading guidelines in the description below). Edge and spine wear and nicks to top and bottom of spine edge. Unfortunate tear to front cover in lower right corner, shop price 25p ink stamp on front cover, some damage on upper left of inside of first page where the edging glue stuck the cover to the first page. Paper starting to yellow in the top right corner, flat, no spine roll. Please see all photos for detail.

  Comic is bagged and boarded. From my own personal collection. UK shipping by Royal Mail Tracked 48.

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The grading guidelines I follow are:-

MT (Mint) Near perfect in every way. No creases, corners and edges are sharp. No surface wear. Paper white. Looks unread as if just purchased as new

NM (+/-) (Near Mint) Signs of being read once but still looking new.  Nearly perfect, cover flat, no surface wear. No creases. Only very minor abrasion to edges and corners. Paper white to off white. No spine roll or split.

VF (+/-) (Very Fine) Signs of being looked after and handled carefully but may have some minor defects. Good lustre. Clean, no soiling or staining. No tears. May have minor wear at corners and light surface creases.  Spine flat but some spine ticks may be present. Paper beginning to yellow especially on older comics but paper still supple. Minor foxing.

FN (+/-) (Fine) Signs of being read a few times and handled with moderate care. May have a number of minor defects or one or two moderate defects. Some wear, relatively flat. Cover wear, a few small creases, dents and dimples. Corners may be impacted. Some spine stresses. May have a minor tear in the cover. Minor staining, some discolouration, paper yellowing. Slight spine roll. Minor rust migration from staples. Moderate foxing.

VG (+/-) (Very Good) Moderate to significant wear. Spine roll may be present and spine may be split. May have a number of larger creases and dimples. Cover may be loose. Staples may be discoloured. Minor tears may be present. Paper yellow to brown but not brittle. Lacking lustre. May have some staining and water marks.

G (+/-) (Good) Significant wear, cover may be detached.  Large creases or tears and folds may be present. No lustre. Staples may be missing. Staples may be missing. May have minor tape repair.

FR (+/-) (Fair) Heavy wear, cover may be detached but all pages present. Soiled or staining present. Missing staples.  May have tape repairs 

PR (Poor)  Very brittle, extreme colour fading. Severe stains. Cover may be missing, major creases present, tears.  Cover or inside may be defaced or damaged with pen or glues. Extensive tape repairs