Harder to find newsstand edition.

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Comic Grading Guide

NEARMINT+ / MINT

* This is close to mint with few minor defects

* Interior pages are almost always off-white/white or better

VERY FINE / NEARMINT 9.0 TO 7.5

9.0 - VERY FINE / NEARMINT+

8.5 - VERY FINE+

8.0 - VERY FINE

7.5 - VERY FINE-

A VERY FINE comic book appears to have been read a few times and has been handled with care. These grades allow for some more defects than higher grades. Overall an above average copy and still very collectible.

* Some of the above defects along with a fold or crease in the cover that breaks color.

* Some stress marks on spine.

* A few small chips on the cover.

* The cover has some slight surface wear but still has much of its original gloss and there is nothing major wrong with it.

* Sun shadows, dust shadows and tanning can be darker and have more of a visual impact than those in higher grades.

FINE7.0 TO 5.5

7.0 FINE / VERY FINE

6.5 FINE+

6.0 FINE

5.5 FINE?

This comic is definitely a read copy with handling wear, but can still be a very desirable copy.

* This could have one major defect like a larger piece out of the cover, a long tear or a detached centerfold.

* It has stress lines on the spine and creases from the opening and closing of the cover.

* This could have a light reading or subscription crease or a rolled spine, but is not damaged enough to reduce eye appeal dramatically.

* Some cover discoloration, fading in colors and soiling is allowed.

* The cover and/or inside pages could have some tears and/or folds.

* With the absence of many other defects, the cover can be detached from one staple, but cover cannot be completely detached from interior.

* Books with slightly brittle pages cannot grade higher than 6.5 and generally are even lower in grade.

* Pages and inside covers could be brownish but not brittle.

* Depending on the look of the comic, very small amounts of tape could be acceptable in this grade.

****NOTE****

We carefully examine the books we sell and move lower grade issues we receive into reader lots, making exception for really old or key issues that are still sought after in lower grades.

VERY GOOD 5.0 TO 3.5

5.0 VERY-GOOD / FINE

4.5 VERY-GOOD+

4.0 VERY-GOOD

3.5 VERY-GOOD?

These books are complete, but can have major creases and a spine roll.

* Cover gloss can be very low or sometimes no gloss at all.

* The inside paper quality can be low and small pieces of the pages may be missing.

* Books with brittle pages cannot grade higher than 3.5 and generally are even lower in grade.

* Books in this grade are almost always creased, scuffed, abraded and soiled, but readable.

* A larger amount of tape is also allowed in this grade. (once again, CBCS does not recommend placing tape on a comic)