VERY GOOD GRADES
VERY GOOD/FINE: 5.0
VERY GOOD+ : 4.5
VERY GOOD : 4.0
VERY GOOD - :3.5
· Book is complete, but with major creases and or a spine roll.
· There is almost low cover gloss or at most times none at all.
· The inside paper quality is not good and yellow and small pieces of them may be missing.
· If there is a piece missing from the cover, it should be no larger than a 1/2" to 1/4".
· Books in this grade are almost always creased, scuffed, abraded and soiled, but completely readable. Tape on the comic is considered a defect in this grade.
GOOD GRADE
GOOD/VERY GOOD: 3.0
GOOD + : 2.5
GOOD: 2.0
GOOD - : 1.8
Good is really a misnomer, but one that is still readable with numerous defects.
· All the defects of a VG comic plus more.
· There is almost low cover gloss or most times none at all.
· The inside paper quality is not good and yellow and small pieces of them may be missing.
· If there is a piece missing from the cover, it should be no larger than a 1/2" to 1/4".
· Books in this grade are almost always creased, scuffed, abraded and soiled, but completely readable.
· Book is complete, but with no missing pages and is still in a "collectible" grade.
FAIR GRADE
FAIR/GOOD : 1.5
FAIR : 1.0
This book has seen much better days and tends to be heavily worn and tattered.
· A copy of a comic in this grade has all pages and most of the covers.
· A book in this condition is worn, ragged and unattractive.
· Heavy creases and folds are prevalent
· paper quality can be very low
· The spine and/or cover may be completely split.
· Staples may be missing.
· Corners are rounded.
· Coupons cut from cover and or inside pages. Panels can be clipped out.
· Parts of the front cover may be missing.
· Soiling, staining, tears, markings or chunks missing will interfere with reading.
· Brittleness maybe a factor.
· Moderate to extensive amounts of tape is acceptable on the comic in this grade.
POOR GRADE
POOR : .5
It has major defects to the point that there is almost no collector value.
· Copies in this grade typically will have pages and/or around 1/3 or more of the front cover missing.
· They may have severe strains, mildew or heavy cover abrasion to the point where cover inks are gone.
· Heavy defacing with paints, varnishes, glues, oil, indelible markers or dyes, etc.
· The inside pages can be extreme brittleness.