This is a very rare, first printing of the tick number one published by New England comics as shown it is in beautiful condition the pages are white the cover looks nice and crisp there is minimal to know where the spine is what looks to be in perfect condition, the staples are tightthere are a couple very light marks on the back cover other than that with this being pressed and cleaned. This is definitely a candidate for a 9.6 possibly a 9.8.