Comic book spine stress marks

Slightly rounded spine, with several spine stress marks and a few short spine tears. Book is complete, but with major creases and or a spine roll. Sell my comic books presents a basic guide to comic book grading. Less obvious but equally important to the surface of the cover is the spine of the comic book.

Im no professional but here is some self knowledge on how to fix comic book spine rolls feel free to leave comments or any tips that may help thanks for watching. This book is an excellent copy with great eye appeal. A defect of a comic book caused by improper storage that results in uneven pages and the bowing of the spine. Tinytolarge bends on or along the spine of a comic book. These are usually the result of comics having been in spinner racks. Its been bagged and boarded at an early time and shows some stress and reading marks. A condition where the left edge of the comic book curls. The cover has some slight surface wear but still has much of its original gloss and there is nothing. A comic collector with comics that seem to have actually been read at some point, you naughty boy.

In rare cases, a comic book will look much better than the given grade. On the other hand, i have also seen amazing results after pressing and cleaning books in lower grades as well. This video explains how to identify spine stress on your books, how it can affect the grade of your book, how it is caused and how to prevent it. Nice looking captain america comic, good condition for something made in the 70s. If you were to receive a grade on a book you purchased from us, after january 1, 2003, that.

The higher the grade of a comic book the higher the value. The best way to understand why a specific comic book received a check mark designation is to refer to the graders notes. Higher grade books will obviously see the most improvement after being pressed, simply because they usually have only minor defects noncolour breaking spine stress, dents, bends, etc. Minor initial or date markings do not affect grade except in the highest range. Noncollectors often bend over comics to see what is behind them, thus causing stress lines on the cover that can be quite noticeable. The best possible existing condition of that comic book. The cover may have a small amount of surface wear, but the colors are still bright. In fact, in 2007, cgc crossed the millionbook mark and has now graded over 2. In these rare cases, a check mark will be placed on the label by the numerical grade. This is the first grade point to allow for some spine roll. Comic book grading definitions classic comics, inc. Inspect it closely, making note of any of the following. While we cannot guarantee that a book graded twice will receive the same grade. Very slight staple tears and a few almost insignificant stress lines may be present.

Cgc comics, a guide to grading comics and the differences. Chuck rozanskis grading standards mile high comics. Turning a 10cent comic book into a million bucks the. Spine stressbindery tears, small creases, folds, or tears under 14. The spine of the book may show signs of being worn. Remember its the art and story that make a comic, not the number of marks on it for sellers only, and everybody has a different grade.

Erasers tend to dull cover gloss and sometimes fade or. Comics are best stored upright as this prevents spine roll, but if comics stored upright are allowed to slump, resulting in curving of the spine, stress lines result small creases projecting at right angles from the comics spine. A defect of a comic book caused by improper storage that. Tinytolarge bends on or along the spine of a comic book, that may or may not break color, usually resulting from mishandling. Stress marks on otherwise new comics are a sure sign of poor handling. A very fine graded book has been read, but has also been protected.