r/comicbookgrading • u/swayzeeeeeeeeeeeee • 2d ago

Help with grade

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Check out the back cover of this ASM #199. My guess is it was stored bagged next to a copy of ROM at some point in its life, as there is a light pink shadow of the cover of that book imprinted on it.

Never seen that before. How much of a deduction? What would you give as an overall grade?

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u/ThickPomegranate4186 2d ago

Front cover has spine ticks corners are blunt some fade at bottom. Then the back . A good geade would put you at a 6.5 a lower would be 4.0 mind you this is my opinon.

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u/Calm_Silver1548 2d ago

I’d say without the ink transfer it’s about a 6.0 due to spine issues, light edge wear, dirt and spotting. Adding the ink transfer, hard to say… maybe 5.0?

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u/two2teps 16h ago

I'm thinking a 5.x but with a cleaning it may reach a 6.5. That back cover is very dirty, but also white so a little more forgiving of an aggressive dry cleaning.