Iron Man Bronze Age Lot–115,116,117,121,122,124,127,130,131,133,134,135,150,more

$

80

Up for bid is a lot of 34 Bronze Age Iron Man comics.  Generally, they are in nice condition with nothing below a Fine (no horror stories).  Individual issues and grades are as follows:

115 = Very Fine Plus (8.5)

116 (Start of classic Micheline, Romita Jr., Layton run) = Very Fine (8.0)

117 = Very Fine/Near Mint (9.0)

121 = Very Fine Plus (8.5)

122 (origin retold) = Very Fine (8.0)

124 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)

127 (Iron Man v. Justin Hammer’s super army) = Near Mint Minus (9.2)

130 = Very Fine Plus (8.5)

131 (Hulk) = Very Fine (8.0)

133 (Hulk; early Scott Lang Ant-man) = Very Fine Plus (8.5)

134 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)

135 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)

136 = Very Fine (8.0)

137 = Fine (6.0)

138 = Fine Plus (6.5)

139 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)

140 = Very Fine (8.0)

141 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)

142 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)

143 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)

144 (origin retold yet again) = Fine (6.0)

145 = Fine (6.0)

146 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)

147 = Fine Plus (6.5)

148 = Very Fine (8.0)

149 (Iron Man v. Dr. Doom, part 1) = Fine Plus (6.5)

150 (Part 2; double-size) = Fine Plus (6.5)

151 = Very Fine (8.0)

152 = Fine (6.0)

153 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)

154 = Fine (6.0)

155 = Very Fine (8.0)

156 = Very Fine Plus (8.5)

157 = Very Fine (8.0)

Grading:  I use Overstreet's Comic Book Grading Guide (2002 ed.) as well as 30+ years of collecting experience to grade.  I also have several PGX and CGC books that I use for reference.  I try to be accurate with grading, but there is always some subjectivity, and hence variability, involved.  For example, I have a CGC 8.5 Wolverine #4 with no visible flaws except for one spine stress mark.  However, I also have a CGC 9.0 Swamp Thing #1 with two stress marks and a small corner crease. Personally, I think the 8.5 Wolverine looks better, which illustrates my point.

Generally, I spend more time and effort grading high grade books than low grade books.  For example, I will agonize for long minutes about whether to grade something an 8.0 versus a 9.0 because the difference and value can be large on a high-end book.  On the other hand, I won't spend much time trying to distinguish between a 2.0 and 3.0.

If unhappy with my grading, I will refund the purchase price; however, the buyer pays return shipping unless he/she can make a good argument that I really blew it on the grading.

Comics will be securely packed to prevent damage during shipping but will not be bagged and boarded.