Iron Man Lot – 78,80,82,83,85,86,90,100,121,144,152,154,157,170
$
47
Description
Up for bid is a lot of 14 Bronze Age Iron Man comics. Issues and conditions are as follows:
78 = Fine Minus (5.5)
80 = Very Good Plus (4.5; looks nicer but has some back cover moisture damage and color lifts from tape pulls)
82 = Fine (6.0)
83 = Fine (6.0)
85 = Fine (6.0)
86= Very Good/Fine (5.0)
90 = Very Good/Fine (5.0)
100 = Near Mint Minus (9.2)
121 = Near Mint Minus (9.2)
144 (origin retold) = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
152 (1st stealth armor) = Very Good/Fine (5.0; looks nicer but has moisture damage along upper edge)
154 = Very Fine Plus (8.5)
157 = Very Fine (8.0)
170 (1st full app. of Jim Rhodes as Iron Man) = Very Fine (8.0)
Grading: I use Overstreet's Comic Book Grading Guide (2016 ed.) as well as 30+ years of collecting experience to grade. I also have several CGC, PGX, and CBCS 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 and bagged and boarded.
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