Iron Man Lot – 78,80,82,83,85,86,90,100,121,144,152,154,157,170

$

47

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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