Iron Man Lot-66,70,84,87,93,95,100,120,125,134-136,138,141,144,146-148,200,more
$
75
Description
Up for bid is a lot of 44 Bronze Age Iron Man comics, including some key issues. Issues and conditions are as follows:
66 (Iron Man v. Thor) = Fine (6.0)
70 = Fine (7.0)
84 = Fine Minus (5.5)
87 =Very Good/ Fine (5.0)
93 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
95 = Fine Plus (6.5)
100= Very Fine (8.0)
120 (Iron Man v. Sub-mariner) = Near Mint Minus (9.2)
125 (Early Scott Lang Ant-Man) = Fine (6.0)
134 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
135 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
136 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
138 = Very Fine (8.0)
141 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
144 (Origin) = Very Good Plus (4.5)
146 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
147 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
148 = Very Fine (8.0)
151 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
153 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
154 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
157 = Very Fine (8.0)
167 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
169 (Jim Rhodes becomes Iron Man in cameo at end of issue) = Fine (6.0)
170 (1st full app. Jim Rhodes as Iron Man) = Very Fine (8.0)
172 = Fine Minus (5.5)
175 = Fine (6.0)
179 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
180 = Very Good Plus (4.5)
181 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
182 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
183 = Fine (6.0)
184 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
185 = Very Fine (8.0)
186 = Fine (6.0; looks nicer but has some rippling along lower edge)
187 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
188 = Fine Plus (6.5)
189 = Fine (6.0)
194 = Very Fine (8.0)
195 = Very Fine (8.0)
196 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
197 = Fine/Very Fine (7.0)
198 = Very Fine Minus (7.5)
200 (Tony Stark becomes Iron Man again) = 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 but will not be individually bagged and boarded.
Shipping is $6.00 by Media Mail.
All international sales are handled through Ebay’s Global Shipping Program, and I have no control over those shipping charges.
Payment is due within 4 days unless you make other arrangements with me through Ebay messages. I am not shy about filing nonpaying bidder cases, so if you don’t plan to pay, please don’t bid.