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Action Comics #321, DC Superman, F- (5.5)
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Superman is trapped on a world without his superpowers. An excellent story, we rate it highly among the 1,000 plus we have read. Published by DC Comics in 1965.
The cover is reflects light well with 55% of original gloss, though it has some light creasing generally at the edges, major flaws are absent. The slight color breaking crease below Superman's wrist and the minor crease in the lower right corner at the bottom of the foot of purple boy are the worst offenders. Small spine stress marks that interfer little with the the impact of the cover. Some cover soiling. Interior pages are off-white to maybe a light tan near the edges and are very supple. Three of the interior pages have a 1/2 inch tear that barely reaches the story panels. The staples are well placed, but the spine line is 4 to 5 millimeters from the actual edge of the book. The cover is attached to both staples. The book lies relatively flat. The book looks as good as many F+ books listed by many experienced eBay sellers, but with glossiness less than 70%, it does not earn an F+ for this auction. Overall a very pleasing book.
Comic Grading - Definition of a Crease.
Crease - A fold which causes ink removal, usually resulting in a white line. This seems to be the sense of what a crease is to Overstreet's Grading Guidelines and most comic graders. We note two categories of creasing in our descriptions, 1) color breaking and 2) non-color breaking.
For a color breaking crease, it must show that white line, though of course the thickness, length, and cover location of the crease are all important factors in how severely the crease actually degrades the cover's impact.
A non-color breaking crease is technically not a crease since it doesn't break color, but to those of us who have spent hours obsessing over our books, it is an interruption in the gloss or how the cover reflects light. Take a smooth unblemished white sheet of paper and press your thumb nail into it several times using varying amounts of pressure. As the paper is white there is no break in color, but depending on lighting and its angle to the paper eventually you would be able to see every point where the nail impressed the paper. Again the noticeability, number, and locations of non-color breaking creases are factors affecting the quality of the cover.
If a cover is generally smooth, this means the non-color breaking creases present are interfering little with the cover's appearance. These kinds of creases range from unnoticeable in normal viewing conditions to very intrusive. A comic must be very carefully handled to avoid leaving these impressions at the edges.
Unfortunately, scans of the covers, even the enlargeable images we employ, do not always fully depict these imperfections. We try to fill in the gaps by offering my estimate of what the Overstreet Grade would likely be, and by giving a detailed written description.
Like most comic buyers and graders we have exchanged thoughts with, we agree that Overstreet Grading Guidelines provide a helpful starting point to access a book's quality, but we all have our own tastes and biases, and sharp disagreements on various books as well as complaints about Overstreet's approach. Different books will impress you differently than they would us, which is why we try to be detailed and factual. we are merely trying to provide buyers with enough background so the book received satisfies or exceeds the expectations generated by our listing.
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As of this listing over 90% of all issues of Action Comics 282 thru 482, Worlds Finest 115 to 244, & Adventure Comics 300 to 430 & 441 to 454 are in stock. Open to requests for individual issues to list in the store!!!
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We have tried to be precise and reasonable in grading. However, since grading has many gray areas ... No Condition is guaranteed. No one can catch or describe every flaw, though generally our listings in detail and accuracy surpass 90% of other stores. Better yet, with enlargeable images for every item you can make sounder judgements about the quality of the item. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or want additional scans via email.
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