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Ages of comics

Comic books are usually of one of four ages, according to Overstreet:

The Platinum Age runs from comic books dating from 1897 to 1932. Due to the rarity of comics from this age, dealers in these comics are highly specialized.

The Golden Age goes from 1933 to 1956 and considered most desirable.

The Silver Age denotes the period from 1956 to the mid 1960s.

After that comes the Modern Age, which is post-1970s comics and are characteristically of high grade. Most collectors and collections will stem from the late Sliver Age to Modern Age period.

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Comic Book Grading

MINT Describes near perfection in the comic. This includes complete flatness, bright colors, glossy covers, sharply cut corners, no rust on staples and supple, white paper. There are some schools of thought that say that because of its perfect nature, a comic in mint condition is impossible to find.

NEAR-MINT The same schools of thought that believe Mint comic books are impossible to find hold that the highest quality of comics one can find in the market are Near-Mint. NM comics have only minor imperfections, that are very subtle and just less “eye-appealing” than Mint comic books.

VERY-FINE VF comic books have exceptional eye-appeal and allow for off-white paper and barely noticeable (less than ¼ inch) stress line on the spine.

FINE Allows for minor wear but no serious defects; it should be still flat and clean but perhaps less bright in cover color than VF comics.

VERY GOOD Described as an “average-used comic book”, a VG comic looks like it’s been read more than a few times but still has eye appeal. Characteristic of VG comics is discoloration, brown (but not brittle) paper, one loose staple (cover must be still intact) and minor tears in the inside.

GOOD This is the lowest grade acceptable by collectors; cover gloss is low or nonexistent, paper is brown but not brittle, is creased and has minor tears but in all cases completely intact and readable.

FAIR Comics in this category still have a cover and all pages, is completely readable but has missing sections like the centerfold and cut sections. Low paper quality and a slight brittleness is usual. Corners are slightly rounded, and the spine is up to 2/3 damaged.

POOR Comics of this grade are so brittle that they tend to fall apart upon touch. This grade of comics have prevalent tears and stains, heavy discoloration on the cover and inside. There may be pages missing in such comics.

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