Here at Millennium Comics & Collectables we pride ourselves in offering top quality comics at best prices.

However, some collections we purchase won't be in the best condition.

If they are in our system without a grade the comic would be around a 6.0.

Below is our estimated grading system!

• A slight stress line by the staples, themselves aregenerally centered clean with no rust.

• Cover is flat with no surface wear; inks are bright with high reflectivity and very little fading.

• Corners are cut square and sharp with ever so slight blunting permitted.

• Cover is fairly well centered and firmly secured to interior pages.

• Paper is supple and like new.

• Spine is tight and flat.

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• This comic is an excellent copy with great eye appeal, vibrant and clean with supple pages.

• The spine may have very small stress lines (max 6mm) and is almost completely flat.

• The cover is relatively flat with almost no surface wear and the cover inks are generally bright with medium to high reflectivity.

• The staples may show some discoloration, but it's not too noticeable on first glance.

• The inside pages and covers usually will be off-white to white, but can be creamy or slightly yellowish.

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• Comic book appears to have been read a few times and has been handled with some care.

• Comic has a few stress marks on spine.

• The cover has some slight surface wear but still has its original gloss and there is nothing major wrong with it.

• Unobtrusive date stamps or arrival dates in pencil or ink are acceptable.

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• This could have one major defect like a larger piece out of the cover (7mm) or a 25mm+ tear.

• It has stress lines around the staples and creases from the opening and closing of the cover.

• The whiteness of the pages has been changed to off-white to yellowish color.

• The cover and/or inside pages could have minor tears and/or folds

• Cover can be loose from one staple, but cover cannot be completely detached from interior.

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• Comic is complete, but with major creases and or a spine roll.

• The comic's inside paper quality is not good, yellow and small pieces of them may be missing.

• If there is a piece missing from the cover, it should be no larger than a 12mm.

• Books in this grade are almost always creased, scuffed, abraded and soiled, but completely readable.

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• Represents a comic that is still completely readable with numerous defects.

• The inside paper quality is not good and yellow and small pieces of them may be missing.

• If there is pieces missing from the cover, no larger than a 12mm

• Book is creased, scuffed, abraded and soiled.

• Book has no missing pages and is still in a "collectable" grade.

• Small amounts of tape is acceptable on the comic

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• Comic has all pages and most of the covers.

• Comic is worn, ragged and unattractive.

• Heavy creases and folds are prevalent paper quality can be very low

• The spine and/or cover may be completely split.

• Staples may be missing and corners are rounded.

• Coupons/panels may be cut from cover and or inside pages.

• Parts of the front cover may be missing. and soiling, staining, tears, markings or chunks missing will interfere with reading.

• Brittleness maybe a factor.

• Extensive amounts of tape is acceptable on the comic

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• It has major defects to the point that there is almost no collector value.

• Comic will have pages and/or around 1/3 or more of the front cover missing.

• They may have severe strains, mildew or heavy cover abrasion to the point where cover inks are gone.

• Heavy defacing with paints, varnishes, glues, oil, indelible markers or dyes, etc.

• The inside pages can be extreme brittleness.

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