GLYPH 2 LABOR OF LOVE RARE COMIC MAGAZINE FRED BURKE VF

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HELLO! WELCOME TO THIS AUCTION FOR ONE COMIC MAGAZINE;

  GLYPH # 2.

RARE!

FEATURES AN ARTICLE BY FRED BURKE!

LABOR OF LOVE PUBLICATIONS, SEATTLE, WA. 1996.

CONDITION: AS A COMICS RETAILER FOR 20 YEARS I WOULD GRADE THIS COPY AS IN VERY FINE PLUS-NEAR MINT CONDITION. (PICTURE DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE; BAD LIGHTING, BAD PHOTOGRAPHER (ME). 

NEARLY PERFECT COPY FOR ITS AGE! CORNERS SHARP! NO CREASES OR DINGS! LAYS FLAT! RETAINING LIKE NEW GLOSSINESS! 

PICTURED IS EXACT COPY YOU WILL RECEIVE!  

*PLEASE NOTE I USE THE GRADING STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE COMICS VALUES ANNUAL, A COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE PUBLISHED BY ANTIQUE TRADER BOOKS, A DIVISION OF KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS.

THERE ARE 8 STANDARD COMIC BOOK GRADES. (LAYMAN'S TERMS IN PARENTHESES):

1) MINT. (ABSOLUTELY, RIGHT OFF THE PRESS PERFECT!)

A PERFECT COPY, LIKE IT JUST CAME OFF THE 'PRINTING PRESS', BASICALLY UNTOUCHED BY TIME OR HUMAN HANDS, AND BASICALLY AS RARE AS A UNICORN. MOST 'PERFECT' COPIES ARE GRADED AS NEAR MINT.

2) NEAR MINT.  (ALMOST PERFECT! OR AS CLOSE AS YOU'RE GOING TO GET!)

MOST OF THE NEW COMICS ON THE SHELF OF THE LOCAL COMIC SHOP ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THESE ARE BRIGHT, CLEAN COPIES WITH NO DAMAGE. SLIGHT STRESS LINES NEAR THE STAPLES AND VERY MINOR PRINTING DEFECTS ARE PERMISSIBLE.NEAR MINT COMICS SELL FOR 100% OF THE SUGGESTED  COMICS VALUES ANNUAL LISTED PRICE.  

3) VERY FINE. (BEATIFUL COPY WITH NO MAJOR PROBLEMS!)

ROUTINELY FOUND ON THE SHELVES AND BACK ISSUE BINS OF GOOD COMIC SHOPS. FEW DEFECTS, NONE MAJOR. STRESS AROUND STAPLES MAY BE NOTICEABLE. COVER AND INTERIOR PAGES SHOULD BE CRISP AND SHARP, NO FLAKING OR CREASES. INTERIOR PAGES MAY BE SLIGHTLY YELLOWED FROM AGE! VERY FINE COMICS SELL FOR ABOUT 80-90% OF NEAR MINT PRICE.

4) FINE. (REALLY NICE!)

OFTEN COPIES THAT HAVE BEEN STORED CAREFULLY UNDER A BED OR ON A SHELF BY A COLLECTOR. SHOWS LITTLE WEAR AND RETAINS MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL SHARPNESS. COVER MAY HAVE SOME 'ROLLOVER', AND MAY HAVE LOST SOME OF ITS ORIGINAL GLOSS, AND MAY EVEN HAVE A WRINKLE OR CHIP. MAY EVEN HAVE A SLIGHT CREASE OR TWO. YELLOWING BEGINS TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE ON INTERIOR PAGES. FINE COMICS SELL FOR ABOUT 40-60% OF NEAR MINT PRICE.

5) VERY GOOD. (NICE.)

A VERY GOOD COMIC MAY HAVE BEEN PASSED AROUND AND READ FREQUENTLY. COMMON CONDITION OF OLDER COMICS, COVER HAS LOST SOME GLOSSINESS, AND MAY HAVE TWO OR THREE CREASES AROUND THE STAPLES AND EDGES. CORNERS MAY SHOW SOME MINOR ROUNDING AND CHIPPING.  VERY GOOD COMICS SELL FOR ABOUT 30-40% OF NEAR MINT PRICE.

6) GOOD. (MEDIOCRE-, O.K.)

WELL-READ AND BEGINNING TO SHOW ITS AGE. ALTHOUGH BOTH FRONT AND BACK COVERS ARE STILL ATTACHED, A GOOD GRADE COMIC MAY HAVE A NUMBER OF SERIOUS WRINKLES, CHIPS, AND CREASES. CORNERS AND EDGES MAY BE CLEARLY ROUNDED AND CHIPPED. THERE SHOULD BE NO MAJOR TEARS OR MISSING PAGES, BUT PAGES MAY BE FAIRLY YELLOW AND BRITTLE. GOOD COMICS SELL FOR ABOUT 15-25% OF NEAR MINT PRICE.

7) FAIR. (PRETTY BAD.)

A FAIR COMIC HAS DEFINITELY SEEN BETTER DAYS. MAY BE SOILED AND DAMAGED ON THE COVER AND INTERIOR. SHOULD STILL BE COMPLETELY INTACT. SELLS FOR 10-20% OF NEAR MINT PRICES.

8) POOR. (REALLY BAD!!)

COMICS IN POOR CONDITION RANGE FROM DAMAGED TO UNRECOGNIZABLE. MAY HAVE BEEN WATER DAMAGED, ATTACKED BY A SMALL CHILD OR GNAWED ON BY THE FAMILY PET! INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAGES MAY BE CUT APART OR MISSING. POOR COMICS SELL FOR ABOUT 5-15% OF NEAR MINT PRICE. 

ALTHOUGH I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO ESTIMATE THE CONDITION GRADE OF THIS COMIC AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE,THE ACTUAL GRADE MAY BE SOMEWHAT EITHER HIGHER OR LOWER DUE TO MY NOT BEING AN EXPERT!

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PICTURED IS EXACT COPY YOU WILL RECEIVE.