Bombast #1 Topps Comics Jack Kirby with Trading Card April 1993 Very Fine

Description: Classic ComicBombast #1 Topps Comics Jack Kirby with Trading Card April 1993 Very FineBook is in Very Fine condition, with a few color breaking spine ticks but no creases or tears and plenty of cover shine. Inner pages white and clean. Trading card has some edge and corner wear but no creases or tears. Kept in a smoke-free home. Pictures are of the actual item you will receive, see all photos for condition. Feel free to message me with questions or additional photos. Shipped with USPSSee my eBay feedback profile and buy with confidenceI am a low-waste seller and shipper. To reduce waste going to landfills, your item may arrive in previously used shipping containers and with reused shipping material that can still be used safely. If there is a problem with your item after shipping, please contact me immediately and I will resolve the problem. Buyer feedback left quickly for every buyer, every purchase. Seller feedback is always appreciated and helps build confidence and trust in the eBay community. Grading Guide: Mint As the name of the implies, this is a perfect or near perfect book. It is as if it was printed yesterday and is completely without damage. It will have high gloss with very fresh looking (and smelling) ink. It is actually quite rare to describe any book from the Silver Age or earlier in this grade, simply due to the natural degradation of ink and paper. Near Mint A book in this grade should also look near perfect at a glance but may have very subtle defects such as corners that are not perfectly square or printing that is slightly misaligned or very slight off-white pages. It may actually take an experienced professional to tell the difference between a “Near Mint” and “Mint” book. Books that are “Near Mint” will simply have no problems that are so noticeable that you will see them right away. It will take a close examination and any defects present will be very minor and difficult to notice. The cover will be glossy and new.The pages will be white or nearly white and will feel supple and like new.The spine will be firm and flat; Any stress marks will be very minor and difficult to see.Date stamps and written dates are acceptable providing they are not obtrusive. Very Fine A book in this grade may not look like it was just printed but will definitely be a very attractive and obviously well taken care of book. It should simply scream to you, “I’m a great looking book.” The cover will have minor wear but will still have a lot of gloss and should be free of dirt.The pages can be off-white to even slightly yellow but should still be attractive and should still feel nice.The spine may have some stress marks but will still be firm and primarily flat.A small fold or crease (1/4″), tiny indentations or a slight bend is acceptable but must not be objectionable. Fine A book in this grade should be attractive and still very desirable to a collector. It may have some defect but the book should still have great eye appeal. This means the defects should be few, not very severe and inconspicuous. It can have one major defect that doesn’t negatively impact the eye appeal. For example, it could have a small tear provided it is difficult to see. If the tear is obvious and impacts the design and appeal of the cover, for example, it must be downgraded. Overall, a Fine book is going to look appealing. The cover can show some wear but should still have enough gloss and little enough dirt to be very attractive. It may have minor tears or creases/folds but shouldn’t have so many as to detract from its beauty.The pages may no longer be off-white – they be yellowish or light tan but still not showing too much age.The spine may have some visible stress lines or possibly a mild roll as long is it doesn’t misalign the book too much. The cover can be loose from one staple but not both.Any major defects must be limited and mustn’t impact the book’s eye appeal. This can mean the difference between a surface tear where some of the interior paper of the cover is visible and a clean one where you can barely tell there is a tear until you open the book. A book that would otherwise grade VF may have been downgraded due to a defect like a spine split, tear or very inconspicuous writing. Very Good A book in this grade will be more obvious that it is well read due to multiple problems. But it will still be fairly good looking to a collector, especially someone that is collecting an expensive, older book that may be hard to find in this grade. The problems will not be so severe to make you focus on them. For example, a spine roll shouldn’t make the whole book look crooked. Water damage, if present should barely be noticeable. If a piece is missing out of the cover, it shouldn’t be more than 1/4″ in size and should be somewhat inconspicuous. In short, major defects are acceptable but still need to be limited and not distracting. The cover will show definite wear and will have very little or no gloss left. There may be some soil or stains but not too heavy. There may be multiple or even a couple of major creases or a small piece missing but overall, the cover should still look attractive and complete.The pages may be yellowish, tan or even light brown but should still feel okay to the touch. You should not feel fearful of causing further damage by handling the the pages. They shouldn’t have any major tears or writing. Minor tears are okay, but should be very few and only in the margin – they should not extend in to the frame of the page.The spine may be split a bit or detached from a one staple but the cover must still be attached.Major defects are acceptable provided they do not detract from your enjoyment of looking at the book and reading it.Good A book in this grade can still be somewhat attractive and collectible but will have problems that are more severe or numerous than with a Very Good, to the point where you are at least a little distracted by them. It may simply be that there is more wear and soil on it. It may have numerous creases or wrinkles to where it is distracting. There may be some less conspicuous writing on it. Very Good is where a lot of the picky collectors draw the line unless it is a very expensive book. The defects will simply be too numerous or too severe for them to look at. However, the book will still be intact with all its pages and completely readable. The cover will show a lot of wear and may have some creases or fair amount of soil.The pages may have some tears or a small pieces missing but the book must still be readable. This means a piece missing mustn’t interrupt the story, no pages can be missing and the pages cannot be too fragile to turn.The spine may not be flat and could be a bit limp or have a roll. Fair A book in this grade now has problems that are more a little distracting. The problems will likely be a focus, drawing your attention away from at least some of the beauty of the book. Overall it will be quite worn and ragged, though still all there. The cover may have a lot problems including heavy folds and even a large chunk missing. It may even be detached from the staples.The pages will be fairly poor in quality, whether it is poor paper quality, or simply worn and aged with soiling, staining and chunks missing. A coupon clipped out is acceptable but not a panel.The spine my be completely split. Poor The name of this grade says it all. The problems with a book in this grade can be so severe that it may no longer have any collector value. Some of the cover or even some of the pages may be missing. There may be heavy stains, mildew or other problems that prevent one from enjoying the book to any degree.

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