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Posted By: petecld

Tom,

I still have over 2500 comics from my childhood and the standards for grading comics is different than cards.

There a so many more elements on comics that affect grade - such as up to 64 lower-right corners(one per page) as opposed to one lower-right corner of a card so that some allowance can and should be made for books. Another BIG factor is that a small imperfection detracts from a larger item much less than the same size imperfection will a small item like a card.

I know CGC standards for Golden-Age books(1939-1955) are different (less strict) than standards for Modern Age(Post-1980) comics. Comic collectors and grading standards are more relaxed (and more realistic in my opinion) on such little things like a small pencil mark or publisher's date stamp and comic collectors actually APPRECIATE it when a book is graded and labeled as restored/altered because they know exactly what they are buying.