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Originally Posted by campyfan39
I always found it odd to grade comics. They're different from cards or coins in that when they're encased, you can't actually read the thing or see its pages—which is the purpose of them!
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That's why you get a reprint. Marvel has been diligent about issuing reprints on modern stock so people can enjoy them.
I thought encapsulation was stupid too, but then I read some of the Silver Age books I remembered fondly from my childhood, and I remembered why I tired of them. "Crapola" would be a charitable review. The stories are facile and silly, and with giant plot holes (villain exposition, never killing the hero straight-up when he has a chance, etc.), but that fits an item meant for a ten-year-old boy to read. The best parts of most books are the covers, so why not slab them and enjoy the cover art?
