InstantForum.NET v4.1.4The ComicsPriceGuide.com Boardshttp://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/bryan@comicspriceguide.comThu, 08 Jan 2009 14:22:25 GMT20http://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/Topic16138-24-1.aspx4.0 with the staple removed, the uper corner doesnt look to good either. Cool comic regardless.</P><P>On the subject of extra staples, I have an ASM #4 that has an extra staple in the cover that is very hard to remove as the paper quality is brittle. I already removed one staple from the comic by hand and managed to cause some damge , one staple remains. Anyone have any advice on how to remove the staples without causing extra damage?Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:21:41 GMTBobosethttp://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/Topic16138-24-1.aspxYeah, 4.5 sounds right to me. Holes in a comic cover could look a whole lot worse than these do.Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:32:51 GMTSpeedy-Dhttp://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/Topic16138-24-1.aspxIt looks like about a 5.0 before taking the extra holes into consideration. Maybe a 4.5 at worst, shouldn't change the grade that much at this level.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:29:35 GMTUniversal Soldiershttp://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/Topic16138-24-1.aspxI have several issues like this, where a previous owner apparently<br>'archived' the book by stapling it into a binder (or something). They<br>had already been removed by the time I acquired it, but now that<br>I'm grading them, I'm not sure how much this reduces the value by.<br><br>Thanks for any help you can give,<br>badfeet<br><br><br> [img]http://www.alapoisoncenter.org/tmp/Thor_164_front_2.jpg[/img]<br>[img]http://www.alapoisoncenter.org/tmp/Thor_164_back_2.jpg[/img]Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:36:58 GMTbadfeet