Author: Robert M. Overstreet Publisher: Gemstone Publishing ISBN: 9781603601993 Category : Comic books, strips, etc Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Since 1970, the name 'Overstreet' has symbolized a vast knowledge of American comic books. While 'The Official Overstreet Comic Book Prize Guide' helps you learn about comic values, this book teaches you the importance of condition (a factor that is often key to real collectability) and how to grade accurately. This book features the 10-point grading system, as well as exhaustive descriptions of Primary and Split Grades, examples of each grade with more than 200 full-color images in all, articles on storage, preservation, and restoration, a look at the independent, third-party grading companies, and much more.
Author: Robert M Overstreet Publisher: Gemstone Publishing ISBN: 9781603602693 Category : Languages : en Pages : 400
Book Description
Since 1970, the name "Overstreet" has symbolized a vast knowledge of American comic books. While The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide helps you learn about comic values, this book teaches you the importance of condition (a factor that is often the key to real collectability) and how to grade accurately. The Overstreet Guide To Grading Comics includes the 10-point grading system, as well as exhaustive descriptions of Primary and Split Grades. It spotlights each grade with more than 200 full-color images in all, as well as articles on storage, preservation, and restoration, a look at the independent, third-party grading companies, and much more! Available for the first time ever in a hardcover edition!
Author: Robert M. Overstreet Publisher: Three Rivers Press ISBN: 9780609810521 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 372
Book Description
Overstreet, author of "The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide" has now written the first and only book that sets the standard for grading the condition of comic books, which is the most important factor in determining its value. He explains the new 10-point grading system that helps collectors and dealers alike to easily determine the condition of any comic book. 400 photos.
Author: Robert M. Overstreet Publisher: House of Collectibles ISBN: 9780876377611 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 708
Book Description
Written by the ultimate authority on comic book values, this expanded and updated guide lists over 80,000 prices for all mainstream comic books published in America--from 1901 to the present day. Includes photos, a listing of comic book shops, marketing tips and publication dates. Illustrated. (Antiques/Collectibles)
Author: Robert M. Overstreet Publisher: House of Collectibles ISBN: 9780375721069 Category : Comic books, strips, etc Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Offering the most thorough record of existing comic books from the 1800s to the present, this book comes indexed and illustrated, and with listings priced according to condition.
Author: Robert M. Overstreet Publisher: Avon ISBN: 9780380769100 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 303
Book Description
Sets a new industry grading standard by replacing the eight traditional grading terms--from poor to mint--with a more accurate one hundred-point numerical system and includes a ten-point whiteness level system, a glossary, and illustrative grading examples. Original.
Author: Maggie Thompson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440216509 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 3620
Book Description
ESSENTIAL COMICS VALUES ALL IN COLOR! COMICS SHOP is the reliable reference for collectors, dealers, and everyone passionate about comic books! THIS FULL-COLOR, INDISPENSABLE GUIDE FEATURES: • Alphabetical organization by comic book title • More than 3,000 color photos • Hundreds of introductory essays • Analysis of multi-million dollar comics' sales • How covers and splash pages have evolved • An exclusive photo to grading guide to help you determine your comics' conditions accurately • Current values for more than 150,000 comics From the authoritative staff at Comics Buyer's Guide, the world's longest running magazine about comics, Comics Shop is the only guide on the market to give you extensive coverage of more than 150,000 comics from the Golden Age of the 1930s to current releases and all in color! In addition to the thousands of comic books from such publishers as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image, this collector-friendly reference includes listings for comic books from independent publishers, underground publishers, and more!
Author: Gregory Defoor Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: 9781075807909 Category : Languages : en Pages : 158
Book Description
The free online guide written by KaptainMyke has been released for the first time in print! Learn the hidden underground secrets of cleaning and pressing comic books. This book contains all of the vast information covered online at www.kaptainmyke.com and includes all new, never before seen material. Properly photograph and handle comic books to prevent damage. Obtain the highest grades possible when submitting to grading companies. Learn how to prescreen and inspect comic books with precision. Know the difference between pressable and unpressable defects. Learn about restoration detection and how you can avoid potential risks. Become informed on the dangers of bad pressing and what you can do to prevent damage to comic books. The cleaning and stain removal tips inside will provide extra value to your books. This book is filled with full color pages that include tips and real world examples for your review. Fix your mistakes and prevent future potential mistakes as you practice. Utilize and follow guidance from formula pages based off year and type of paperstock. Inspection forms, a flow chart and pressing matrix diagram are included as brand new content to guide you along every step of the learning process. All pages are color coded and easy to understand for anyone who has never attempted cleaning or pressing comic books. Suppose you could tell if a graded comic book has been cleaned and pressed - without ever having to open it? What if there were grading notes that could immediately give you clues for pressing potential? This book covers all of that and more! Everything included inside this book guarantees a clean blue universal graded label using no restoration techniques or tricks. You are guaranteed to improve the condition and grade of any comic book using the procedures outlined in this guide. If you collect comic books, this book is for you.
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Author: Robert M Overstreet
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Author: Maggie Thompson
Author: Gregory Defoor