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Vol. 19 No. 5

Issue #221 | Grade: 4.0 Very Good- (VG-)

Detailed Description

This comic retains the front cover, back cover, inside front cover, interior pages, centerfold, and both original staples. The comic remains complete and readable. Overall presentation is visually strong, with bright, saturated cover color, clean interior artwork, and good overall page alignment. Condition issues are concentrated in three primary areas: Heavy rust and advanced corrosion affecting both staples, including rust migration into adjacent paper, Localized cover edge damage in the lower area, involving paper loss and surface disruption, and Light edge waviness and deformation affecting multiple interior pages, most noticeable along the lower margins. Interior pages remain clean, with strong print clarity. Brittleness testing indicates retained flexibility. The spine remains straight and structurally intact, though corrosion at staple locations impacts longterm stability.

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