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I personally selected and sent this one to Certified Guaranty Company (CGC). Case is brand new in great condition!
THIS COMIC IS 1 OF ONLY 4 GRADED EXAMPLES!
This is harder to find in high grades because it was issued with a plain paper cover (just like interior pages of the comic book), non glossy and prone to tearing and wrinkling.
Gladstone Publishing issued comics with plain, non-glossy paper stock—often referred to as a "self-cover" or "plain paper" format—principally to combat soaring paper costs in the mid 1990’s while holding down the cover prices for readers. During this period, the comics industry hit an economic rough patch driven by a massive spike in global paper prices. To avoid passing a steep price hike onto consumers or sacrificing the internal page count entirely, Gladstone utilized specific production strategies like this. It was a short lived effort. Comics in this period experienced a drop in print runs as well, making this example a hard to find specimen.
CGC Cert #
4769870005
Grade
9.0 VF-NM
Only 4 of these have been graded! Low population!
Walt Disney's Donald Duck Adventures #42 (1997) was published by Gladstone Publishing in February 1997 with a cover price of $1.50.
Publisher: Gladstone Publishing
Publication Date: February 1, 1997
Page Count: 32 pages (Full Color)
Creators/Artists: Features cover art and stories by legendary Disney creators including Carl Barks, Paul Murry, Tony Strobl, Al Taliaferro, Bob Karp, and Carl Fallberg.
Notable Content: Includes classic Duck family adventures such as "The Saga of Sourdough Sam" and "The Kangaroo Kid," following Donald and his nephews on escapades involving hidden tropical valleys and Australian kangaroos.
Securely shipped in a sturdy box, not a flimsy envelope.
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CGC Grading Scale
10.0 Gem Mint
The highest grade assigned. The collectible must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.
9.9 Mint
The collectible is nearly indistinguishable from a 10.0 but will have a very minor manufacturing defect. It will not have any evidence of handling defects.
Grades of 9.9 and 10.0 are very rarely given out to comics that have been in circulation. I have never seen one in over 30years of selling comics.
9.8 NM-M
A nearly perfect collectible with negligible handling or manufacturing defects
9.6 NM+
A very well-preserved collectible with several minor manufacturing or handling defects.
9.4 NM
A very well-preserved collectible with minor wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
9.2 NM-
A very well-preserved collectible with some wear and small manufacturing or handling defects.
9.0 VF/NM
A very well-preserved collectible with good eye appeal. There will be a number of minor handling and/or manufacturing defects.
8.5 VF+
An attractive collectible with a moderate defect or a number of small defects.
8.0 VF
An attractive collectible with a moderate defect or an accumulation of small defects.
7.5 VF-
An above-average collectible with a moderate defect or an accumulation of small defects.
7.0 FN/VF
An above-average collectible with a major defect or an accumulation of small defects.
6.5 FN+
An above-average collectible with a major defect and some smaller defects, or a significant accumulation of small defects.
6.0 FN
A slightly above-average collectible with a major defect and some smaller defects, or a significant accumulation of small defects.
5.5 FN-
A slightly above-average collectible with several moderate defects.
5.0 VG/FN
An average collectible with several moderate defects.
4.5 VG+
A slightly below-average collectible with multiple moderate defects.
4.0 VG
A below-average collectible with multiple moderate defects.
3.5 VG-
A below-average collectible with several major defects or an accumulation of multiple moderate defects.
3.0 G/VG
A collectible that shows significant evidence of handling with several moderate-to-major defects.
2.5 G+
A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with multiple moderate-to-major defects.
2.0 G
A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with numerous moderate-to-major defects.
1.8 G-
A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with numerous major defects.
1.5 Fa/G
A collectible that shows extensive evidence of handling with a heavy accumulation of major defects.
1.0 Fa
A very poorly handled collectible with a heavy accumulation of major defects.
0.5 Poor
A heavily defaced collectible with a number major defects. Some pieces will also be missing.
