EPIC ILLUSTRATED #9 Marvel Magazine (1981) Bronze Age

GRADING GUIDE
MINT GRADES
GEM MINT : 10.0
The best possible existing condition of a comic book. A near perfect book.

MINT : 9.9
An extremely exceptional comic with only very minute printing or bindery defects. The books cover is flat and without surface wear. No autographs or writing is allowed on either the cover or interior pages. Cover inks are exceptionally bright with high gloss. The books corners are perfectly square and sharp. Interior pages must be white in color and supple to the touch.

NEAR MINT / MINT : 9.8
This is close to mint with some minor defect.

NEAR MINT+ : 9.6
A slight stress line by the staples.
Only some subtle binding and/or printing defects.
Cover is fairly well centered and firmly secured to interior pages.
Paper is supple and like new.
Spine is tight and flat.

NEAR MINT : 9.4
This book is an excellent copy with great eye appeal.
It is vibrant and clean with supple pages.
The spine may have a couple of very small stress lines at the most 1/4 inch the surface color around the line must not be noticeably broken.
The spine is almost completely flat.