September 13, 1999
Space: 1999 Magazine 5
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Space: 1999 Magazine 5 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0338180008
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Owner:
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Number 6
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
I like the colors and the geometric patters on this cover as it is reminiscent of similar patterns seen on some of the set backgrounds in the show.
This issue is one that initially I had purchased as CGC 9.4 which played a part in swaying me to pursue a higher grade set. At the time I only had a raw copy of #1 that was purchased from J S Comics as a "NM-" that was probably VF-ish at best, and the NM copy of #2 that I had purchased from Bob Storms. I purchased the CGC 9.4 copy of this issue off eBay for what I thought was a reasonable price with the intent to crack the book out of the holder to continue my run of raw copies.
However, after removing the book from the holder I was both surprised and disappointed with what CGC determined was qualified for a 9.4 grade on this copy. This experience is what influenced me to pursue 9.6 and higher copies when I decided to put together a graded set. While these Charlton magazines are difficult to find in high grade, I felt based on what I saw with this first graded copy that simply buying 9.4 copies wasn't really going to be anything special.
This 9.8 graded copy was purchased from a seller on eBay who had sent me a discount offer when I first put this book in my watch list. Because of the seller's use of "free" shipping, this is probably the least expensive 9.8 copy I purchased for this run.
Incidentally, I sold the de-slabbed 9.4 copy after having acquired this 9.8 copy and included the label with the book. So unless the buyer has re-submitted the book, the lone 9.4 copy on the census for this issue doesn't actually exist any longer.
This copy is definitely much nicer than the 9.4 copy although there are a couple of spine stresses that I would be surprised to see on a 9.8 comic book. There also seems to be some pressure being put on the middle of the spine by the inner well as evidenced on the back cover, creating a proto-spine stress which again makes me question the wisdom of having these magazines slabbed. Still, I think this copy presents well overall.
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