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1970's - Mid 1980's DC digests, why are they scarce in high grade? (Portions courtesy of vane0326)
1) Overlay effect giving some digests a miss-cut look. If minor CGC does not count as a negative.
2) Glue drips and stains
3) Torn spines
4) Scrapes, usually located on the Front Cover's top left corner
5) Indents, and creases are common on the covers due to the thick stock
6) Variable paper quality (outer pages may be off-white BUT middle of the book will have White pages)
7) Small pin holes on the covers.
If a DC Digest somehow managed to remain in high grade after the printing/manufacturing and distribution processes, man-handling of what at the time were "less desirable" comics comes into consideration. All these many factors make DC Digests very difficult to find in 9.6 NM+ and near impossible to locate in raw in potential 9.8 NM/M. One might speculate if demand for these Digests was higher they might rank among the most valuable DC books from 1979-1986?
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