Detective Comics 285, SuperSize Image, VF- (7.5)

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Detective Comics #285, VF- (7.5) I have eBay listings for Detective Comics 244, 268 thru 315, 382 thru 399. Virtually all of these books are high quality issues (FN to VF-) that are rarely available. As time permits, I will list 316 thru 380. For a wonderful book, much related in spirit to Batman, please see my listings for Challengers of the Unknown (7 thru 15 have been listed). A unique opportunity to obtain multiple issues from a trusted single source . International purchases save over $20 by using First Class Mail International (insurance included)!!! See SuperSize Images! Published by DC Comics in 1960. A very beautiful cover with only very minor flaws. The cover is highly reflective (with about 90% or more of original gloss), has strong sharp coloring, is very smooth (with only a few very minor creases at toward the edges), and generally flat (see Definition of a Crease below). There is slight discoloring near the middle of the right edge. Very little soiling on the front cover and with a bit more on the back cover. Interior pages are very supple and white to a light tan at the borders. The staples are extremely well placed and the cover nicely cut with color extending nearly all the way to the spine. The cover is firmly attached to both staples. The edges are very sharp. The corners are square. The book lies relatively flat with 3 of the corners rising 3 millimeters. The book is complete with all pages securely attached with no interior tears or rips. Overall a gorgeous book. Batman is my favorite comic hero. Having no superpowers, he must rely on his education, intelligence, and cunning to a larger degree than his superhero counterparts. This is the pre-new look Batman peopled with fantastic creatures, crooks with sci-fi powers, a fair number of aliens, and a load of bat-gear (though not with the campiness of TV Batman). This version of Batman is aimed to please those into Asimov's style of pulp science fiction !! Comic Grading - Definition of a Crease. Crease - A fold which causes ink removal, usually resulting in a white line. This seems to be the sense of what a crease is to Overstreet's Grading Guidelines and most comic graders. I note two categories of creasing in my descriptions, 1) color breaking and 2) non-color breaking. For a color breaking crease, it must show that white line, though of course the thickness, length, and cover location of the crease are all important factors in how severely the crease actually degrades the cover's impact. A non-color breaking crease is technically not a crease since it doesn't break color, but to those of us who have spent hours obsessing over our books, it is an interruption in the gloss or how the cover reflects light. Take a smooth unblemished white sheet of paper and press your thumb nail into it several times using varying amounts of pressure. As the paper is white there is no break in color, but depending on lighting and its angle to the paper eventually you would be able to see every point where the nail impressed the paper. Again the noticeability, number, and locations of non-color breaking creases are factors affecting the quality of the cover. If a cover is generally smooth, this means the non-color breaking creases present are interfering little with the cover's appearance. These kinds of creases range from unnoticeable in normal viewing conditions to very intrusive. A comic must be very carefully handled to avoid leaving these impressions at the edges. Unfortunately, scans of the covers, even the SuperSize Images I employ, do not always fully depict these imperfections. I try to fill in the gaps by offering my estimate of what the Overstreet Grade would likely be, and by giving a detailed written description. Like most comic buyers and graders I have exchanged thoughts with, we agree that Overstreet Grading Guidelines provide a helpful starting point to access a book's quality, but we all have our own tastes and biases, and sharp disagreements on various books as well as complaints about Overstreet's approa... read more

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