Grading

We use the commonly accepted grades for American comics, abbreviated thus from best to worst:

NM	Near Mint
VF	Very Fine
FN	Fine
VG	Very Good
GD	Good
FA	Fair
PR	Poor

We apply the '+' or '-' symbols to signify where a comic is slightly better or worse than the specified grade, but not to the degree where it would change to the next grade. We also use 'split' grades (e.g. VG/FN) where we believe a comic grades halfway between. All comics are complete with nothing missing unless otherwise noted.

Grading is of course a subjective process, but we believe we grade tightly, accurately and fairly. Every comic on this site is graded by our two grading experts who have over 20 years' experience between them.

Guarantee

In the event of you not being satisfied with the grade of a comic purchased, we offer a full money-back refund, providing the comic is returned to us within 7 days in the same condition in which it was despatched. We want you to be happy with your purchases and have confidence in ordering from us again. We belong to the COBRA Mail Order Protection Scheme as detailed in Comics International.

Cents/Pence Copies

American comics distributed in the UK during the 1960's and 1970's usually had distribution (Thorpe & Porter) stamps on the cover, or often in the case of Marvels were printed in the US with UK prices. This was done in the same print runs, and stamped or UK priced copies are first printings. However, some collectors express a preference for unstamped/US priced copies. We have therefore shown in the listings where a comic has either a UK printed price or a distribution stamp. This is shown by the letter 'p' following the grade. All comics without this 'p' are US priced unstamped copies.