Overstreet, author of "The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide" has now written the first and only book that sets the standard for grading the condition of comic books, which is the most important factor in determining its value. He explains the new 10-point grading system that helps collectors and dealers alike to easily determine the condition of any comic book. 400 photos.

Offering the most thorough record of existing comic books from the 1800s to the present, this book comes indexed and illustrated, and with listings priced according to condition.

Since 1970, the name "Overstreet" has symbolized a vast knowledge of American comic books. While The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide helps you learn about comic values, this book teaches you the importance of condition (a factor that is often the key to real collectability) and how to grade accurately. The Overstreet Guide To Grading Comics includes the 10-point grading system, as well as exhaustive descriptions of Primary and Split Grades. It spotlights each grade with more than 200 full-color images in all, as well as articles on storage, preservation, and restoration, a look at the independent, third-party grading companies, and much more! Available for the first time ever in a hardcover edition!

Written by the ultimate authority on comic book values, this expanded and updated guide lists over 80,000 prices for all mainstream comic books published in America--from 1901 to the present day. Includes photos, a listing of comic book shops, marketing tips and publication dates. Illustrated. (Antiques/Collectibles)

Sets a new industry grading standard by replacing the eight traditional grading terms--from poor to mint--with a more accurate one hundred-point numerical system and includes a ten-point whiteness level system, a glossary, and illustrative grading examples. Original.

Since 1970, the name 'Overstreet' has symbolized a vast knowledge of American comic books. While 'The Official Overstreet Comic Book Prize Guide' helps you learn about comic values, this book teaches you the importance of condition (a factor that is often key to real collectability) and how to grade accurately. This book features the 10-point grading system, as well as exhaustive descriptions of Primary and Split Grades, examples of each grade with more than 200 full-color images in all, articles on storage, preservation, and restoration, a look at the independent, third-party grading companies, and much more.