Pulled out my 30 year old Amazing Spider-Man #300 last night

I dug out my copy of Amazing Spider-Man #300 from 1988 that I bought off a spinner rack for like a dollar fifty. The corners are soft and there's a crease down the middle from where I shoved it in my backpack in 7th grade. Anyone else got a beat up key issue they just can't bring themselves to replace?

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laura_wilson17d ago

That book's worth is the memories you've got in it, not the grade on a slab. A copy with a spine tick from real use beats a slabbed 9.8 any day. Just store it in a Mylite bag with a half back board to keep it from getting worse. The crease is part of its story and you'd probably miss it if you swapped it out for a perfect copy.

gracej9917d ago

Wait, you're telling me you actually bought this off a spinner rack back in the day?? That's wild, I thought those things were just for overstock comics nobody wanted. I bet that crease from your backpack adds more character than any pristine copy could ever have.

david92017d ago

7th grade me kept that copy in my backpack for three months and @laura_wilson is right, the crease is part of the memory now.