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| Playboy #v1 #1 | ||
| HMH Publishing Co., December 1953 | ||
| Norman Holland, Bob Norman, | "Sweetheart of the Month" Marilyn Monroe. | |
| William Marsh & Ambrose Bierce text | Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey article. | |
| Books | CGC Label | CGC Total | Avg. Grade | 10 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BOOK | Universal | 331 | 5.00 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 3 0.9% | 2 1.5% | 4 2.7% | 4 3.9% | 9 6.6% | 16 11.5% | 20 17.5% | 33 27.5% | 35 38.1% | 30 47.1% | 29 56% | 33 66% | 27 74% | 18 79% | 28 88% | 12 92% | 8 94% | 5 95% | 5 97% | 3 98% | 7 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Restored | 58 | 4.26 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 3 5.2% | 3 10.3% | 7 22.4% | 2 25.9% | 3 31.0% | 4 37.9% | 3 43.1% | 10 60% | 8 74% | 2 78% | 3 83% | 5 91% | 1 93% | 1 95% | 0 95% | 3 100% |
| 1 BOOK | Qualified | 12 | 6.62 | 0 0.00% | 0 0.00% | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 8.3% | 0 8.3% | 2 25.0% | 1 33.3% | 1 41.7% | 0 41.7% | 0 41.7% | 0 41.7% | 1 50% | 1 58% | 3 83% | 2 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% | 0 100% |
| Playboy #v1 #1 (1953, HMH Publishing Co.) CGC Universal Grade Distribution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% 0 10 | 0% 0 9.9 | 0% 0 9.8 | 0% 0 9.6 | 1% 3 9.4 | 1% 2 9.2 | 1% 4 9.0 | 1% 4 8.5 | 3% 9 8.0 | 5% 16 7.5 | 6% 20 7.0 | 10% 33 6.5 | 11% 35 6.0 | 9% 30 5.5 | 9% 29 5.0 | 10% 33 4.5 | 8% 27 4.0 | 5% 18 3.5 | 8% 28 3.0 | 4% 12 2.5 | 2% 8 2.0 | 2% 5 1.8 | 2% 5 1.5 | 1% 3 1.0 | 2% 7 0.5 |
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