I am not a comics dealer, so read my description and look at the scan when considering the grade.Book is square and securely bound. There is some scuffing on the front cover and some tape rsidue over the 10 cent price. This is a reprint of a 1940 comic from M. J.L. Magazines whose copyrights expired in 1968 It features the first Shield story as well as the origin of the Comet by Jack Cole. ; Comic Book; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 64 pages