Staples anyone?

It was brought to my attention that I neglected to address staples in my mile-long dissertation last week. And after having it tossed in my face, I have to admit that I don't really look at staples - not as part of a mental checklist, and it doesn't seem to be a deal killer for me.

So, I went to my LCS - and pulled through their bin of 60's Charltons thinking about how I look at staples. I look for discoloration; I look for dimples, stress lines and staple related tears; I look to see if the book has been repaired at the centerfold and the staple folded back over the repair to 'hide' it; but staple placement didn't really stand out to me - at least not until I got home and looked through my CGC books. And well - I 'knew' from looking at the book when I bought it, that it had terrible staple placement - and looking at it again I was reminded that the staple placement was less than desireable; but in retrospect - I would have still purchased the book.

Later this week - more discussion on dust shadows, sun shadows, and oxidation shadows following the requests of some of my readers.

In closing - a pretty photo of a pretty fabulous 50's Batman, with terrible staple placement. For those of you who currently read Secret Six: the debut of Deadshot.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

Lee