Here's an illustration of why Canadian reprints are generally held in low esteem. Here's the cover of Reno Browne 51:
...and here's the Canadian reprint:
Aside from inferior printing quality, what's the difference? Well, if your eyes aren't too fatigued from reading posts concerning the CGC & J. Ewert Follies, you'll notice that the Canadian book, while claiming to be "a BIG EXTRA VALUE magazine," does not boast "52 GREAT PAGES of WESTERN THRILLS."
This transformation is accomplished by some trimming that makes Jason look like a brain surgeon! While both books boast 5 Reno Browne stories illustrated by the remarkably adroit Russ Heath, the original Reno 51 contains 32 pages of his art, while the Canadian counterpart has only 22 pages worth. Sometimes the pages are simply omitted, and sometimes the ellipsis is accompanied by a nearly legible synopsis:
The inferior printing quality is apparent throughout the book. Still, for all it's shortcomings, it's a pretty neat book, if only as a textbook example of a hack job.
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