Anyone else seeing problems with Marvel condition?

[helionaut]

When 1602 #1 came out, every copy in town had a small hole, for lack of a better word, in the top layer of the cover, so that you would see this white spot of the inside of the paper. It also had a hole in the same spot on the back. Some copies were worse than others, but I've not seen any copies without it, though I thought we just ended up getting a bad batch.

 

When Secret War came out, it was very tough to find a copy without any scratches or other blemishes in the matte black cover, and the corners are always problematic. But worse, there was a diagonal impression running from about 1/3 down the right edge down across the front of every copy. Again, it was worse on some that others, but I could find none without it. And 1602 #6 (or 7? the one that came out at the same time) had the same problem with the "crease".

 

Has anyone else had these problem? I think it's odd that all 5 shops I checked for these books would all have these problems, but that it should be limited to here.

[Kermit]

But worse, there was a diagonal impression running from about 1/3 down the right edge down across the front of every copy.

 

yep, i've noticed in every comic around here in all the shops i visited...

[Smokinghawk]

I lucked out; my 1602 had no holes, and my SW have no scratches or cover bends. I did have to pick through copies, though--some of the SW's I saw had almost a white powder smudge, like chalk, on parts of the upper front cover.

 

 

[blowout]

The bonus is that the comics are likely to remain worthless, so the condition shouldn't matter.

[DiceX]

The bonus is that the comics are likely to remain worthless, so the condition shouldn't matter.

 

[Rob]

Every Pulse #1 I found (in 2 different LCS's) had a slight book-length wave about 1/4" from the spine. Like a reading crease.

[Kermit]

The bonus is that the comics are likely to remain worthless, so the condition shouldn't matter.

 

Now read it having the tune of J.Lennon's "imagine" on your head...

 

Imagine all the comics fan

Reading for pleasure

 

Ou u u...