Interior Page Corner Tears

[crazyhips]

I have seen comics in which several of the right lower corner interior pages are torn and missing (1/8th inch tear), but the outer cover is unaffected. Is this a printing defect? How is grading affected?

[etanick]

none I believe, especially if they are that small.

 

yes on production defect.

[divad]

I have seen comics in which several of the right lower corner interior pages are torn and missing (1/8th inch tear), but the outer cover is unaffected. Is this a printing defect?

 

Most likely not. The newsprint used in SA Marvels for example, was very low quality paper, subject to tearing any number of ways. A production defect is generally recognized as something that occurs somewhat frequently in a particular issue or series of issues from the same production dates.

 

Missing corners are common happenstances with newsprint. Pictures, of course, would go a long way here.

[divad]

How is grading affected?

 

CGC uses the following formula:

 

x(beta)/y(alpha)(#~)(%z)=SPD

 

where, x=the total number of pages in the book, y=the number of affected pages, #~= the newsprint strength coefficient, %z=the ratio of affected area to total page area, and SPD= the standardized point deduction

 

alpha and beta are the standard deviations for those values . . .

[rodan57]

You've neglected gravitational constant "G".