DiceX Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 If it's on the cover, it will hurt the grade. If it's on the interior, it doesn't seem to affect the grade. That is, if we're talking about the pin holes from production. If you have a random hole that goes through all your pages, it will hurt the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 This book is notorious for having the gripper pin holes. In this example, CGC did not deduct for the production problem of having a gripper pin hole in the bottom right corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) Apologies if this has been asked... I have a couple of comics, namely low numbered Ultimate Spider-Man or Fathom 9 (chrome) where the card cover is cut short so the page edges are slightly showing. Is this classed as a production gremlin or does this affect the grade? Thanks in advance for your comments (thumbs u Edited January 20, 2012 by Waylander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiceX Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 It's a production problem. Do you have a pic of it? No idea how much it would hurt the grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Dice X, I hope this shows up... Hopefully you can see the first page showing on the right hand side. Cheers, (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Unopened/Uncut Pages...when the pages have not been separated at the unbound edges. Is this a production error...a flaw...how would it be graded? mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiceX Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 It's a production problem. I believe it gets a green label, iirc. If you cut them apart you get a purple label. It's called "Siamese Pages." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I am pretty sure i just saw a siamese page note on a posted blue label book within the last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiceX Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 I know they used to put them in blue labels, but a few years ago CGC adopted the ideology that all significant production defects go into a green label. I dunno if they do Siamese pages this way or not. I thought at the time they announced this it was going to affect everything production related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I think it should go with a Blue Label...this is the way the book was printed! mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 If I had these pages trimmed...would this be considered restoration? mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 If I had these pages trimmed...would this be considered restoration? mm I'm guessing "yes" if the trimming is detected. As DiceX mentioned if you cut the pages apart that would also earn a PLOD, but if the cut was not detected it would be a blue label I'm thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefan-migration Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 What is this and will CGC deduct for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiceX Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 It looks like something with that shape notched out of it was laying on top of the book for a long time. Yes, CGC will downgrade for it. You might want to look into having the book pressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speople Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I have an Action Comics 288 where the bottom staple has not gone through quite a number of the pages. I have checked these loosely fitting pages and they are devoid of any holes where the bottom staple should be. Yet the bottom staple is intact and holds together some of the pages as intended. How is this caused ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speople Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Also got an issue where part of the issue number is missing altogether because the cover wasn't printed long enough in width at the front. The comic hasn't been trimmed as I've compared it against another copy of exactly the same issue number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 What is this and will CGC deduct for it? dull factory trim blade. nice to see that because you know the edge is real. don't think it'll count against the grade until you start getting into the upper 9 range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic-spider-man Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Hey Dice I have a Double Cover production Flaw question. I have been seeing allot of Double Covers from the Silver Age that have a chunk torn out of the inner cover at the top Left edge that extends around to the back inner cover. I am sure it must be production related since I have seen so many like this, but I am not sure. Do you have any Ideal how or why this could happen? Edited August 28, 2012 by cosmic-spider-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiceX Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 That's an odd place for a tear. I have no idea why that would have happened in that particular spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic-spider-man Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Thanks for the reply Dice, do you know if the way comics were trimed changed any from the 60's to the 70's? Reason I ask is I have seen this problem on a bunch of Silver Age Double Cover books but never on any Bronze Age ones. It just seem strange to me that I have ran across so many that all have that tear in the same place the top Left corner and it always goes around to the back cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...