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GA "perfect bound" Question

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SNiPER

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Does anyone know why they would Perfect bound or (square bound) a comic when the other same thickness issues around it were not?

 

I have a stack of (15) mid 40's King Comics numbered between 104 and 151.

 

104,105,108,125 have one center staple.(first three are 52 pg. 125 is 36 pg.)

 

130-151 have two staples. (all 36 pg.)

 

My question is, my #113 (36 pg.) in the group has no staples and appears to have a

glue bound.

 

Is this something they might have done to use up the other half of a misprint or damaged page and piece together to save money?

 

Thoughts?

 

Thanks for your help.

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The Kaptain

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Does anyone know why they would Perfect bound or (square bound) a comic when the other same thickness issues around it were not?

 

I have a stack of (15) mid 40's King Comics numbered between 104 and 151.

 

104,105,108,125 have one center staple.(first three are 52 pg. 125 is 36 pg.)

 

130-151 have two staples. (all 36 pg.)

 

My question is, my #113 (36 pg.) in the group has no staples and appears to have a

glue bound.

 

Is this something they might have done to use up the other half of a misprint or damaged page and piece together to save money?

 

Thoughts?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Do you have photos you can post to illustrate this?

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Hero Restoration

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Does anyone know why they would Perfect bound or (square bound) a comic when the other same thickness issues around it were not?

 

I have a stack of (15) mid 40's King Comics numbered between 104 and 151.

 

104,105,108,125 have one center staple.(first three are 52 pg. 125 is 36 pg.)

 

130-151 have two staples. (all 36 pg.)

 

My question is, my #113 (36 pg.) in the group has no staples and appears to have a

glue bound.

 

Is this something they might have done to use up the other half of a misprint or damaged page and piece together to save money?

 

Thoughts?

 

 

 

Thanks for your help.

 

I wonder if maybe they did it because of the staple shortage due to the war and they were simply short on staples.

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SNiPER

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Here are some pics

 

Corner chew and a little spine chew.

consistent with a couple of the other books

 

KingComics113fc.jpg

 

KingComics113bc.jpg

 

 

This is the center of the book pulled tight at both edges, theres no evidence

of glue on the inside or staple holes that I can see

 

king.jpg

 

You can see glue inside the spine chew.

 

king2.jpg

 

king3.jpg

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Ask this in the Golden Age forum. That's where the GA experts hang out.

 

Does anyone know why they would Perfect bound or (square bound) a comic when the other same thickness issues around it were not?

 

I have a stack of (15) mid 40's King Comics numbered between 104 and 151.

 

104,105,108,125 have one center staple.(first three are 52 pg. 125 is 36 pg.)

 

130-151 have two staples. (all 36 pg.)

 

My question is, my #113 (36 pg.) in the group has no staples and appears to have a

glue bound.

 

Is this something they might have done to use up the other half of a misprint or damaged page and piece together to save money?

 

Thoughts?

 

Thanks for your help.

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