Smaller Than Average Books?

[joe_collector]

I always wanted to ask this, so here goes:

 

I own a few BA ASM issues (that I think I bought all of them off the stands) that are a bit smaller than standard size. Not trimmed, just like 90-95% the size of a similar ASM issue, like they'd been shrunk or produced slightly different. The covers look *exactly* the same, with no trimming guaranteed, and like I said, I bought all, or at the least, most of these myself.

 

These are Canadian books in the 140's, and I was wondering if anyone had similar experience, like maybe a Canadian or border factory playing with the dimensions during that time?

 

This might be similar to the 'onion paper" New X-men in the 90's I have that have extremely thin paper inside.

[*Bronze age fan*]

So what your saying is you have a slightly smaller one?

[joe_collector]

You know, when I wrote this thread, I thought "I really hope some nimrod doesn't make a joke with sexual innuendo" and BINGO, it only took one post.

[THE_BEYONDER]

[*Bronze age fan*]

[VintageComics]

You know, when I wrote this thread, I thought "I really hope some nimrod doesn't make a joke with sexual innuendo" and BINGO, it only took one post.

 

You prefer two posts?

 

 

[joe_collector]

You know, when I wrote this thread, I thought "I really hope some nimrod doesn't make a joke with sexual innuendo" and BINGO, it only took one post.

 

You prefer two posts?

 

Sure, at least one rational reply before the potty jokes.

[VintageComics]

You know, when I wrote this thread, I thought "I really hope some nimrod doesn't make a joke with sexual innuendo" and BINGO, it only took one post.

 

You prefer two posts?

 

Sure, at least one rational reply before the potty jokes.

 

I thought my reply was a potty joke.

[joe_collector]

I thought my reply was a potty joke.

 

Sorry, I'm not into "ghetto-porno speak"

[*Bronze age fan*]

You know, when I wrote this thread, I thought "I really hope some nimrod doesn't make a joke with sexual innuendo" and BINGO, it only took one post.

 

You prefer two posts?

 

Sure, at least one rational reply before the potty jokes.

 

I have never seen a smaller sized Bronze Age Marvel. But maybe I just never bought a Canadian edition. But I have never noticed any for sale that seemed smaller either and I have every Bronze Age Marvel.

[joe_collector]

Ever seen an onion-paper comic with ultra-thin paper used?

[*Bronze age fan*]

Ever seen an onion-paper comic with ultra-thin paper used?

 

 

I don't believe so. I am not even sure what that is.

[joe_collector]

I have a couple of X-Men in the high-90's with very thin paper, almost see-through, so somewhere they ran out of good paper or used a bad supply and produced these freakshow books.

 

I remember Dan/FlyingDonut commenting he'd seen these too, and in the same X-men issue range.

[*Bronze age fan*]

I have a couple of X-Men in the high-90's with very thin paper, almost see-through, so somewhere they ran out of good paper or used a bad supply and produced these freakshow books.

 

I remember Dan/FlyingDonut commenting he'd seen these too, and in the same X-men issue range.

 

 

Interesting. I will get to my XMen box later and check out the issues in the 90s to see if I have any like that....but I don't think I do.

[thunsicker]

I have a couple of X-Men in the high-90's with very thin paper, almost see-through, so somewhere they ran out of good paper or used a bad supply and produced these freakshow books.

 

I remember Dan/FlyingDonut commenting he'd seen these too, and in the same X-men issue range.

 

 

Interesting. I will get to my XMen box later and check out the issues in the 90s to see if I have any like that....but I don't think I do.

 

While you're at it I think you should measure each of your comics to make sure you don't have any of the 5% smaller comics.

[joe_collector]

While you're at it I think you should measure each of your comics to make sure you don't have any of the 5% smaller comics.

 

It may not seem like much (and it's actually 5-10% smaller) but it's pretty obvious when you put them next to a comic backing board.

[jaeldubyoo]

Have you compared it with another regular-sized copy? Is the cover missing some details? Are the margins smaller in the interior?

[joe_collector]

Have you compared it with another regular-sized copy? Is the cover missing some details? Are the margins smaller in the interior?

 

Not trimmed, just like 90-95% the size of a similar ASM issue, like they'd been shrunk or produced slightly different. The covers look *exactly* the same, with no trimming guaranteed, and like I said, I bought all, or at the least, most of these myself.

 

I have a feeling this is a Canadian thing, with maybe a secondary printer being brought in and not having the correct specs on the machines.

[thunsicker]

Have you compared it with another regular-sized copy? Is the cover missing some details? Are the margins smaller in the interior?

 

Not trimmed, just like 90-95% the size of a similar ASM issue, like they'd been shrunk or produced slightly different. The covers look *exactly* the same, with no trimming guaranteed, and like I said, I bought all, or at the least, most of these myself.

 

I have a feeling this is a Canadian thing, with maybe a secondary printer being brought in and not having the correct specs on the machines.

 

Actually I had the same kind of question. Not whether it was trimmed, but whether the art was smaller or if they just made smaller margins.

[joe_collector]

Everything is smaller, like it's a 90-95% perfect reproduction - it's almost guaranteed to be a different print run for Canucks those months, and they used the wrong specs.

 

Either that, or they used "shrinking paper" that slowly dropped 5-10% of its mass.