when counting pages of a comic book do you also count the covers?

[uchiha101]

Hey guys I was wondering if you have a comic does the cover count as the number of pages also?

 

for example I have a superman 47 with 48 pages and the info says I should have 52 meaning if I had the cover it would be a page count of 52 right?

[telerites]

That is correct a front and back cover would count as 4 pages.

[uchiha101]

That is correct a front and back cover would count as 4 pages.

 

thanks then that means my sups 47 is complete, but my asm 7 has 33 pages without out the covers and it's supposed to have 36 so what's going on there?

 

 

[KPR Comics]

You miscounted? Impossible to have an odd amount of pages.

[uchiha101]

You miscounted? Impossible to have an odd amount of pages.

 

ok I'll count again see what's up

[telerites]

I was going to suggest that you compare your book to the actual story index on comics.org (which is the site I assume you're using) but it hasn't been indexed.

 

 

[uchiha101]

I was going to suggest that you compare your book to the actual story index on comics.org (which is the site I assume you're using) but it hasn't been indexed.

 

 

cool I never heard of that website thanks

[JollyComics]

I was going to suggest that you compare your book to the actual story index on comics.org (which is the site I assume you're using) but it hasn't been indexed.

 

 

cool I never heard of that website thanks

 

I worked for the webpress printing for two years. They printed mainly magazines. 22 x 34 sheet (16 pages on one side) will be folded in four ways before cutting all edges. Page numbers are not in order but it will be in the page order when collaging with other wraps.

 

It is always in even pages. If it goes in odd pages that will be the manufacturing error that will be destroyed if discovered before it is distributing.

[PovertyRow]

It is always in even pages. If it goes in odd pages that will be the manufacturing error that will be destroyed if discovered before it is distributing.

 

I may be missing something ( have to think back 30ish years to my time in 4-color pre-press) but I cannot see how an odd number of pages can exist. Not talking about page numbering (like one page blank) but an actual page number count, since one page has to equal 2 pages (front and back).

[skypinkblu]

This is the best place for page counts for GA superhero books

 

GA books counted the covers, but you can double check all the weird page counts here.

 

http://www.twomorrows.com/alterego/media/Golden%20Age%20Index.pdf

 

Silverage books (except giants) all have 8 pieces of paper at each side of the center staple.

 

2 sides to each piece of paper equal the 36

 

 

There were some DCs in the 50's that had 10 at each side of the staple and a few that mimicked the odd page counts of the mid 40's, but it's late and I don't remember which ones. I think the year was only 1952.

[rodan57]

When I buy silver age, I count 8 pages to the centrefold and 8 pages to the end as part of my inspection.

 

 

 

When describing such a book officially, it's each side of the leaf and the covers: 32 + 4 = 36

 

Check out the Grand Comics Database.

[uchiha101]

When I buy silver age, I count 8 pages to the centrefold and 8 pages to the end as part of my inspection.

 

 

 

When describing such a book officially, it's each side of the leaf and the covers: 32 + 4 = 36

 

Check out the Grand Comics Database.

 

thanks