Printing in the 60's wasn't really an exact science

[Chadwick]

 

[RCheli]

Marvel and Charlton were terrible. I have plenty of books from them from the early Silver Age where the register was off by nearly 1/4 inch.

 

You never saw that with DC, Archie, or Western.

[Number 6]

Not just the 60's. I'm sure you've seen all the different background color permutations for Batman #405.

 

[Dr. Balls]

Or New Mutants 87.

[jsilverjanet]

Secret Wars 8 is another one

[chrisco37]

Hulk 181

 

Maybe most prominent in the red/orange cover books?

[jaeldubyoo]

 

The purple variant commands a premium.

[Chadwick]

Captain Marvel #1 is the same as Sandman #1.

[Chadwick]

I know this copy is low grade, but if it was minty would that miscut cover effect the grade? I know it would probably lower it's desirability, but can you have a 9.8 with that cover?

[porcupine48]

Marvel and Charlton were terrible. I have plenty of books from them from the early Silver Age where the register was off by nearly 1/4 inch.

 

You never saw that with DC, Archie, or Western.

I have a Charlton that looks like a rhombus.Also quite a few that look as if cut with pinking shears...zigzag cut.Also.numerous siamese pages...Charltons are fun!!The worse the defect,for me,the better.

Canadian company EH! Comics was notorious bad in the 1970s.

[Ken Aldred]

Marvel and Charlton were terrible. I have plenty of books from them from the early Silver Age where the register was off by nearly 1/4 inch.

 

You never saw that with DC, Archie, or Western.

I have a Charlton that looks like a rhombus.Also quite a few that look as if cut with pinking shears...zigzag cut.Also.numerous siamese pages...Charltons are fun!!The worse the defect,for me,the better.

Canadian company EH! Comics was notorious bad in the 1970s.

 

Charlton's press was meant to be used to print and cut cereal boxes, not comic books. A shoestring budget operation.

[porcupine48]

Shoestring..to bad they did not make chips!

[Unca Ben]

[porcupine48]