Can't remember what the train track type marks/impressions on a comic book are called 1 1

[alecholland]

It's the horizontal train track looking surface impressions that are on some comic covers, especially the older books.

I can't for the life of me remember what those marks are called. I think they are from when they bound the comics together for shipping, but could be from the printing process itself.

I looked through my Overstreet grading guide and can't find the term.

Any help would be appreciated.

Edited July 17, 2021 by alecholland

[kav]

1 hour ago, alecholland said:

It's the horizontal train track looking surface impressions that are on some comic covers, especially the older books.

I can't for the life of me remember what those marks are called. I think they are from when they bound the comics together for shipping, but could be from the printing process itself.

I looked through my Overstreet grading guide and can't find the term.

Any help would be appreciated.

pics will help.

[greggy]

Roller marks

[Pitboss]

17 minutes ago, greggy said:

Roller marks

That's what she said.

[alecholland]

8 hours ago, greggy said:

Roller marks

Yes!

Thank you sir! 

[Robot Man]

Printers also call these grippers. 

[Jayman]

2 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Printers also call these grippers. 

 

[VintageComics]

16 hours ago, greggy said:

Roller marks

Actually they were called greggy nutsack creases forever.

True story.

I think kudos to @THE_BEYONDER for coining that term.

 

[Lazyboy]

16 minutes ago, VintageComics said:

Actually they were called greggy nutsack creases forever.

True story.

I think kudos to @THE_BEYONDER for coining that term.

 

Roller marks aren't printer creases.

[THE_BEYONDER]

21 hours ago, VintageComics said:

Actually they were called greggy nutsack creases forever.

True story.

I think kudos to @THE_BEYONDER for coining that term.

 

Not me 

[kav]

21 hours ago, VintageComics said:

Actually they were called greggy nutsack creases forever.

thats what she said.

[THE_BEYONDER]

19 minutes ago, kav said:

thats what she said.

 

[kav]

@greggy  

[justafan]

dang this whole time I thought the books that had those were just the unfortunate top copy on the bundles bound with twine or rubber bands when they were delivered to newsstands.  I can see a roller gripper being more of the culprit as there were usually 2 horizontal tracks.  One near the top and one near the bottom of the covers.