bapowell Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) Hi All, One of my favorite silver age Iron Man covers. This book is in good shape, a couple light spine ticks and some general discoloration here and there (see photo of bottom right corner, FC, where it might be most noticeable). It almost resembles foxing, and I can't remove it with a gentle eraser. Also, there is some writing in pen on the BC. Thanks! Edited January 29, 2022 by bapowell Galen130 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flammenwerfer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) edge trimmed, unfortunately Edited January 29, 2022 by Flammenwerfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapowell Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 1:40 PM, Flammenwerfer said: edges trimmed unfortunately Are you saying that someone trimmed them, or that this is a manufacturing defect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flammenwerfer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 1:42 PM, bapowell said: Are you saying that someone trimmed them, or that this is a manufacturing defect? someone trimmed top edge, most likely to remove chipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapowell Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 1:48 PM, Flammenwerfer said: someone trimmed top edge, most likely to remove chipping I see. Yes, it does appear that way, and is maybe 1 mm shorter than other Iron Man comics I own from the same timeframe. Man, that sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapowell Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 1:48 PM, Flammenwerfer said: someone trimmed top edge, most likely to remove chipping Here is the description from the seller: "Cover is trimmed close to logo as it came from the newsstand". Any idea what that means? Seems like they are saying it just came this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 It could be a production miscut. There's a lot more of the lady's shoe at the bottom than other copies online. And the positioning of the ad on the back also suggests that - more bottom, less top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flammenwerfer Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 1:54 PM, bapowell said: Here is the description from the seller: "Cover is trimmed close to logo as it came from the newsstand". Any idea what that means? Seems like they are saying it just came this way. That is just BS, send it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Look at all three exposed edges. Is the paper color comparable all around? Not a guarantee either way, but it can be indicative. Could certainly be trimmed but it looks well within the range of production miscut too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapowell Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 The top edge looks a bit darker than the leading or bottom edges. I've also compared it with an Iron Man 2, 18, an 22 and it's shorter (in the long direction) than all of them (though they are not all the same size, either). Not even the staples are in the same places on any two copies. It really was the wild west back then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 This example from the Marvel database shows a massive difference from your copy at the top and very little difference at the bottom, judging by her foot. Whether this is due to trimming or a production anomaly is unclear. Other than that it's in the 8.0 range imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 7.5 I don't believe it was trimmed. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 My first thought was that it's a bad production cut, but without the book in hand, it's hard to say. Otherwise, 7.0/7.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoWitHurts Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I think it is just miscut. Here is my copy for comparison. grendelbo and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
