mstrange Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) Does this look like the cover has been trimmed yay or nay. Edited May 13, 2022 by mstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 appears incredibly sharp...do you have the ability to magnify the edges for fibers? I would guess that there was trimming KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 4:44 PM, Funnybooks said: appears incredibly sharp...do you have the ability to magnify the edges for fibers? I would guess that there was trimming I don't have ability to magnify the edges. The cover edges appear to sharp with no noticeable edge wear also the cover does not line up with the pages which made me question whether th here was trimming. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 More pictures would be extremely helpful... Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 5:42 PM, The Lions Den said: More pictures would be extremely helpful... More pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Most of the books posted here with questions about possible trimming are miswraps and miscuts that I wouldn't be overly worried about. I'd be worried about this one, I think. Funnybooks, PopKulture and The Lions Den 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Can you tell if the page quality of the wraps' edges matches the page quality of the interior pages? The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) Yes they match. Really hope there is no trimming as this is a rare book and hardly comes up for sale. The colors are striking and page quality is nice. Edited April 25, 2022 by mstrange The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 7:17 PM, Qalyar said: Most of the books posted here with questions about possible trimming are miswraps and miscuts that I wouldn't be overly worried about. I'd be worried about this one, I think. Yeah, I usually think that if someone is asking about trimming then there's a 99.9% chance it's not trimmed. But in this case it sure doesn't seem right. The wear isn't consistent with the rest of the book and the edge is particularly clean. KCOComics and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 8:36 PM, buttock said: Yeah, I usually think that if someone is asking about trimming then there's a 99.9% chance it's not trimmed. But in this case it sure doesn't seem right. The wear isn't consistent with the rest of the book and the edge is particularly clean. In particular, I think the LR cover corner (razor sharp!) seems incompatible with the rounded LR pages beneath it. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 7:44 PM, Qalyar said: In particular, I think the LR cover corner (razor sharp!) seems incompatible with the rounded LR pages beneath it. Yeah, @mstrange are the staples tight? i.e. there's no room for the edge of the cover to slide in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 9:36 PM, buttock said: Yeah, I usually think that if someone is asking about trimming then there's a 99.9% chance it's not trimmed. But in this case it sure doesn't seem right. The wear isn't consistent with the rest of the book and the edge is particularly clean. agreed. It also appears that as you move your eye towards the spine corners, the edges start to become more consistent with a book this age...i.e, the area where it would be the toughest to trim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 5:42 PM, mstrange said: yay or nay Yay Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I guess it could be the result of how the book was stored, but the back cover demonstrates a much different wear than the front cover. (This is the same book, right?) Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) On 4/24/2022 at 6:50 PM, buttock said: Yeah, @mstrange are the staples tight? i.e. there's no room for the edge of the cover to slide in? I will some pics of the interior of the cover. There is a outline on the first interior page where the outline e of the cover shows pics to follow. I also got some more info from seller. Book has been in storage for last 40 yrs and he knows of no restoration. Edited April 25, 2022 by mstrange Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) On 4/24/2022 at 7:23 PM, grendelbo said: I guess it could be the result of how the book was stored, but the back cover demonstrates a much different wear than the front cover. (This is the same book, right?) Yes, seller stated books were in storage for the last 40+ years stacked on top of each other raw no bags. Edited April 25, 2022 by mstrange The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I guess this the book that finished on ebay recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrange Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 Here are some pics of the interior pages that line up.with the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Very tough to tell without the book in hand, and even then... The right hand margin isn't straight (hold a piece of paper up to your monitor to verify), but the cover follows that same, very gradual curve or crook (lumber term). A book can certainly move slightly while it's being cut at the printer. In those two preceding pics, it looks like there is more of the back cover showing at the bottom than the top, so you should see less of the front cover at the bottom, all other things being equal. In fact, there appears to be a bit more front cover on top. This could however be explained that the cover is pulled away from the staples and the rest of the book more so at the top than the bottom. From the pictures, this may be the case. The corners do look very sharp, but perhaps the front cover was better protected because less of it was exposed beyond the page edges. Of course it's a frustrating exercise when you can play devil's advocate like this - raising issues, and subsequently explaining them away. I would proceed cautiously and share your concerns with the seller. grendelbo, The Lions Den and Randall Dowling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 A tough one to do a comparable on. I'd actually consider sending this to CGC and have them check it over for any resto, trimming or other shenanigans. It's a pretty amazing find. And it's wise to keep in mind that some pretty strange stuff went on with comics printed during the "war years"... Not A Clone, grendelbo and jimjum12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
