Acolyte33 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Has anyone else had recent problems with the interior pages detaching from the cover inside the CGC slab? I had 2 X-Men #1 (1992) just arrive from CGC in a 9.8 slab but the pages had clearly stated pulling away and ripping from the staple. Pretty sure if I send back to reslab it'll come back at a far lower grade, but this seems to be a holder problem. The same shipment had numerous "hairs" and glue problems on the cases. Really disappointing and makes me nervous about sending anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted July 3, 2022 Administrator Share Posted July 3, 2022 Could you post some pictures of the 9.8 as well as the hair and glue problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acolyte33 Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 Attached are the two 9.8's with the pages pulling out from the cover and the effect on the staple. On another book that came back as a 9.4 there is a small white hair in the case and at the top there is what appears to be glue webbing. grendelbo and OtherMan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Shaken Comic Syndrome There are many threads on this subject. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Looks more like an effect from too much pressure during pressing, practically "popping" the staples. If the buffering material under the front and back covers is thick, it can force the cover pages off the staples. And those are extra thick comics. But they're 9.8's, right? Stronguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topnotchman Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I've seen a lot of copies of X-Men #1 with recessed staples in the wild, unpressed and in raw condition. Looks like a common production flaw for this book, which does show pages out the outside edge. They typically downgrade for this, so a generous 9.8 on those books. Comicshows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 A victim of SCS? The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 1:47 AM, Lightning55 said: Looks more like an effect from too much pressure during pressing, practically "popping" the staples. If the buffering material under the front and back covers is thick, it can force the cover pages off the staples. And those are extra thick comics. But they're 9.8's, right? I don't think this was pressing, as that damage would have been very visible afterwards by the graders who then should have clocked the grade down considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 4:52 PM, Sauce Dog said: I don't think this was pressing, as that damage would have been very visible afterwards by the graders who then should have clocked the grade down considerably. I agree. Having worked on many copies of this particular book, the staple and interior pages peeking out are very common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
