Misaligned pages 1 1

[ZombieTombie]

Hello,  new to grading. I have a low-mid grade golden age Spellbound comic. The main issue is a page misalignment when stapled

my question is…is it worth having the restoration done on a comic of this value. I have no idea what this and grading would cost

Any info appropriated

[joeypost]

What you see is an example of spine roll. It can be repaired without any restoration being done to the book. 

[joeypost]

[stormflora]

If you don't want to send it off to someone to get it heat pressed and have the spine realigned, you could do your own makeshift fix for it. But it will take some time.

Get a few clothespins/binder clips, forcefully align the comic, and then squash the spine with something heavy, with the clips outside of the clamped area. Let it sit for weeks on a shelf or something.

Edited December 12, 2023 by stormflora

[The Lions Den]

On 12/11/2023 at 11:36 AM, stormflora said:

If you don't want to send it off to someone to get it heat pressed and have the spine realigned, you could do your own makeshift fix for it. But it will take some time.

Get a few clothespins/binder clips, forcefully align the comic, and then squash the spine with something heavy, with the clips outside of the clamped area. Let it sit for weeks on a shelf or something.

Since it is a Golden Age comic and is most likely dry and brittle, consider using a steamer on it for a while first, to moisten it. But if it is some cheap comic that you don't care too much about, then no worries.

  

[joeypost]

On 12/11/2023 at 12:45 PM, The Lions Den said:

  

Yea. I wouldn’t recommend any of that. 

[The Lions Den]

On 12/11/2023 at 12:56 PM, joeypost said:

Yea. I wouldn’t recommend any of that. 

I think what I'm seeing here is a clear example of "opposite ends of the spectrum"...