1968 Marvel Manufacturing Defects? 0

[the_drummer]

Hi Folks. I've recently acquired two books (from different sources) both from April 1968, that have similarly cut right sides of the cover. Neither are perfectly straight. They look a little "rough" in spots. The books are Captain America 100, and Iron Man and Sub-Mariner 1. At first I was afraid that the Cap may have been trimmed poorly but it actually looks more like a manufacturing defect. The covers themselves aren't as bad as the interior pages. Similar to Marvel chipping, it appears as though the blades were maybe not sharp enough and didn't cut cleanly. My two questions are, is this a known defect on books of that specific time? and if it is known, how does CGC handle it with grading? Thanks for any help!

[Real Elijah Snow]

Pics or no one cares. 

[the_drummer]

10 hours ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

Pics or no one cares. 

Thank you

[blazingbob]

On 11/12/2019 at 7:48 AM, the_drummer said:

Hi Folks. I've recently acquired two books (from different sources) both from April 1968, that have similarly cut right sides of the cover. Neither are perfectly straight. They look a little "rough" in spots. The books are Captain America 100, and Iron Man and Sub-Mariner 1. At first I was afraid that the Cap may have been trimmed poorly but it actually looks more like a manufacturing defect. The covers themselves aren't as bad as the interior pages. Similar to Marvel chipping, it appears as though the blades were maybe not sharp enough and didn't cut cleanly. My two questions are, is this a known defect on books of that specific time? and if it is known, how does CGC handle it with grading? Thanks for any help!

Both of these books can have a chip or a Pre-marvel chip that goes side to side on the back cover more towards the top 1/3 of the back.  Always in the same place and if you've seen enough of these issues you can tell right away if they have it or not.

 

[Dylan.]

16 hours ago, Real Elijah Snow said:

Pics or no one cares. 

Have some imagination!

[Real Elijah Snow]

On 11/14/2019 at 11:28 AM, dylanthekid said:

Have some imagination!

Have a buffet of decks. 

[Dylan.]

On 11/17/2019 at 3:52 PM, Real Elijah Snow said:

Have a buffet of decks. 

I feel like that was an idiom 500 years ago but I have no basis

[UncleBEN]

On 11/14/2019 at 11:28 AM, dylanthekid said:

Have some imagination!

Imagination like selling CGC slabbing errors without clearly denoting it in the auctions?

[mysterio]

[Crimebuster]

My Strange Tales 167 from a couple months earlier has this - the right edge is a bit jagged like the trimmer was dull when it was produced. Manufacturing issue.