Inked edges? 0

[the blob]

What does the inking on the edges do grade-wise? How does CGC handle it? Is it all dependent on how much of the book was impacted? Were these done on returns or for something else?

 

 

[marvelmaniac]

My only guess would be...

Distributor Stripes - Color brushed or sprayed on the edges of comic book stacks by the distributor/wholesaler to code them for expedient exchange at the sales racks. Typical colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Distributor Stripes are not a defect.