Tiny holes on inside pages of comic 0

[Quinlan Wren]

I recently bought a Thor 209 (March 1973), and on pages 9 through 24 there are tiny holes on the bottom of the page.  I was told they were made during the printing process by a gripper.  I was wondering if these holes will affect the CGC grade of the comic?  I am looking to get the comic signed and graded at a Con this summer and need to know if I should get a new copy.  Other than the holes the comic is in exceptional condition.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[marvelmaniac]

Those are "Perforation Tears" and are a Bindery Defect.

They will not affect the grade unless you are in the 9.8 range.

Perforations - Small hole at the page margins which sometimes occur as part of the manufacturing process. Not considered a defect. Perforations are sometimes used to tell if a comic is an unread copy. In such a copy tell-tale clicks are heard when the book is opened for the first time as the perforations separate.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Those are called "gripper holes".

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/428743-gripped-holes/

[comicginger1789]

Gripper Holes and Newton Rings: The Life of a Comic Book Collector

[comicginger1789]

1 hour ago, RadDude said:

Real collectors don't have to worry about Newton Rings 

You are right! It should say "Gripper Holes and Newton Rings: Why Flipping Comics Stresses People Out"

[zosocane]

Totally normal from a comic from that era.

[Hero Restoration]

Should not prevent a 9.8.

[Kevin76]

On 2/26/2020 at 12:10 PM, marvelmaniac said:

Those are "Perforation Tears" and are a Bindery Defect.

They will not affect the grade unless you are in the 9.8 range.

Perforations - Small hole at the page margins which sometimes occur as part of the manufacturing process. Not considered a defect. Perforations are sometimes used to tell if a comic is an unread copy. In such a copy tell-tale clicks are heard when the book is opened for the first time as the perforations separate.

They aren't a bindery defect, because they are made on the press.  Bindery is where the interior pages get inserted into the covers. 

They are caused by folder pins (picture insert) 

Little pins that screw into a printing press folder, that drag the paper around the cylinder after it's been cut by the knife box.  

 

[PovertyRow]

Leaving through an older HG book these little rascals separating for the first time is a thrilling sound.

[Dick Pontoon]

Unread....

[HarmenB]

Thanks for sharing this info guys! I have a The Brave & the Bold 57 (first Metamorpho) that has these pinholes in about half of its interior pages, and I was wondering what they were. They were too organized to be random.

Here a photo of it, and of the cover (my camera got the colors a bit off, but the cover colors are strong and good).

 

 

[James J Johnson]

On 3/23/2020 at 6:25 AM, Kevin76 said:

They aren't a bindery defect, because they are made on the press.  Bindery is where the interior pages get inserted into the covers. 

They are caused by folder pins (picture insert) 

Little pins that screw into a printing press folder, that drag the paper around the cylinder after it's been cut by the knife box.  

 

Terrifying. Those poor pages never stood a chance. 

[James J Johnson]

On 11/30/2020 at 3:22 PM, HarmenB said:

Thanks for sharing this info guys! I have a The Brave & the Bold 57 (first Metamorpho) that has these pinholes in about half of its interior pages, and I was wondering what they were. They were too organized to be random.

Here a photo of it, and of the cover (my camera got the colors a bit off, but the cover colors are strong and good).

 

 

 

[EC Star&Bar]

At first it seems surprising a collector would be unfamiliar with these.  Many of us grew up with printed newspaper comics, and those were an everyday thing with Sunday and daily comics pages.  Modern offset-printed comic books are a different animal.  

[Rodney Rig]

I'm so glad i found this! I thought all my old valuable comics had been ruined by bugs lol.