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| GLOSSARY
- Comic Books
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Bronze Age
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Period from 1970 - 1979 | |
| C.C.A. | The Comics Code Authority - Introduced in March 1955 as a self policing measure by the comic book publishers to issue a seal of approval on all comicbooks. | |
| CGC | A term that applies to comic books that have been graded and certified by Comics Guaranty LLC - Comic books are placed in tamper evident cases with certificate label outlining description and grade of the comic. | |
| Color touch | A restoration term. Process used to cover up areas on a comic cover missing color flecks on stress lines or creases. | |
| Date stamp | Usually a small rubber ink stamp applied to front or back cover at the arrival date by either distributor or even collector. Also known as Arrival Date stamp. | |
| Double cover | Technically a bindery defect - where two covers have been stapled to the interior comic during printing process. This occurrence can increase the value of the comic. | |
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Fanzine
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Amateur publication by comic fans about comics, artists, writers or publishers. | |
| Free Gift | A toy or similar premium that was included in the price and purchase of a comic book. Most commonly practiced by British comic publishers, usually in 1st issues of a new title. | |
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G. A.
(Golden Age) |
Period from 1938 - 1955. Acknowledged to have commenced with Action Comics #1 (June 1938). |
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| Giveaway | A promotional or premium comic book that was issued normally to promote a product or service by an outside manufacturer or corporation. | |
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Grey-tone Cover
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Term applied to covers that have been line drawn & shaded by the inker with a light wash. Also known as 'wash cover'. | |
| Loose centerfold | Middle (centerfold) pages detached from staples of comic. | |
| Marvel chipping | Bindery defect that resulted in the cover having small serrated tears or small chips missing along the edges. Caused by blunt guillotine and most often associated with Marvel comics published during the early 1960's. | |
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Over-cover
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(Top) edge of cover that over laps interior pages. |
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Painted cover
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Cover reproduced from actual painted art - opposed to line drawn. Term applied (mistakenly) to 'Grey-tone' covers. | |
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Pence copy
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A comic identical to a US cents version, but printed (at the same time and printing press) with the cents price interchanged for a pence price on cover - for sale in the UK. |
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Pence stamp
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A cents copy, stamped with a UK distributors pence stamp. |
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| Platinum Age | Period that applies to comic books published prior to 1938 | |
| Pre-code | Term applicable to comic books published prior to the introduction of Comics Code Authority (CCA) | |
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Pre-hero
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Term applied to Marvel comics published prior to Fantastic Four #1 (Nov.1961 - 1st S.A. Marvel Superhero app.) | |
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Siamese pages
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Uncut interior pages, still attached at one or more outside edge. | |
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S. A.
(Silver Age) |
Period from 1956 - 1969. Generally acknowledged to have commenced with Showcase #4 (Sep-Oct. 1956). |
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Spine nick
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Small tear at top or bottom of spine. Usually created at time of binding cover to comic. More common in comics with 52 pages or more. |
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| Spine roll | A defect caused by a comic being read in such a manner that the pages were folded over towards the back that resulted in a curved edge along the spine. | |
| Spine split | A neat tear that runs along the spine fold of a cover. | |
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Splash page
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1st page of comic or story / chapter. Usually one large panel. | |
| Square bound | A comic book with a flat (square) spine edge that normally has a glued cover attached to the interior pages. | |
| Subscription crease | A term applied to comic books that have a crease running along the entire center of a comic. Caused by folding in half for sending through the postal services from publisher to subscriber. | |
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White spine
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A narrow strip of the back cover partly visible from the front - caused by cover being bound slightly off center. | |