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Collecting Comics: a Thesaurus Collecting Comics: A Thesaurus CODES BT – Broader Term NT – Narrower Term RT – Related Term USE – The word is better known as and referred to with another word; see other definition A B Acid-Free - A term for any materials B&W - A short form for black and white that have had acids removed so as to art prevent incidental degradation of a comic due to contact, including the Back cover - The part of the cover paper used for printing which does not have identification of the comic as its primary purpose Album - The term for European comics which are typically a 48-page hardcover Back issue - The term for any issue of a comic but the most current Arrival Date - This date precedes the cover date by approximately fifteen to Bag - A plastic bag used to protect seventy-five days, and may vary comics from damage considerably from one locale to another NT Mylar or from one year to another RT Collecting, Preservation Artist - The person who draws the Bleed - A term for art which is allowed comic to run to the edge of a page rather than RT Colorist, Editor, Inker, Letterer, having a border around it Penciller, Writer Board - A tool used to keep comic Ashcan - The term for a publisher’s in- books from being bent by supporting house facsimile of a proposed new title their cover Auction - The sale of comics in which Border - The line around a panel prospective buyers bid against each other until a high price is reached that Bound copy - A comic that has been only one bidder will pay bound into a book 1 Brittleness - A severe condition of paper Color Touch - A restoration process by deterioration where paper loses its which colored ink is used to hide color flexibility and thus chips and/or flakes flecks, color flakes, and larger areas of easily missing color BT Restoration Browning - The level of paper deterioration one step more severe than Colorist - An artist who paints the color tanning and one step before brittleness guides for comics RT Artist, Editor, Inker, Letterer, Penciller, Writer C Comic Art – The techniques and styles associated with comic books, primarily Caption – The term for the text of a expressed in pencil and ink on paper narrator who is speaking directly to the with a strong graphic design element reader BT Comic Books, Comics RT Graphic Design Centerfold - The two folded pages in the center of a comic book at the Comic Books – In North America since terminal end of the staples the early 1900’s, comic books are primarily collections of stories on paper CCA – An abbreviation of Comics Code with staples for binding Authority BT Comics Certification - A process provided by a Comic Shop - A store that specializes in professional grading service that certifies comics and comic-related material a given grade for a comic and BT Comic Books, Comics encapsulates it NT Dealer RT Consignment CGC – An abbreviation of Comics Guaranty Company Comics - Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended Classic Cover - A cover considered by to convey information and/or produce an collectors to be highly desirable because aesthetic response in the viewer of its subject matter, artwork, or NT Comic Books, Graphic Novel, Trade historical importance Paperback Collecting – Looking for and purchasing, Comics Code Authority - A voluntary trading, or otherwise obtaining, as well organization comprised of comic book as organizing comics for pleasure or publishers formed in 1954 to review investment comic books before they were printed and distributed Collector - One who collects comics for personal enjoyment or as an investment BT Collecting RT Dealer 2 Comics Guaranty Company – A Creator Owned Comic – The term for a highly reputable company that comic made by a person who owns the specializes in grading comics for characters, any other element that is collectors specific to the comic, and retains BT Collecting, Grade licensing rights RT Collector, Condition, Restoration UF Comics Guaranty Company Credits – The listing of who was involved in the production of the comic Complete Run – A term for all issues of a given title D Condition - The state of preservation of a comic book, often inaccurately used interchangeably with Grade Dealer – The term for one who makes a RT Grade living buying and selling comics, primarily employed in a comic shop Consignment - A contract between a BT Comic Shop seller and a dealer who offers to sell the RT Consignment comic book in return for a portion of the received money Defect - Any fault or flaw that detracts RT Collector, Dealer from perfection of a comic BT Grade Coupon Cut - A coupon has been neatly RT removed with scissors or razor blade from the interior or exterior of the comic Die-Cut - A comic book cover with as opposed to having been ripped out areas or edges precut by a printer to a special shape or to create a desired effect Cover gloss - The term for the reflective quality of cover inks Digest – Smaller, pocket-sized comics BT Comic Art, Comic Books, Comics, which are usually collections of multiple Cover issues of a title RT Inker BT Comic Book, Comics Cover trimmed – The term for when a Digital Comic - A comic created on a cover has been reduced in size by neatly computer rather than by paper and ink cutting away rough or damaged edges even if it is later printed in the traditional manner Coverless – The term for a comic with BT Comic Book, Comics no cover attached. See Remainders Direct Market Distribution - A method Crease - A fold which causes ink of comic book distribution in which removal, usually resulting in a white line. wholesalers buy comics from their publishers directly and sell them directly to retailers 3 Distributor Stripes – The term for color Eye Appeal - The term for the overall brushed or sprayed on the edges of look of a comic book when held at comic book by the distributor/wholesaler approximately arm’s length regardless of to code them for expedient exchange at any defects the sales racks BT Grade RT Defect Divider – An upright support to place between comics that are in a box to keep them from getting bent and to help F organize the collection Double Cover – The term for when two Fair Condition – The term for comics covers are stapled to the comic interior which are heavily read and soiled though instead of the usual one which protects still complete, and have little value the interior cover from wear and damage Fair Market Value - The current Duotone – A process common in the averaged price for a comic 1930’s where comics were printed with black and one other color of ink File Copy – The term for a high grade comic originating from the publisher’s Drawer – Comic boxes in a variety of file sizes that open like cabinets Fine Condition – The term for an RT divider, long boxes, short boxes above-average copy that shows minor wear with no significant creasing or other serious defects E Foil Cover - A comic book cover that has had a thin metallic foil hot stamped Editor – The person who coordinates all on it the creative and production members to make sure the comic is released on Fold – A lesser defect than a crease schedule wherein the paper has been bent but has RT Artist, Colorist, Inker, Letterer, not caused ink removal or wrinkles Penciller, Writer Four Color Process – The term for Embossed - A comic book cover with a printing with the three primary colors pattern, shape, or image pressed into the plus black cover from the inside which creates a raised area Foxing - The term for small orange and brown spots found on the pages and Encapsulate – The term for sealing covers of comics certified comics in a protective plastic enclosure Front Cover – The outside of a comic BT Storage book with identifying information RT Certification, Condition, Grade RT Issue Number, Publisher, Series, Title 4 G H Gatefold cover – A double-width fold- Hot Stamping - The process of pressing out cover foil, prism paper and/or inks on cover stock Gem Mint - The term for the best example of a comic that has ever been known I Giveaway – The term for a type of Indicia – The publishing and title comic book intended to be given away information which is usually located at as a promotional device instead of being the bottom of the first page or the bottom sold of the inside front cover Good Condition – The term for a comic Indy – A short form of independent that shows substantial wear which indicates comic books not RT reading copy published by the major comic companies Grade - The condition that a comic Inker – The artist that applies inks to book is in and which helps to determine pencil drawings its value RT Artist, Colorist, Editor, Letter, Writer Graphic Design – The combination of words, symbols, and images to present a Investment – Paying money to obtain a message or elicit a mood comic book (or comic books) that will RT Comic Art rise in value and from which more money can be made at sale or auction Graphic Novel - A thicker, glue bound comic book that is often a collection of Investment Grade Copy – The term for other comic books or a stand-alone story a comic in Very Fine or better condition Issue – The term for an individual comic Grey-Tone – The term for cover art in book, particularly in a series which pencil or charcoal underlies the Issue Number - The term for the normal line drawing, thus producing a particular enumeration of a given title richer quality RT Line Drawn Cover, Painted Cover, and Photo Cover K Guide – The short form of Price Guide Key Issue – The term for an issue Gutter - The space between panels containing any feature considered especially desirable by collectors 5 L Mini-comic – The term for amateur comics done by a single individual, Lenticular Cover – The term for a typically made by folding, cutting and comic book cover overlaid with a ridged stapling sheets of copied paper plastic sheet such that the special artwork underneath appears to move Mint Condition – The term for a comic when the cover is tilted at different that is near perfect in every way with angles perpendicular to the ridges only subtle bindery or printing defects allowed Letter Column - The feature in a comic book that prints and sometimes responds Mylar - An inert, very hard, space-age to letters written by its readers plastic by the DuPont Co.
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