Detailed Description

This comic retains the front cover, back cover, centerfold, and interior pages; however, the book is heavily worn and exhibits severe structural degradation. The comic is manufactured with a single center staple, which is no longer securing the interior pages. As a result, interior pages are detached from the staple, and the binding no longer provides mechanical support. Paper condition varies across the book. A brittleness test performed on one page shows retained flexibility at the tested corner, but multiple lower interior pages show brittle behavior along the edges, including stiffened margins, chipping, and edge breakdown. The spine shows extensive wear, including splitting, abrasion, and paper loss, with visible separation between the cover and interior page block. Edge wear, corner rounding, creasing, surface soiling, and material loss are present throughout.

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