The Golden Age of comics19

Originally Posted by michaelekrupp
@sportshort “file copy” is a term that has a few different meanings. What is generally universal is that the book is uncirculated, usually held back for the publisher’s files, for proof of copyright, etc. In the case of the bound volumes that I collect, it was common practice for publishers to bind copies of their output to be used for reference material by their editors. The Harvey “file copies” you see offered for sale are actually uncirculated copies that had been stored in a warehouse for many years. Unfortunately, the warehouse was not temperature controlled so most of the comics, although uncirculated, have an average PQ of cream to off white. The term “file copy” also seems to be casually thrown around by ignorant EBay sellers who think that it will help them sell for more. I would definitely be wary of claims like that. I have seen Dell file copies that have a “Western Publishing” stamp, although not all of them do. Best way to identify is that if it looks like it has been handled, it’s probably not really a file copy. Bound volumes excepted, of course, since they were made to be handled.