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Michael Posts: 275
11/24/2025
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I noticed The Guide's cover pic for "Thor" Vol 1 1C Foil cover;
https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/thor/1C/piywowt
is slightly different than mine. On mine the title is centered and overlaying the top of Thor's helmet. In pic its to the right. Is this an incorrect pic or are there variations?
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collectibleshop Posts: 3088
11/24/2025
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CPG has the pre-production pic, an e**y search shows that. Unfortunately nearly everyone else uses it too, and no one seems to have a usable pic of the correct cover. And I google-imaged search and hit a bunch of store sites etc too. Foil covers are a pain. GCD has the right cover, but too dark and blurred, I couldn't tweak it to look at all decent. any chance you have a scanner and could attach a pic here? a real good camera pic could work too, but hard to get good ones due to reflection. no one on e**y seems to be able to take a good pic either.
any members here that can get a decent scan or clear/straight camera pic? CPG doesn't usually accept camera pics, but may be necessary in this case.
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Michael Posts: 275
11/24/2025
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No scanner. Also seems recently they have been more stringent of pics. I have had multiple pics denied, which when I see the pre-production many times on here erks me a little. To admin Id have to say as a site user; "I would much rather have a so-so pic of a comic than a production pic, which sometimes make me wonder if I have a different variant. Id also take a bad pic over no pic at all, which makes me wonder if I have the right issue when no pic is shown." Please be a little more accepting. Possibly use pics and ear mark ones that are below par and come back to them when a better pic can be found."
The guide can do better on pics and if they accepted even decent pics over scans Id be happier. For the record, I am being a little picky and do like this site.
Back to being picky, though, I dont think scanning should be a must. Look at these examples of "Absolute Batman," you cant even tell whats on the cover.
https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/absolute-batman/1-3rd-C/piwwotr
https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/absolute-batman/1-4th-D/piwyovw
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collectibleshop Posts: 3088
11/27/2025
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agreed on those Batman covers, dunno how they got approved. not sure if either of the admins noted as contributors did the scans, but the pics are worthless.
and in some cases a camera pic is the only way to get a usable pic, but no one seems to know how to use their $1000 phone or digital camera to take a square-on pic with no glare and then get it cropped to the edges of the comic, despite all the free online image editing sites. and there are all kinds of camera pics on here that got approved by members, some are good, some aren't. But I agree they should be allowed when you can't get a good scan due to the cover material. too bad the publishers don't update their site pics after the production version comes out. Maybe if all the database sites asked them too, some might do it, but it's another expense for them.
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pittlw Posts: 172
11/28/2025
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I've found a somewhat favorable way to do a scan of a foil cover, and get some of the detail and see the picture. Before saving the scan, adjust the brightness and maybe the contrast until you get the best picture you can get, then save it. An example of one I did for a Poison Ivy #27 https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/poison-ivy/27-616CT-C/piyqnuw
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Michael Posts: 275
11/28/2025
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pittlw wrote:
I've found a somewhat favorable way to do a scan of a foil cover, and get some of the detail and see the picture. Before saving the scan, adjust the brightness and maybe the contrast until you get the best picture you can get, then save it. An example of one I did for a Poison Ivy #27 https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/poison-ivy/27-616CT-C/piyqnuw
That looks decent. You can see everything and it still has color. My prob is I dont have a scanner.
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