I just uploaded a few covers at the 300 DPI & 350 x 535 pixel size like recommended. I noticed that when you click the thumbnail of my approved covers they are smaller than others when you click on them. Is there a new standard for pixel size to upload to? I just want to make sure I was doing correctly when scanning covers for the site.

Hi, I am new to CPG and was trying to upload a scan of a comic book but it keeps saying it failed to upload. I read all the instructions about it here but it won't take the scanned image, a jpg that has been cropped to remove background and is only between 250k to 500kb in size depending on the scan attempted. I hope this is just a glitch in the system. I am just on the bronze plan but I understand anyone can upload an image? Thank you for any help.
Update: the scanned image uploaded fine to this forum however. I was trying to upload it to a box in my collection before which still doesn't work as of today.

edited by maswaim on 4/12/2023

Sirs & Ma'ams,

I just became a member and came across a bunch of Mad Magazines, in the #300 to 400 range. A lot of the cover art is missing for these and I don't have the option to upload a scan. I have uploaded a few to my collection, but I would like to add to the community. I'm in the process of resizing them all right now. Wasn't sure if I needed to be a higher level member, only a "Gold 1".

Thanks in advance!!

CP

I understand that the Display Case shows 40 of the most valuable comic scans in your collection, but is there a way to see all of the scans you have uploaded? Or perhaps provide the option to expand the display case to 50 or 100?

This is the closes thread to what I want to say I copied the cover picture of every comic i own and put them on a price list in word,and now they all disappeared(I have a big red x instead of a photo, and i have to cut that and just put the titles. If you did that on purpose to protect the copy rights of the comic books,i think that is retarded, now i have double the work.

Originally posted by Rocket...

First off, thank you for helping us make CPG the best comic resource on the web. Here are some guidelines to upload comic cover scans to the database. If you don't see your scan approved within a 2 week period it might have not been up to par, please review the items below and make sure the scan meets all requirements.
First off if you are new to scanning comics, take a moment to read a quick step by step to scanning I have here at my website. You can also see some examples of bad scans that will not make it into the database.

Covers must be:

• 1. Cropped properly. No background showing.
• 2. No digital camera pictures.
• 3. No covers with URL, company watermarks or logos.
• 4. No covers with scanline patterns will be accepted.
• 5. No covers scans with the comic still in the bag and board.
• 6. No grainy or blurry scans.
• 7. Adult covers with nudity must be edited with black boxes.

The only exception to the above rules are Golden Age covers.
We are a little more flexible with these, due to the rarity of getting a cover scan.
If you are scanning in your own covers to upload I recommend a 200 to 300 DPI setting and then resizing the covers to a 350 x 535-pixel size before saving. This is a standard I have used for a few years that makes a good clear scan without being a huge filesize.
Thank you for helping to make CPG the best comic site on the net.
edited by ronbatman on 5/17/2019

Owlboy wrote:

I've been trying to upload cover scans of UK price variants, but I keep getting 'there was an unidentified error submitting this issue'. I've followed the guidelines. The covers are the right memory size. I haven't looked into dpi and pixcel sizes, could those be enough to create the error?

there's glitches from time to time. what format are you trying to upload? CPG prefers .jpg or .png. dpi and pixel size shouldn't matter, only the file size needs to be under 1500 KB. are you using a mobile device or a desktop/laptop? I haven't tried submitting any covers for a while so not sure how widespread this may be, but an admin can come along and help out.

I've been trying to upload cover scans of UK price variants, but I keep getting 'there was an unidentified error submitting this issue'. I've followed the guidelines. The covers are the right memory size. I haven't looked into dpi and pixcel sizes, could those be enough to create the error?

Yes, I can confirm your helpful research. The confusing part is that the indicia on my red cover version says first printing June 1992, which appears to be the correct first print run date. But the cover price is $16.95 which aligns with the 2nd print info shown on mycomicshop.com (first print cover price being $15.95 - a fat finger typo?). I mean, there are worse problems in the world - but I'd like to get this correct if I can. I'm going with the indicia of my red cover as correct and calling 'red' an alternate cover of the first printing. JPG upload to follow.

Many thanks - OG Stephan

Hello CPG folks,

I believe I have a variant cover of Cable and The New Mutants TPB, one with red lettering and background. Is there a preferred file type (jpg, bmp, png, etc.) for a cover scan?

Thanks,
OG Stephan

Here's a couple more that need to be deleted so properly sized pictures can be uploaded.

https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/batmanteenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iii/4/pkwworv
https://comicspriceguide.com/titles/batmanteenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iii/6/pkvqixq

Oh, I thought you were talking about our images on the site. I cannot help with user uploaded images of things they are selling.
R

If you let me know what book you want to fix, I can delete the old image. Then you can resubmit it.

Thanks for the heads up about that link. That isn't a comics Price Guide site. One of our members owned that site and suggested it.
Ron
edited by ronbatman on 5/13/2019

Assuming I get all the requirements correct...is there a way to upload the scans of my covers -

• Click 'My Comic Collection' using the toolbar on the right side.
• Navigate through 'Publisher' to find the correct publisher and title.
• Select the correct title and you'll see a list of all issues you own of that title. (remember that you can own multiple copies of an issue which is handy if you have copies in different conditions)
• Click the issue number of the specific issue you have a scan or pic you wish to upload.
• Select the 'My Collection' tab, if it's not already displayed, and you will see a list of the copies you own of that particular issue
• To the right you should see a small icon of a green upwards facing arrow, click that to bring up the upload dialogue window.
• Find your image to upload and submit.

• 1. Cropped properly. No background showing.
• 2. No digital camera pictures.
• 3. No covers with URL, company watermarks or logos.
• 4. No covers with scanline patterns will be accepted.
• 5. No covers scans with the comic still in the bag and board.
• 6. No grainy or blurry scans.
• 7. Adult covers with nudity must be edited with black boxes.

• 1. Cropped properly. No background showing.
• 2. No digital camera pictures.
• 3. No covers with URL, company watermarks or logos.
• 4. No covers with scanline patterns will be accepted.
• 5. No covers scans with the comic still in the bag and board.
• 6. No grainy or blurry scans.
• 7. Adult covers with nudity must be edited with black boxes.