How to tell the difference
Examine the defect under bright, angled light. If the printed colour remains continuous as the paper changes angle, it may be non-colour-breaking. A white or pale line that remains visible from different angles usually indicates permanent colour loss.
Dark covers make small breaks easier to see, while pale artwork can hide them in photographs.
What pressing can change
Controlled treatment may relax a raised ridge, fold or bend and help the comic lie flatter. The result depends on severity, paper stock, age and whether the fibres have been sharply crushed.
Flattening a colour break can improve presentation, but the visible broken line remains part of the grade.
Assess the whole comic
One pressable crease does not make a comic an automatic candidate. Check the spine, staples, page quality, tears, stains and value before adding handling and cost.
For valuable books, an in-person assessment is more reliable than promising a result from photographs.
What to do next
Use this guidance to shortlist suitable comics, then use the Fantasy Road submission form for current prices and service eligibility. CGC assigns the final grade and its published turnaround times are estimates, not guarantees.
