Maybe some of the color has chipped or flaked off the cover. And again, the cover is flat with no surface wear,inks are bright with high reflectivity and very little fading. And those tricky corners are cut square and sharp with ever so slight blunting permitted. You can tell that this comic has been stored in a Mylar bag and looks as new as the day it was printed. Cover is well centered and firmly secured to interior pages.
Paper is supple and like new.
Spine is tight and flat. You get the idea. The book is an excellent copy with great eye appeal. It is vibrant and clean with supple pages. The Spine is almost completely flat.