Howdy,





Well, I hate to do it but...



I got that big lot I bid on and won:



http://cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-and-Dragon ... dZViewItem



I wanted the AC5 in better condition than mine. Well dang if they aren't different.



AC5 #1 has three staples, an olive border around the cover art, is 1/32" taller than AC5 #2, and the whole image, text, et al., is 3/32" lower than AC5 #2.



AC5 #2 has two staples, a black border around the cover art, is 1/32" shorter than AC5 #1, and the whole image, text, et al., is 3/32" higher than AC5 #1.



The upper and lower staples are not even close to matching placement from #1 to #2. Further, the staples appear to be of different metal.



Does anyone else have a 3-staple version? The one up on eBay by Guido-the-Gypsy is a 2-staple version.





Futures Bright,



Paul

Howdy Mike,

chromaticknight wrote:Good eye! I have both copies but had never noticed the olive vs. black border. Which would you guess is the earlier print?

One of them


Futures bright,

Paul

I say it's the one on the left.

(Nicely picked-up, Paul).

The copy with the olive border has 3 staples.
I dont see any additional staple holes anywhere.
No smudges that I could find either.
16 total sheets in mine.
The sheets are much darker green in this set also.
Also the perferations seem to be much larger.

I would guess this one to be the earlier printing also.
Probably cut out that 3rd staple to save money  :D

Mike