Combining 3 PDF's causes text on first page to be blocks

Have uploaded 3 PDF's and am trying to combine them to one PDF. They combine with no errors, but the first page shows blocks instead of text.

I took the original XLS file, uploaded it to acrobat.com and it converted when using the combine method. The other 2 PDF's, were sent to us. I don't know how they were created, but we aren't having trouble with them.
It's a fairly simple XLS file, just one page. Uploading it with Arial, shows blocks. Uploading the same file, but using Times New Roman, text converts fine.
Taking the original XLS file and converting it to PDF is fine, it's Arial and it's readable. This was converted using acrobat.com. But the combination process fails using either the original XLS or the converted PDF.

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