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MrGreen

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    The Marvel Family #1 Club

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted · Edited by MrGreen

    Growing up Black Adam was always one of my favorite DC characters. I was surprised to find there was no thread dedicated to his first appearance. With the announcement of an upcoming movie, I only find it appropriate to start a club for his first appearance!

     

    I was lucky to get this book 10 years ago for a great price!

    Here's my copy :whee: :

     

    2606122341311-1.jpg

     

    Pg.1

    Marty Mann 3.0

    Thanos88 7.5

    Substitute Duke 5.0

    BB-Gun Raw

    Grendel4 8.5

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    My point, in all of this, is that comics today are much more resilient to light/acid than they were 20 plus years ago.

     

    Well, why didn't you say that in the first place? hm

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Or did you? lol

     

    :gossip: And here I thought you were the OP - talk about thread hijack. :baiting:

     

    Just trying to provide useful information relevant to the OP's question. You should try it!

     

    Bill going above and beyond :) ! The results of this more extensive test should be interesting. Any chance you have a CGC or PGX comic to test as well?

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted · Edited by MrGreen

    I am pretty sure a Boardie did a test of a display just as you describe. No direct light, but natural light came in. He did it for 1 year and there was no fading. And this was a boardie I trust. (mschmidt)

     

    I found the thread!!!

     

    http://cgcforum.gpanalysis.com/cgcforum_thread.asp?pagenumber=4&ThreadID=4403873&forumID=4&threadName=Do+any+of+you+guys+display+your+CGC%27s%3F

     

    Do CGC cases have UV protection?

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    If you really want to display them, UV film is affordable, and you can apply it to the window and the top loaders.

     

    I just bought this one to put over my top loaders

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/VViViD-Matte-Clear-Protective-Film-12-x-60-Vinyl-Sheet-for-Car-Auto-Vehicle-/151267081027?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2338387b43&vxp=mtr&autorefresh=true

     

    Thanks again :grin:

    Why? (shrug)

     

    Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Comics are fine art to me. Museums display art all the time. Displaying ASM#129 (First appearance of a hero in stripper boots) in my office, is a lot more appealing to me than an expensive picture of Africa. I guess I could ask you the same question, why do you keep them in the closet?

    I don't! (shrug)

     

     

    Then what's the "why" for?

    The auto protective film. :makepoint:

     

    It's explained...I bolded it for you. :makepoint:

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    If you really want to display them, UV film is affordable, and you can apply it to the window and the top loaders.

     

    I just bought this one to put over my top loaders

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/VViViD-Matte-Clear-Protective-Film-12-x-60-Vinyl-Sheet-for-Car-Auto-Vehicle-/151267081027?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2338387b43&vxp=mtr&autorefresh=true

     

    Thanks again :grin:

    Why? (shrug)

     

    Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Comics are fine art to me. Museums display art all the time. Displaying ASM#129 (First appearance of a hero in stripper boots) in my office, is a lot more appealing to me than an expensive picture of Africa. I guess I could ask you the same question, why do you keep them in the closet?

    I don't! (shrug)

     

     

    Then what's the "why" for?

     

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted · Edited by MrGreen

    If you really want to display them, UV film is affordable, and you can apply it to the window and the top loaders.

     

    I just bought this one to put over my top loaders

     

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/VViViD-Matte-Clear-Protective-Film-12-x-60-Vinyl-Sheet-for-Car-Auto-Vehicle-/151267081027?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2338387b43&vxp=mtr&autorefresh=true

     

    Thanks again :grin:

    Why? (shrug)

     

    Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Comics are fine art to me. Museums display art all the time. Displaying ASM#129 (First appearance of a hero in stripper boots) in my office, is a lot more appealing to me than an expensive picture of Africa. I guess I could ask you the same question, why do you keep them in the closet?

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted · Edited by MrGreen

    As a test, why don't you put a daily newspaper up on the shelf and check back in a couple of weeks? Take a before and after picture. I think you'll be surprised at the amount of yellowing that takes place.

     

    If you really feel the need to do this, then you need UV blocking glass in front of your books on display. Artificial lights are nearly as bad for books as sunlight.

     

    Really, the best thing to do is buy a cheaper scanner/printer, make color copies of the front cover and frame and mat those. They look great, it doesn't matter if they fade AND your books are safe in boxes in the dark

     

    Thanks for the great tip. I'll probably start the newspaper test tonight and invest in some good uv blocking glass.

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    Not as many as it sounds I don't have that much space for comics lol. Primarily a sports card guy through the years. Smaller, easier to display. My wall display for comics I can only display 4. So it sounds like a huge collection, but is far from it. For me it's quality > quantity, raw > cgc. And I try to display everything in a rotation because I've bought everything for a reason, and things should be displayed because of that IMO.

     

    Yeah that's my mentality too. I try and display 12 at a time. I figure if I can't display them or use them everyday then why buy them. I would just feel so bad if I left them in a closet. Quality over quantity :grin:

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted · Edited by MrGreen

    Sounds like my room. No direct through the window onto the comic(or card) sunlight but there is natural light that I allow though not much. I use a 60 watt incandescent bulb in my main light and the same in a lamp. I try to take as few chances as I can myself with comics, I rotate the show area I have every 2 days. That's probably too much, but I do it. Likely major OCD there lol I do much the same with my showcase and sports cards. No issues doing this for years, from 1987 or so. I just stay diligent, I don't want to have to replace what I've picked up through the years due to my being stupid.

     

    Thanks for the help! 2 days is little bit too quick for me, I'll probably move them every week. Sounds like you have a pretty nice collection. How many books do you display at a time?

    Comic Book Fading

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    I want to display my comics in my room.

     

    -There's no direct sunlight, but sunlight that illuminates the room.

    -Artificial light at night

    -Average temperatures

    -Comics are on a bookshelf in top loaders

     

    My question is under these conditions, will it take years for damage to start showing? And does rotating the comics every month help slow damage?

     

    Any links to studies or any other helpful material is encouraged! Thanks ahead of time! :idea: