Interesting light exposure experiment

[Arty]

Found this link while lurking in cards general forum. There have been some posts about displaying comics so this might give some answers.

 

Light exposure experiment

 

 

[fantastic_four]

VERY interesting to see what just two months of exposure to sunlight can do.

[Aces]

Sunlight is second only to water (not counting a house fire ) in destroying comics!

 

I never open the drapes in the room my comics are in!

No drinks either!

[Jagull]

i always wash my hands before reading my comics

 

[Rocketeer]

All I can think about is the coin/comic shop i went to as kid in the 70's, where the dealer would have all his best books hanging on the wall and in the window.

[Mr. Zipper]

All I can think about is the coin/comic shop i went to as kid in the 70's, where the dealer would have all his best books hanging on the wall and in the window.

 

Some dealers still do it! Time Warp Comics in Valley Stream NY has an entire wall of bleached out silver age books. Of course, the prices are still in the NM range Not surprisingly, none of the books ever appear to sell. At this point, he can't expect to sell books that are 75% faded... perhaps he just considers them now as wall and window treatments.

[Smokinghawk]

It's very interesting, but I wonder how the results would change if a UV film was used, also. I use mylars with a transparent UV film over the face, or a Bill Cole "Showcase Sealer" acrylic display that has a UV protective front. So...how safe would those comics be?