How does one remove Crayon from a back cover of a comic?

[Kystix]

I hope this is the right place to post this.

There appears to be Crayon on the back cover of this comic, and Im wondering if there are ways to remove it??

 

Thanks for reading

Kystix

 

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[Kystix]

Oh and in case anyone is curious the comic is Amazing Spidey 161

[oakman29]

You don't

[Kystix]

You don't

 

Well. That sucks.

[Mutant Manatee]

It looks like grease pencil.

 

My guess would be that someone along the distribution chain wrote "200" to indicate the count on a bundle of comics.

 

I would think that a professional restorer could remove it, but the expense would almost certainly outweigh the benefit.

 

 

[joeypost]

It looks like grease pencil.

 

My guess would be that someone along the distribution chain wrote "200" to indicate the count on a bundle of comics.

 

I would think that a professional restorer could remove it, but the expense would almost certainly outweigh the benefit.

 

 

Especially on a mid-grade ASM 161.

[Dick Pontoon]

Looks like a grease pencil to me, too.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I've seen grease pencil markings before and that sure looks like the markings from a grease pencil.

[Jeffro.]

So, you're saying it's grease pencil then?

[Jeffro.]

I say take an x-acto knife and carefully slice out the area around the grease pencil. Problem solved

[BlowUpTheMoon]

I say take an x-acto knife and carefully slice out the area around the grease pencil. Problem solved

 

I like the way you think.

 

My suggestion is take a red grease pencil and a white grease pencil and fill in the zeros to make targets.

 

The end result would look something like this:

 

[Kystix]

Well Ive never seen what a grease pencil looks like, so I guess I do now. Thanks to everyone that have commented. Really appreciate it.

 

-Kystix

[divad]

Grease pencil will often erase from non-inked areas using a white gum eraser. Considering it's only an ASM 161, what have you got to lose? Take a deep breath first . . .