Transparency issue

[PhoKing]

I was going through some of my books that I have seen in awhile and found a few with some transparency. Most common for ones with white covers front and back. I also have a Hulk 377 green cover where the whole green is transparent.

 

Is this common?

 

Dark Hawk #1 exmple where the white portion of the Dark Hawk is transparent.

 

[jsilverjanet]

I think this probably due more to the interior ads being darker/more visible than in other comics from other eras

[Jeffro.]

 

Is this common?

 

Yes. Not an unusual feature

[RockMyAmadeus]

Yes, it's common, especially in the type of inner well that puts pressure on the book, as in your example. If the book is removed from the well, the pressure is relieved, and the cover "goes back" to not being transparent. It isn't a problem, in and of itself.

 

 

[faster friends]

I have seen this on Daredevil #187 maybe. An all white cover. You can see the red ad coming through.

[Mr 9.8]

Yah, no biggie for comics in the (from my experience) late 70's till about the mid 90's Marvel/DC books.

[telerites]

Here is one of my GA books like that. It actually really bothers me

 

[PhoKing]

I figured it was the paper is so thin as well as the light color versus the darker color would bleed through visually.

 

Thanks everybody.

[RockMyAmadeus]

Here is one of my GA books like that. It actually really bothers me

 

 

You should just send that drek to me, I'll dispose of it properly...

 

 

[Dr. Balls]

Yes, it's common, especially in the type of inner well that puts pressure on the book, as in your example. If the book is removed from the well, the pressure is relieved, and the cover "goes back" to not being transparent. It isn't a problem, in and of itself.

 

 

To add to this, when you put a microchamber paper in the book, the see-through is much more apparent because of the whiteness of the sheet. Totally normal.

[RockMyAmadeus]

Yes, it's common, especially in the type of inner well that puts pressure on the book, as in your example. If the book is removed from the well, the pressure is relieved, and the cover "goes back" to not being transparent. It isn't a problem, in and of itself.

 

 

To add to this, when you put a microchamber paper in the book, the see-through is much more apparent because of the whiteness of the sheet. Totally normal.

 

This too.

[telerites]

You should just send that drek to me, I'll dispose of it properly...

 

 

 

I got it off of Ebay I believe some time ago and the pics weren't great so I couldn't really see it but knew it was blue label slab.

 

 

[gadzukes]

Yes, it's common, especially in the type of inner well that puts pressure on the book, as in your example. If the book is removed from the well, the pressure is relieved, and the cover "goes back" to not being transparent. It isn't a problem, in and of itself.

 

 

To add to this, when you put a microchamber paper in the book, the see-through is much more apparent because of the whiteness of the sheet. Totally normal.

 

Do they make Black micro chamber paper? That might help

[VintageComics]

I figured it was the paper is so thin as well as the light color versus the darker color would bleed through visually.

 

Thanks everybody.

 

Comics were made with cheap inks. The inks sometimes separate (meaning the ink slowly separates from the inks in the interior cover and slightly leeches into the covers making them slightly more transparent.

 

The combination of white interleaving paper (which is necessary to separate interiors from covers), slightly translucent cover due to oil content, thin cover stock and the plastic case pressing on the cover all combine to creating this effect.

 

I personally wouldn't worry about it.

[CBT]

it tends to happen a lot with back covers as well, where some of the common ads tended to have lots of white space (as opposed to many covers that are full color).

[cousin itt]

What are the friggin odds... I read this thread. Then, I click on my bookmarked link for doing general ebay searches for cgc comics, and what's the very first book to come up?

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Darkhawk-1-CGC-9-4-Unpressed-1st-Darkhawk-GOTG-/221611478441?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item339912cda9

[porcupine48]

Here is one of my GA books like that. It actually really bothers me

 

Glad mine does not do that...but,alas,it is free from a holder!

[whocares]

I wondered about this myself ...Great info all. Thanks

[RockMyAmadeus]

I figured it was the paper is so thin as well as the light color versus the darker color would bleed through visually.

 

Thanks everybody.

 

Comics were made with cheap inks. The inks sometimes separate (meaning the ink slowly separates from the inks in the interior cover and slightly leeches into the covers making them slightly more transparent.

 

The combination of white interleaving paper (which is necessary to separate interiors from covers), slightly translucent cover due to oil content, thin cover stock and the plastic case pressing on the cover all combine to creating this effect.

 

I personally wouldn't worry about it.

 

Also...too much sizing on the paper will turn paper transparent, and there are degrees of this. Sizing is a gelatinous material that is used in paper to make it less susceptible to bleed when wet ink is applied, so that the ink sits on the surface of the paper while it dries. Sizing, in high enough strength, will turn paper completely transparent.

 

That's why some books have transparent tendencies even without pressure.

[Aweandlorder]

Every Iron first 14 I came across had that issue