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[Captain lmad]

I circled my comic. Is this black mold  or fungus?And the pink,is it foxing?

Edited May 6, 2022 by Captain lmad

[THE_BEYONDER]

It looks like someone poured a cup of coffee on it 

[Cat]

Could it be soft drink or something got spilled on the back on the book, and it's turned a bit mouldy on the front as a result? 

[speedcake]

Sure looks like something spilled on it causing the stains

[grendelbo]

Stains and a piece of crud.

[Lightning55]

"Is this black mole?"

I think you mean mold.  A mole is a small animal (kind of ugly) that lives underground, or a defect in the skin (might be ugly, might not).

[KPR Comics]

I’m going with mouse poop and pee

[F For Fake]

On 5/5/2022 at 12:12 AM, Captain lmad said:

I circled my comic. Is this black mole  or fungus?And the pink,is it foxing?

Definitely had something spilled on it, you can see the water/moisture damage. As was said above, maybe it lead to mold. If it was a sugary soda like Big Red or something, that could be the case. 

[cd4ever]

It's a 2.0

[MattTheDuck]

On 5/5/2022 at 12:58 AM, Lightning55 said:

"Is this black mole?"

I think you mean mold.  A mole is a small animal (kind of ugly) that lives underground, or a defect in the skin (might be ugly, might not).

For reference

 

[Captain lmad]

On 5/5/2022 at 2:58 AM, Lightning55 said:

"Is this black mole?"

I think you mean mold.  A mole is a small animal (kind of ugly) that lives underground, or a defect in the skin (might be ugly, might not).

Thanks. I fixed it.I think I was tired after work. 

[Captain lmad]

20 years ago my basement flooded and damaged my comics. Today I got some of water stains out with distilled water and warm tap water. I still have to press.

Edited May 6, 2022 by Captain lmad

[toro]

On 5/5/2022 at 3:39 PM, cd4ever said:

It's a 2.0

 

On 5/5/2022 at 9:35 PM, Captain lmad said:

20 years ago my basement flooded and damaged my comics. Today I got some of water stains out with distilled water and warm tap water. I still have to press.

Now it might be a 2.5

[THE_BEYONDER]

On 5/5/2022 at 9:35 PM, Captain lmad said:

20 years ago my basement flooded and damaged my comics. Today I got some of water stains out with distilled water and warm tap water. I still have to press.

 

Fighting water stains with....more water 

[comicginger1789]

I appreciate the original poster's efforts to fix a damaged book...please note though that it is a 2.0 grade at best no matter what you do to it at this point because of the apparent mold spot and staining. You can press and CPR that thing for hours and it won't change much else other than have it be slightly more presentable. And please, for your own sake (unless you are doing so because you love it), don't waste money grading it.

[Brian48]

This is just a reader.  Enjoy it as such.

 

[Crops068]

On 5/6/2022 at 4:24 PM, Brian48 said:

This is just a reader.  Enjoy it as such.

 

With proper protection.  Like eye wear, a face mask and gloves.

[badback83]

On 5/5/2022 at 11:34 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Fighting water stains with....more water 

Wow.  This place never ceases to amaze me.

[Lord Gemini]

On 5/6/2022 at 1:19 PM, comicginger1789 said:

I appreciate the original poster's efforts to fix a damaged book...please note though that it is a 2.0 grade at best no matter what you do to it at this point because of the apparent mold spot and staining. You can press and CPR that thing for hours and it won't change much else other than have it be slightly more presentable. And please, for your own sake (unless you are doing so because you love it), don't waste money grading it.

Yeah, you can buy a slab of this one with a pretty high grade for relatively cheap.