zephyr424 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) Greetings. I bought the Amazing Spiderman 39 recently and noticed something very odd. There is a sort of rainbow-colored, ultra-violet like staining all throughout the inside of the front case. It's really strange and I'm concerned about it either damaging the book in the future or lowering the resale value. It's almost like what you would see if car oil dripped into a water puddle.The only explanations I can think of are a contaminated case somehow came from cgc or someone cleaned the comic's cover with a substance that is now showing up between the cover and the case itself. it's possibly my favorite comic too and is signed by Stan Lee. Pictures attached. Does anyone have an idea of what this is or what should be done about it? If so, please advise. Thanks Edited March 9, 2023 by zephyr424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator CGC Mike Posted March 1, 2023 Administrator Share Posted March 1, 2023 Hello What you are seeing is an optical illusion called newton rings. You could send the book back to us as a reholder option in the submission form to get this corrected. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr424 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 Alright. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 It has been discussed for years on these boards. Here is the main thread regarding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Newton Rings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tec-Tac-Toe Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Gorgeous comic books (irrespective of the newton rings)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Is this due to something on the book, something on the case, ...??? Lazyboy and Foolish Mortal! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 4:16 PM, Foolish Mortal! said: It happens when two pieces of plastic are in love and they touch each other. It's poor QC, plain and simple. People slab their books to ensure their beauty and grade as best they can And are sometimes rewarded with something that can Greatly Detract from that beauty. Just a shame... Foolish Mortal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastriver400 Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) That’s ectoplasmic residue, commonly known as ghost slime. I appreciate everyone not wanting to scare you but this “newton ring” nonsense is a straight out lie. I hate to be the one to say it but that book is haunted. Edited March 3, 2023 by eastriver400 Chief1332, Lazyboy and Randall Dowling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hes Dead Jim Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 i read about newton rings all over this forum but in my personal non comic holder experience ive never seen a rainbow effect like that where moisture wasn't involved. that being said, a drop of moisture the size of a pin tip can spread way out in all directions when compressed between two pieces of clear plastic of any type. the bottom line in my opinion is that the vast majority of complaints posted on this forum should have easily been caught before being shipped out. id personally rather wait longer if it means more care will be taken. qc qc qc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 On 3/2/2023 at 6:09 PM, Hes Dead Jim said: i read about newton rings all over this forum but in my personal non comic holder experience ive never seen a rainbow effect like that where moisture wasn't involved. that being said, a drop of moisture the size of a pin tip can spread way out in all directions when compressed between two pieces of clear plastic of any type. the bottom line in my opinion is that the vast majority of complaints posted on this forum should have easily been caught before being shipped out. id personally rather wait longer if it means more care will be taken. qc qc qc Are you saying that there is moisture in the CGC facility, somehow making it's way to our comics? Hes Dead Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
