Have you ever wondered just how much Marvel, DC and the others saved on paper and ink? 2 2

[Lazyboy]

On 3/9/2024 at 5:50 PM, Mokiguy said:

Well you've proven the point now haven't you. I have never said a mean or even unkind thing to you, and yet every single time you have commented on anything I post, you go out of your way to ridicule or demean me. If that's what gives you pleasure, then go ahead and enjoy yourself, But take it from me. If you are really as wise and experienced as you so boastfully proclaim yourself to be, then you could do a great service here by helping newbies gain some knowledge rather than trying to demean them. It's not just me, I've seen your comments to others as well when you think their comment or question is beneath you. You almost always mock them or make fun of them rather than trying to help them. You have a chip on your shoulder my friend.  

The problem is that you're frequently combative and dismiss the correct answers people give you to your questions, even when the answers are so simple that it should be nearly impossible to not understand them.

[CGC Mike]

Both of you, please let it go and move on.

[Lazyboy]

On 3/9/2024 at 6:20 PM, Lazyboy said:

On 3/9/2024 at 5:40 PM, shadroch said:

I think I was the one who said you don't know what you are talking about, and I asked you to put a Bronze-Age Marvel into a current bag. Your answer was quite comical, although I doubt you intended it to be. 

My answer was comical? I'll try to dig up a current bag (although I wouldn't use them for anything, some people I've bought from have) and put a later Bronze (I already acknowledged that early Bronze is larger) Marvel in it, but you then have to show me a 7"+ wide Copper comic. A standard Copper issue, no TMNT or any other funny business.

And here it is:

1975 Marvel in a garbage bag. Yes, it barely fits and is far too tight for my liking. That's why I don't use them.

1975 Marvel in a Current bag and board on top of a 1973 Marvel in a Silver bag and board. That's an actual, significant size difference.

Edited March 10 by Lazyboy
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[themagicrobot]

Here is a May 1976 Marvel comic compared to an IW comic which is pretty well “Golden Age" sized. Dells in the 1960s we’re always wider than Marvels and DCs too.

Here is a May 1975 Marvel comic. Behind it is a Thor 167 from 1969 which is obviously wider.

 Here is a recent She-Hulk. Behind it is a Marvel comics Kull 18 from 1976 which is possibly 1mm wider but there is very little difference between the two comics.

Here is the Captain Marvel 38 from 1975 placed behind a new comic. It is the same width as the brand new She-Hulk at the bottom but slightly wider at the top. Printing techniques 50 years ago weren't state of the art as they are today and there were obvious subtle variations depending how squarely the cover was affixed etc etc. But in conclusion that mid 1970s Marvel fits into a modern bag.

 

 

 

Edited March 10 by themagicrobot

[Math Teacher]

On 3/2/2024 at 5:25 PM, Axe Elf said:

I don't know what has changed when, but just applying the math...

If you consider the height of a comic book constant at 10.25 inches...

The decrease in width from 7.75 inches to 7.25 inches would result in a decrease of approximately 6.45% in the total surface area of each wrap.

(10.25 x 14.5) / (10.25 x 15.5)

148.625 / 158.875 = 0.93548

93.55%

Shaving an additional .375 off of the width would result in a similar calculation...

10.25 x 13.75 = 140.9375

...resulting in an additional decrease of approximately 5.17% in the total surface area of each wrap...

140.9375 / 148.625 = 0.94828

94.83%

...and a total decrease of approximately 11.29% in the total surface area of each wrap from the original width.

140.9375 / 158.875 = 0.88710

88.71%

Assuming costs per square inch are constant (and they would be for paper, maybe not as much for ink), one could assume the costs would be similarly decreased.

Ooh, math. I'm a big fan!

[lostboys]

My oldest comics are from 1979/80 and I have all my books in current size bags/boards.

 

They fit perfectly, slide right in - right out...and look fantastic.

 

Even the double sized books fit in current bags.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 13 by lostboys