Mayor006 Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Picked this Planet Comics #1 from Blackthorne years ago and now with Stevens books being so hot I thought I would ask for advice on what to do with this one. Front can be a 9.8 with a press but no idea how to fix the back. Let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzutak Posted April 22 Popular Post Share Posted April 22 On 4/21/2024 at 6:15 PM, Mayor006 said: Front can be a 9.8 with a press but no idea how to fix the back. Let me know what you think! That's a nasty stain (as opposed to simple soiling). Probably oil based (as it's caused the paper to become transparent in places, which is generally not the case with foxing). Probably unique to your copy. In any event, not "fixable" or improvable via non-restorative dry cleaning. buttock, Mayor006, The Lions Den and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) Seconding zzutak, that's irreparable. Edited April 22 by buttock zzutak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 No chance. Nothing can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withering Wind Posted Sunday at 01:14 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:14 AM On 4/21/2024 at 6:15 PM, Mayor006 said: Picked this Planet Comics #1 from Blackthorne years ago and now with Stevens books being so hot I thought I would ask for advice on what to do with this one. Front can be a 9.8 with a press but no idea how to fix the back. Let me know what you think! Well you are not the only one. I pulled my copy and I'm seeing similar issues. Either the paper used is very susceptible to foxing or this is some sort of stain introduced in production. I feel your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted Sunday at 02:12 AM Share Posted Sunday at 02:12 AM On 4/27/2024 at 8:14 PM, Withering Wind said: Well you are not the only one. I pulled my copy and I'm seeing similar issues. Either the paper used is very susceptible to foxing or this is some sort of stain introduced in production. I feel your pain. This is not foxing. Both of these copies show paper translucency in the stained area, so this is almost certainly oil contamination. With two copies affected from different people, my guesses would be either errant machine oil on the press during printing or some sort of horrible mishandling during distribution. In either case, even if this is a defect introduced during production, there's no way CGC is going to give these books a break. Sorry folks. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayor006 Posted Monday at 12:31 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 12:31 PM Wow. I don't disagree that CGC will knock it for whatever it is, but it does make me wonder how many wound up like that though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
