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Post by kirby101 on May 20, 2021 15:30:44 GMT -5
Does anyone know of/have a contact for someone--dealer or fan--who knows a lot about DC/NPP history and collectibles? A former co-worker zoomed with me last night to ask about a couple of items her husband has (his father worked for DC from the 40s into the 70s). One is a mass produced item, but the other is an extremely rare promo piece from the 50s-60s; I've only found two examples on the internet. They have a dozen of them. I want to get an idea of value before (probably) linking them up w/ one of the auction houses. I would suggest they contact Heritage Auctions or another auction house like Hakes. They could get a free appraisal, and that would be a good place to sell if they are valuable.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2021 22:45:16 GMT -5
Ok, so I have a storage/curating question. Some of the books I bought today at Bookery Fantasy come in really nice mylite bags with boards, but they have large price stickers on them. Removing the sticker leaves a sticky residue behind. I'd like to keep the mylite bags rather than put them in regular sA bags I have here, so is there any way to remove the residue from the mylites? Will goo gone work? Is there a better method?
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Post by shaxper on May 27, 2021 22:52:01 GMT -5
Ok, so I have a storage/curating question. Some of the books I bought today at Bookery Fantasy come in really nice mylite bags with boards, but they have large price stickers on them. Removing the sticker leaves a sticky residue behind. I'd like to keep the mylite bags rather than put them in regular sA bags I have here, so is there any way to remove the residue from the mylites? Will goo gone work? Is there a better method? -M Regular old friction should do the trick. I recommend removing the books from the mylars and then just repeatedly rubbing your finger against it until all the goo is removed. Then use a rag or wash closh to get rid of any residue. Goo gone might work, but the less chemicals you involve, the safer your books will be. In the worst case scenario, a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser should work well, but overuse might scratch up the finish on the mylar too.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2021 23:03:08 GMT -5
Ok, so I have a storage/curating question. Some of the books I bought today at Bookery Fantasy come in really nice mylite bags with boards, but they have large price stickers on them. Removing the sticker leaves a sticky residue behind. I'd like to keep the mylite bags rather than put them in regular sA bags I have here, so is there any way to remove the residue from the mylites? Will goo gone work? Is there a better method? -M Regular old friction should do the trick. I recommend removing the books from the mylars and then just repeatedly rubbing your finger against it until all the goo is removed. Then use a rag or wash closh to get rid of any residue. Goo gone might work, but the less chemicals you involve, the safer your books will be. In the worst case scenario, a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser should work well, but overuse might scratch up the finish on the mylar too. Thanks! We just got some of those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers the other week, so I will definitely give that a try. -M
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Post by tartanphantom on May 27, 2021 23:30:35 GMT -5
Ok, so I have a storage/curating question. Some of the books I bought today at Bookery Fantasy come in really nice mylite bags with boards, but they have large price stickers on them. Removing the sticker leaves a sticky residue behind. I'd like to keep the mylite bags rather than put them in regular sA bags I have here, so is there any way to remove the residue from the mylites? Will goo gone work? Is there a better method? -M
Peanut butter.
Seriously... No chemicals or petroleum distillates, and it works with a little patience and know-how. Remove the book from the bag first, peel up as much of the sticker paper as you can first, then take a dab or two and rub it into the sticker residue... use a little elbow grease too. The peanut oil will dissolve and soften the adhesive. You can use your fingernail to lift the stuff off. Then take a couple of dry paper towels and clean up the remaining peanut butter. This is an old trick among antique glassware collectors and dealers, and I've used it with success for many years on a multitude of surfaces. Word of warning-- don't use it on an actual comic book-- the paper will absorb the peanut oil and leave a stain-- however, no worries whatsoever on mylar or poly bags, top loaders and CGC cases.
Oh, and use creamy PB only... Crunchy will scratch the mylar.
This video is overly long because the guy talks a lot. it doesn't take nearly this long in most cases. If you search youtube, there are dozens of similar vids.
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Post by zaku on May 28, 2021 4:48:29 GMT -5
Pre-Crisis, were the stories of Superman published in Action Comics and Superman differentiated in some way (like at the Marvel where Amazing Spider-Man was more focused on the hero persona and Spectacular more on Peter Parker daily like)?
Because when I googled about the stories, writers and artists seemed to me absolutely interchangeable.
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Post by foxley on May 28, 2021 5:33:31 GMT -5
What's the best way to store 70s treasury size comics (such as DC's Famous First Editions)?
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Post by shaxper on May 28, 2021 5:50:20 GMT -5
Regular old friction should do the trick. I recommend removing the books from the mylars and then just repeatedly rubbing your finger against it until all the goo is removed. Then use a rag or wash closh to get rid of any residue. Goo gone might work, but the less chemicals you involve, the safer your books will be. In the worst case scenario, a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser should work well, but overuse might scratch up the finish on the mylar too. Thanks! We just got some of those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers the other week, so I will definitely give that a try. -M Only as a last resort, and be gentle with them. They work by removing entire layers of plastic. That may hurt the transparent finish of the mylar.
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Post by shaxper on May 28, 2021 5:54:11 GMT -5
What's the best way to store 70s treasury size comics (such as DC's Famous First Editions)? I took a standard short box, turned it sideways, and stored my FFEEs, Treasuries, and CGCed books standing up in it.
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Post by foxley on May 28, 2021 6:01:20 GMT -5
What's the best way to store 70s treasury size comics (such as DC's Famous First Editions)? I took a standard short box, turned it sideways, and stored my FFEEs, Treasuries, and CGCed books standing up in it. Neat idea. Thanks for that.
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Post by wildfire2099 on May 28, 2021 6:23:00 GMT -5
I personally story anything oversized on the book shelf with the trades (but I dont have any cgc stuff). I also have one magazine sized short box for the purpose.
I like Shax's idea, but I suspect a milk crate would work just as well in that manner.
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Post by Prince Hal on May 28, 2021 7:16:33 GMT -5
Pre-Crisis, were the stories of Superman published in Action Comics and Superman differentiated in some way (like at the Marvel where Amazing Spider-Man was more focused on the hero persona and Spectacular more on Peter Parker daily like)? Because when I googled about the stories, writers and artists seemed to me absolutely interchangeable. Some further info, zaku. (Updates in italics.) In the 60s and 70s, anyway, there was no difference in the types of stories told. The big difference was that the stories in Action during the 60s and into the early 70s were continued from issue to issue every so often. The famous “Virus-X” story (a four-parter) comes to mind right away. Others included "The President of Steel"/"The Grappler of Steel"/ "Alias Super-Thief" (371-372; 374); two-parters featuring Hercules, Luthor, Muto and the Parasite; three-parters with Supes taking on Zha-Vam and the Annihilator, and another in which he confronts the problem of being immortal. There are others, too, I'm sure.
I'm guessing that the Hercules two-parter in issues 267-8 (Sept-Oct 1960) may have been the first time this was tried, but don't quote me on this.
Supergirl was the long-running back-up in Action, which had always been an anthology title, so the continued stories were a natural fit there, given the shorter length of the main story. Occasionally there was crossover between the two.Eventually “The Private Life of Clark Kent” became a back-up in Action 459 (May 1976), but that occurred after my time, so to speak.
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Post by zaku on May 28, 2021 8:16:49 GMT -5
Pre-Crisis, were the stories of Superman published in Action Comics and Superman differentiated in some way (like at the Marvel where Amazing Spider-Man was more focused on the hero persona and Spectacular more on Peter Parker daily like)? Because when I googled about the stories, writers and artists seemed to me absolutely interchangeable. [br In the 60s and 70s, anyway, there was no difference in the types of stories told. The big difference was that the stories in Action often were continued from issue to issue. The famous “Virus-X” story comes to mind right away. Supergirl was the long-running back-up in Action, which had always been an anthology title, so the continued stories were a natural fit there. Eventually “The Private Life of Clark Kent” became a back-up in Superman, IIRC, bu that occurred after my time, so to speak. (On my phone, or I’d have more details for you.) I read some Superman stories published immediately before the reboot, and there in Superman they continued to tell the regularly in-continuity stories, while in Action there were some absolutely mediocre Silver Age pastiches. What the heck?!? They really believed that there was an audience for that in the mid-80s?!?
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Post by shaxper on May 28, 2021 8:44:34 GMT -5
[br In the 60s and 70s, anyway, there was no difference in the types of stories told. The big difference was that the stories in Action often were continued from issue to issue. The famous “Virus-X” story comes to mind right away. Supergirl was the long-running back-up in Action, which had always been an anthology title, so the continued stories were a natural fit there. Eventually “The Private Life of Clark Kent” became a back-up in Superman, IIRC, bu that occurred after my time, so to speak. (On my phone, or I’d have more details for you.) I read some Superman stories published immediately before the reboot, and there in Superman they continued to tell the regularly in-continuity stories, while in Action there were some absolutely mediocre Silver Age pastiches. What the heck?!? They really believed that there was an audience for that in the mid-80s?!? There were meticulous plans laid out for the reboot that were all undercut by John Byrne, who felt the Superman Office was more about him then, well, what anyone else had spent the past year developing before he came aboard to write it. From what I can tell, it seems like each Superman title was supposed to have its own job: Superman: Action, battles, the kinds of stories you'd expect from a Superman title (written by Byrne). Adventures of Superman: a more intellectual, ethics-heavy approach about what it means to be a Superman in the modern world (written by Wolfman) Action Comics: A team-up title, likely intended to showcase new and ailing DC properties by having them appear alongside Superman; a Post-Crisis replacement for DC Comics Presents. Byrne ended up featuring characters in Action that didn't have titles or need sales boosts, and he didn't generally use them well. In the infamous Action #592-593, Byrne utilized Big Barda and Mr. Miracle so that he could draw like Kirby and (for the millionth time) bring up the issue that Superman can only safely mate with super-powered women. What he utterly forgot to do was make any effort to sell the readers on Mr. Miracle (who didn't even have a title at the time!). All the reader learns about Mr. Miracle and Barda across two issues is that they are married, know Darkseid, and that Barda is super strong. After that failure, DC took Action away from Byrne, turned it into a more explicit weekly try-out title as of Action #601, which also crashed and burned. next, George Perez took over the office and, as of Action #643, tried to repurpose each title. Adventures of Superman was going to focus on Clark's life, Superman was going to focus on exploring his Kryptonian heritage, and Action was going to offer what the title promised -- tons and tons of action, for which Perez even adopted a sort of Wrestlemania stylized approach. You could almost see the arena and crowd around these big climactic battles. But then Perez left the titles prematurely and, as of Action #647, the three Superman titles became interchangeable again. For more on this, I humbly present Superman in the Post-Crisis Era, where I've spent the past eight years charting all this and more.
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Post by shaxper on May 28, 2021 9:10:24 GMT -5
Is there some option in the GCD advanced query that allows you to hide/remove reprints? I can't seem to find one, and man do all those reprint volumes flood every search and make it harder to find what I'm looking for.
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