It’s a nice book and should make a rather beautiful conserved CGC grade when done. The aqueous bath should lighten or remove much of the tide marks. Will be following the project. Thanks Dr Paul.
@@jerrythejitterbugcomicbook4098hi Jerry! Not full conservation but a dry cleaning then a minimal soak to remove the tide marks. I’m weary about the calcium hydroxide with silver age so none to very little and not a long bath - warm at 100-120F for maybe 10 min max to remove the staining and tide marks - but I’d keep an eye on everything throughout and judge accordingly. I’d also treat the staple to remove the rust and reseal the tear on the back page with MC or starch paste & tengu tissue. I’m sure you and Dr Paul would have a similar approach?
Great looking book as it is. I'm quite used to low grade Silver Age Marvels, so I'd love to see a simple dry clean and your best efforts to remove the water stains, but not a chance on the tear repair. I know the owner wants it, but I see no reason to sacrifice the Universal label for such a tiny repair. If the book had major flaws, that's a different story.
I have to admit Dr. Paul, I’m a bit jealous. This has been one of the grails that I’ve been looking for and in that condition like this I know that you’re going to do your friend proud I can’t wait to see the results.😊
Avengers 1 is my grail book, i was lucky to upgrade my low grade copy with a better one roughly 6 months before the first Avengers movie. Which is many years ago now.
I once had a coverless Avengers #1 and #2. Got in a big three box deal. For $60 around 1996. Guy just wanted them all out of car. The comic store was closed. The owner was suppose to meet him. But the weather was already blizzard like. And he drove like almost 100 miles there. Then waited like a hour, all I had on me was $60 handy. He said their yours just take them so I can get home. One huge boc was just funny books mainly Archies, Jughead, Betty, Vernoica, some Dells, like Tarzan, Lone Rangers. The other too the comics were in good to poor, But a lot of keys, had a complete run of Gulks. And like five copies of Hulk #180, #181. Ten copies of GS X-Men #1's, some ASMs, etc. It took me around nine months. But between trading for other key books and runs of Silver Age DC Showcases with GL, GL #1-#50. Etc I made around $9500. If I hadn't hooked up a good friend with all those GLs and the Flash meets the Golden Age vook. I woyld of made more like $15,000. i repaired like ten copies og HULK #180/ #181 and other titles. I had like seven double covers issues too. I had collected too for about seven to ten years. I'd removed damaged covers and the MVS pages. Woth pages from my coveless copies that had the Marvel value stamp pages intact. Along with covers I had dpubles of. That guy also had multople copies of the Silver Surfer comcs too. All were in VF+ to NM conditions too.
It’s a nice book and should make a rather beautiful conserved CGC grade when done. The aqueous bath should lighten or remove much of the tide marks. Will be following the project. Thanks Dr Paul.
Peter do you think this is a conservation candidate?
@@jerrythejitterbugcomicbook4098hi Jerry! Not full conservation but a dry cleaning then a minimal soak to remove the tide marks. I’m weary about the calcium hydroxide with silver age so none to very little and not a long bath - warm at 100-120F for maybe 10 min max to remove the staining and tide marks - but I’d keep an eye on everything throughout and judge accordingly. I’d also treat the staple to remove the rust and reseal the tear on the back page with MC or starch paste & tengu tissue. I’m sure you and Dr Paul would have a similar approach?
Thanks for the video. Very helpful
Love the book! Its on my wish list 🙂
Big book to conserve! Have fun and be careful.
Great information
just found your chanel last week and had to subscribe , can't wait for part 2 !
Dr thanks for sharing these. Love hearing your thoughts on the market too.
Great looking book as it is. I'm quite used to low grade Silver Age Marvels, so I'd love to see a simple dry clean and your best efforts to remove the water stains, but not a chance on the tear repair. I know the owner wants it, but I see no reason to sacrifice the Universal label for such a tiny repair. If the book had major flaws, that's a different story.
Solid looking book and what seems to be a solid assessment as well. I look forward to seeing the upcoming progress. As always, good work.
Hi friend, I am a new subscriber and I like what I am seeing. Thank you very much and you are appreciated, Craig.
Great video! I sold my copy 6 months ago but wish I held on to it..
I am happy to say I have a copy in my personal collection. Hope one comes back to you!
I have to admit Dr. Paul, I’m a bit jealous. This has been one of the grails that I’ve been looking for and in that condition like this I know that you’re going to do your friend proud I can’t wait to see the results.😊
Avengers 1 is my grail book, i was lucky to upgrade my low grade copy with a better one roughly 6 months before the first Avengers movie. Which is many years ago now.
This book looks like a lot of work to conserve it but if anyone can do it it will be you! 😊
If a cover was reglossed, would the weight or mass of the cover(s) increase noticeably?
I once had a coverless Avengers #1 and #2. Got in a big three box deal. For $60 around 1996. Guy just wanted them all out of car. The comic store was closed. The owner was suppose to meet him. But the weather was already blizzard like. And he drove like almost 100 miles there. Then waited like a hour, all I had on me was $60 handy. He said their yours just take them so I can get home. One huge boc was just funny books mainly Archies, Jughead, Betty, Vernoica, some Dells, like Tarzan, Lone Rangers. The other too the comics were in good to poor, But a lot of keys, had a complete run of Gulks. And like five copies of Hulk #180, #181. Ten copies of GS X-Men #1's, some ASMs, etc. It took me around nine months. But between trading for other key books and runs of Silver Age DC Showcases with GL, GL #1-#50. Etc I made around $9500. If I hadn't hooked up a good friend with all those GLs and the Flash meets the Golden Age vook. I woyld of made more like $15,000. i repaired like ten copies og HULK #180/ #181 and other titles. I had like seven double covers issues too. I had collected too for about seven to ten years. I'd removed damaged covers and the MVS pages. Woth pages from my coveless copies that had the Marvel value stamp pages intact. Along with covers I had dpubles of. That guy also had multople copies of the Silver Surfer comcs too. All were in VF+ to NM conditions too.
Why would this book have to be conserved?