Popular Post piper Posted May 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2021 flashlites, chevalmeow, Key Largo Comics and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surfing Alien Posted May 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2021 Tough to follow a 9.6 but got these little beauties in today courtesy of@Randall Dowling piper, dover, Joshua33 and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Excellent pick ups. Surfing Alien and flashlites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post flashlites Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 My 4 new babies!!!I am so very glad to have them! Surfing Alien, chevalmeow, oakman29 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 6:10 PM, Surfing Alien said: Very rounded and smooth like I remember from before the days of squishing books. I kinda wonder about all this pressing going on. I had taken a long hiatus from the hobby from about 2000-2013 and when I came back all this "Industrial" pressing seemed to be going on. I knew people in the old days that would attempt it very carefully by hand with a warm hand iron, but thought it dangerous even back then as heat and moisture are the enemies of pulp paper. I have mixed feelings about it today. I guess it is a widely accepted practice now. But as the photo above illustrates, a natural rounded fold looks so much better. What happens to the spine? Does it get flattened and creased? What happens to the paper after exposure to heat and moisture? I've seen videos of this being done, humidifying the book carefully then pressing under low heat for hours. Boards are inserted in the centerfold to help support the spine but still I have to wonder if chasing the grade this way ends up causing damage? What are your thoughts? oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing Alien Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 2 hours ago, flashlites said: I kinda wonder about all this pressing going on. I had taken a long hiatus from the hobby from about 2000-2013 and when I came back all this "Industrial" pressing seemed to be going on. I knew people in the old days that would attempt it very carefully by hand with a warm hand iron, but thought it dangerous even back then as heat and moisture are the enemies of pulp paper. I have mixed feelings about it today. I guess it is a widely accepted practice now. But as the photo above illustrates, a natural rounded fold looks so much better. What happens to the spine? Does it get flattened and creased? What happens to the paper after exposure to heat and moisture? I've seen videos of this being done, humidifying the book carefully then pressing under low heat for hours. Boards are inserted in the centerfold to help support the spine but still I have to wonder if chasing the grade this way ends up causing damage? What are your thoughts? I'm no expert on pressing, although I've had a few regular comics pressed on the way in to grading, with mixed results. I wouldn't press this Vampirella though because I really like that rounded spine look and it's such a pretty copy already. I'm sure that round spine would be squished flat if it got pressed. I've seen similar round spine on fat Golden Age books also and they probably get squished flat if pressed as well. Randall Dowling, flashlites and jimjum12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 9 hours ago, flashlites said: I kinda wonder about all this pressing going on. I had taken a long hiatus from the hobby from about 2000-2013 and when I came back all this "Industrial" pressing seemed to be going on. I knew people in the old days that would attempt it very carefully by hand with a warm hand iron, but thought it dangerous even back then as heat and moisture are the enemies of pulp paper. I have mixed feelings about it today. I guess it is a widely accepted practice now. But as the photo above illustrates, a natural rounded fold looks so much better. What happens to the spine? Does it get flattened and creased? What happens to the paper after exposure to heat and moisture? I've seen videos of this being done, humidifying the book carefully then pressing under low heat for hours. Boards are inserted in the centerfold to help support the spine but still I have to wonder if chasing the grade this way ends up causing damage? What are your thoughts? I am completely against pressing. To me it's another form of restoration. I dont care how a person tries to explain it away as common practice it's still manipulating the book to atain a higher grade. To me it takes all the fun out of finding that beautiful example out in the wild. piper, flashlites and Randall Dowling 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimjum12 Posted May 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, oakman29 said: I am completely against pressing. To me it's another form of restoration. I dont care how a person tries to explain it away as common practice it's still manipulating the book to atain a higher grade. To me it takes all the fun out of finding that beautiful example out in the wild. I've given up on purism (... for now) and try not to let the "evil that men do" bother me too much. I've pressed a few books when it came time to sell, but mostly I just point out books I'm selling that could benefit from it, and let the next owner decide. A few of the folks who offer the service seem to have a gift... an ability to press but not "pancake".... but many just ruin them. I, too, place a high premium on a comic or mag that still has a puffy spine, one that light can still pass through one side to the other. When pressing first stared to take off, Marnin tried forming a group called N.O.D., an acronym for "network of disclosure", but it never seemed to gain traction. Not all books will benefit from a press anyway. I'd likely avoid the pedigrees and ultra high grades when it comes to pressing, but I'm in the minority. Like I said, there are some who can press a book and you just can't tell... book still remains somewhat "puffy", but those guys are either backed up until the next decade or only do work for a select group. Those guys are in the minority. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Edited May 19, 2021 by jimjum12 oakman29, flashlites, Jayman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 On 5/18/2021 at 7:50 AM, jimjum12 said: I've given up on purism (... for now) and try not to let the "evil that men do" bother me too much. I've pressed a few books when it came time to sell, but mostly I just point out books I'm selling that could benefit from it, and let the next owner decide. A few of the folks who offer the service seem to have a gift... an ability to press but not "pancake".... but many just ruin them. I, too, place a high premium on a comic or mag that still has a puffy spine, one that light can still pass through one side to the other. When pressing first stared to take off, Marnin tried forming a group called N.O.D., an acronym for "network of disclosure", but it never seemed to gain traction. Not all books will benefit from a press anyway. I'd likely avoid the pedigrees and ultra high grades when it comes to pressing, but I'm in the minority. Like I said, there are some who can press a book and you just can't tell... book still remains somewhat "puffy", but those guys are either backed up until the next decade or only do work for a select group. Those guys are in the minority. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Completely agree with this, Jimbo! Joshua33, jimjum12 and flashlites 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dover Posted May 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) III Edited May 20, 2021 by dover chevalmeow, flashlites, Escaflown41 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Escaflown41 Posted May 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2021 21 hours ago, dover said: III EBay.jpg"> Awesome books! That's a sweet copy of #52. I'm actually just missing issues #52 and #81 to complete my run. dover, flashlites, Surfing Alien and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dover Posted May 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Escaflown41 said: Awesome books! That's a sweet copy of #52. I'm actually just missing issues #52 and #81 to complete my run. That’s impressive! I’m only missing 100+ issues. OtherEric, flashlites, oakman29 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surfing Alien Posted May 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2021 Well.. now that i'm in the right topic As I said before... my reader grade copies are gonna be more toward the 7.0 + area on these later numbers. Happy to have them in the club... Randall Dowling, Escaflown41, dover and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 3 hours ago, dover said: That’s impressive! I’m only missing 100+ issues. Me too, only about 100 more to go! dover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) On 5/19/2021 at 9:19 PM, dover said: III EBay.jpg"> I love this one (52)! I remember when it hit the stands. I wanted to get it but I was probably only about 11 and well lets just say I was forced to settle for the latest issue of MAD instead. Finally got a copy this year, Edited May 21, 2021 by flashlites addition Escaflown41, Surfing Alien, jimjum12 and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted May 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/20/2021 at 9:15 PM, Surfing Alien said: Well.. now that i'm in the right topic As I said before... my reader grade copies are gonna be more toward the 7.0 + area on these later numbers. Happy to have them in the club... My “because I can” group shot: jimjum12, Surfing Alien, Darkga and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Was scanning some covers for the GCD anyway, might as well post them here too. Some may be repeats, but who cares? flashlites and Escaflown41 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escaflown41 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I'm glad to say my last large Warren Vampi sale went very well with all books sold towards the end. Thank you again for everyone that participated and I hope I helped some of y'all with your runs. Now I like to check the level of interest for Harris and Dynamite Vampi books. Depending on the level of interests, I can list them here individually or sell it as a huge lot on eBay. Here's a sneak peak of what I have available. flashlites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 I would be interested. You could always do lots here as well. flashlites and Escaflown41 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
