“The Marvel Rub”. Back in the 60’s it was Marvel chipping. Marvel sure dislikes quality paper for some reason.
Wait, you bought the book without knowing why people are buying the book …???
Smells fishy…
Nothing fishy here at the time of my post I was wondering if Dream Spider was announced for the Miles movie.
The second print slipped by me, didn’t even know it was out. Were we talking about it in the forums at that time? I don’t remember us talking about it and this is the only place I visit
It was talked about…
Raw copies are about the same price. The 1st print ratio is really best
Would turning it backwards prevent color rub on a black back cvr while not hurting a non-black front cvr?
Damn I really missed the boat on that 2nd print. This must’ve been really early on when I first joined CHU and wasn’t such a grizzly seasoned speculator yet. Had I seen that cover I would’ve ordered the hell out of that 2nd print.
For some reason I have a lot of the first print and have sold quite a few but none of the 2nd print. I still think this Tiger Division has legs. I was also late to the party how incredibly huge Kpop is around the world. It’s not my thing but I have seen it crept into my other interests non related to comics, like Sports and when I was trying to learn Spanish a few years back. These Kpop artists were moving the market including getting their sheeps to vote players in for the nba all star game . I can’t escape this kpop phenomenon anywhere I go.
I guess I’m not surprised that marvel is late to the party and hasn’t really capitalized on the kpop phenomenon. I would be paying more attention to some of these new asian characters.
The rub will happen either way. Just more noticeable the darker the ink. It’s not like they use different printers or paper quality front and back.
Although I admit I’ve never put it to the test. Just assumed since I haven’t had an issue with any comics since I switched to double bagging. And now I do this with all modern comics, including card stock. Been finding “scratches”’or scuffing. Slick “plastic” is much more forgiving.
Would not recommend this for comics whose interiors are printed out n newspaper, as I’m not sure how double bagging may effect breakdown of the fragile paper. I assume it accelerates it due to trapping in the off gasses more.
In theory, it just seems like if we can avoid having black up against the boards and minimal pressure, it should mitigate some of the problem.
I have a CGC submission that I’m going to send in at the end of the week, I might press the books and then just place two copies in that submission. That way at least it prevents future color rub and if this book does take off down the road it’ll be an easier 9.8 to sell then having one that ends up a 9.6 later on.
If it’s rubbing off on the back I don’t see any reason why the front wouldn’t do the same. I have dozens of backing boards with the back cover “imprinted” in them in reverse.
I’ve yet to try the comic in a bag alone and then placed in a bigger bag with the backing board in that bag. Though the archival and even cheap boards are supposed to absorb any gasses from the decay of the comic.
And if someone isn’t posting all this “rubbing off” stuff in the that’s what she said thread, I’ll be disappointed.
Black seems like it’s the worst for color rub
I think there’s lots of factors that may contribute. Like how soon after printing its placed against a board….potentially humidity, etc.
Do you have some of those books facing the “correct” way as a control/baseline for this experiment?
We already know the black will come off. I’ll be able to tell if the front cover gives up some ink this way
Just curious anyone know why all of a sudden Daredevil 612 [1:10 Netflix variant] raw copies selling for a pretty penny?
Maybe because if shown filming started?
https://www.cbr.com/charlie-cox-new-york-daredevil-born-again-mcu/
You just answered your own question…