I just wanted to get peoples’ general feelings on the smell of smoke on comics.
I opened an order from an Ebay Seller today and the box was well packed with bubble wrap and plastic bags. I was overcome with a plume of cigar aroma when I opened the box, though. I put my nose up to the bags, the bubble wrap, and the bags around the comics and the whole thing reeked of cigars.
Hoping for the best, I opened one of the comics and sniffed the actual comic, inside and out. Thankfully, the comics themselves don’t smell like cubanos. The smoke smell seemed to not have permeated the bags and boards. Looks like this is a simple re-bag, re-board situation.
I am not a smoker and don’t like the smell of smoke. However there was a local comic shop that I would buy stuff from because he always had books in that I could flip. he smoked in the store. The books reeked. I would always change out the bags and boards. And sometimes with fragrance free dryer sheets into the books for a while to absorb some of the smell
As a former smoker who didn’t like the smell of it even while being a smoker, it’s one of the worst smells in the world.
I also have no issues telling people who smoke right outside of public doors or walkways to move out of the way and smoke elsewhere.
People I know and work with who smoke who come in from their outside smoke break, I have no issues telling them they reek of smoke when they “stop by your cube”… etc.
I feel if comics have been exposed to smoke, that should be listed. “In the home of a smoker/smoked in-home,” or such. I see posts that say, “Smoke-free,” so maybe add in if there is smoking? I don’t like it much.
I agree on the smoke smell. I used to buy from a shop that the owner smoked in. Here’s buying from him but could get everything super cheap. I had to air everything out before selling.
I hate my comics to sell smoky. The only time I’m okay with an odd smell on a comic is if it is one of those underground, “Comix,” from back in the day. If those don’t smell like old cannabis I’m almost suspicious if they’re legit.
I hate to be the nerd here, but old cannabis wouldn’t have a smell different from a general “plant” smell. Exposure to the air would cause terpene loss. I have to sniff test pounds of the stuff every day at work.
Gotta say, not that I have many, but there is something about an old Bronze age comic that just “feels right” if it has some of that smoke smell in it. Hell, the entire 70’s decade smelled like a seedy, 24 hour a day cocktail lounge. Even as a kid I realized that.
My wife claims to be able to smell my vape “smoke” and says it stinks. I claim BS and think it is in her head. The whole point of a vape is that it doesn’t stink and the smell doesn’t linger.
I know nothing about Vaping, but I can absolutely tell when my son is vaping in our home (even if I’m in another room). It gives off some form of scent/smell. Certainly nothing akin to a cigarette and perhaps there are different types/flavors/whatever of vape cartridges but absolutely would know if he was in the house and vaping.
Funny - was watching alot of old classic movies just prior to christmas. Think 1940’s.
And I observed smoking in restaurants and in work office buildings.
Yea those were 40’s but if my garbled head can think straight anymore, I do seem to remember that in the 70’s and even into the 80’s?
I know when I started at my job in 1987 there was a older guy that smoked right on the R&D development floor.
So I guess smoke smell on comics from the 70s would be not unusual
There are vapes that can stink, I can smell them too at times… and it’s not all vapor, most of the shit in vape pens is just as bad or worse for ya than just smoking cigarettes. I worked with someone who switched to vaping to quit smoking and they got more addicted to vaping, found themselves taking more vape breaks.
I get the frustration with smoke smells clinging to things, especially comics! It sticks to everything, no matter how well-packed something is. I once bought some used PS2 games online, and when they arrived, they reeked of smoke. Even after wiping the cases down and leaving them to air for days, the smell didn’t entirely disappear. I had to store them separately to keep the smell from transferring to my shelves.
you can use the old car sales trick to get rid of unpleasant odors. Put items in a sealed container for 24-48 hours with unscented dryer sheets. Do not let the sheets touch what you are trying to deodorize, they will stain. Usually does a good job sucking out the odors.
I just got back from California and the car I rented from Budget smelled like smoke - it was terrible and I was more p*ssed that my daughter had to smell that for the trip (I was in a rush and didn’t have time to exchange the car - my fault). My parents were smokers so I quickly got over it.
I do this. I also do it with a box I made that has a computer fan that blows air into one cut out, over the dryer sheets and out the other side. Works very well.
