Did the sun damage this cover?

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:41 pm

So I got this for free from a guy. He had it on his wall from waaaaaay back in the day.

Can you tell what book was on the wall for the last 14 or so years?

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:44 pm

Clearly....wow what a difference

-Brian

Darth Kramer · Post by **Darth Kramer** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:44 pm

It sucks when that happens. There's a shop near me that has a BEAUTIFUL copy of Silver Surfer #3, probably VF or NM, but the cover's all bleached like the one on the right. It breaks your heart to see books like this!

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:59 pm

What a bummer..

The sun did some major damage on that one.. all of the yellow is GONE in the title.. You cannot even tell it was yellow at one time.. wow!

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:19 pm

It's a non-yellow variant.

Leave it on your window sill for another 5 years and you'll have a black and white variant.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:27 pm

It is a shame, but can sometimes be quite cool too.

When i was insanely into Marvel only circa '82-83, i used to pass up 99% of Dc's but slowly started to wane.

There was one store where they only had DC's and i walked past it on the way home after school each day.

I checked for six months to see if they had Marvels but alas nothing.

After a while they even stopped getting DC's but i always checked to be safe as you do

It was in those next six months i enjoyed watching a copy of a Wonder Woman comic sat on a shelf in the window display turn white.
One day i looked and there was just a white cover where the sun had completely stripped it of all colour.

I so wish i had spent the 25p just to own it today as a novelty.

Ah good memories.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:33 pm

Actually I’m not sure that the book was only damaged by the sun. I think that it’s also possible that florescent bulbs (which are highly common in most retail locations) could have contributed to the fading. Forgive me for not having supporting data but I’ve come to believe that fluorescent bulbs are much more harmful to comics and other collectables than your standard light bulb.

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:10 pm

Never heard anything about Florescent bulbs. Weird to see the difference

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:42 pm

Mmmm... Leeja.. milky white legs...

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:47 pm

http://www.bentonpud.org/save_energy_money/Lighting.htm
Regular bulbs (also known as incandescent bulbs) create light by heating a filament inside the bulb; the heat makes the filament white-hot, producing light. A fluorescent bulb contains a gas that produces invisible ultraviolet light (UV) when the gas is excited by electricity. The UV light hits the white coating inside the fluorescent bulb and the coating changes it into light. Because fluorescent bulbs don't use heat to create light, they are far more energy-efficient than regular incandescent bulbs.

http://www.alpeninc.com/features/uv/index.html
But what exactly causes fading? While many people would answer "sunlight", most fading damage is caused by only a small part of the sun's energy- the portion called ultraviolet radiation. Though ultraviolet (UV) comprises only 2% of the sun's energy, it accounts for an estimated 60% of the fading damage to fabrics and furnishings.

I wish I had more direct information than this but I encourage you to do the research. The bottom line is that since fluorescent bulbs create UV radiation they will destroy your collectibles, clothes…etc.. So while you should be concerned about direct and indirect sunlight, you may be causing as much damage with a fluorescent bulb.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:54 pm

Wow, that's a crying shame to see a book ruined like that.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:57 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Wow, that's a crying shame to see a book ruined like that.

It has the coupon and cards too.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:04 pm

Elveen wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Wow, that's a crying shame to see a book ruined like that.

It has the coupon and cards too.

NOOOOO!!!

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:16 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Wow, that's a crying shame to see a book ruined like that.

It has the coupon and cards too.
NOOOOO!!!

Wait! You can take the coupons and cards OUT of the damaged book, and insert them into a good book without the cards!

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:17 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Wow, that's a crying shame to see a book ruined like that.

It has the coupon and cards too.
NOOOOO!!!

That is not just a tragedy, it's sickening. I know it's been said before but how many of the books we want have been "lost" to this sort of stuff? Or, tossed into bins behind stores and sent to landfills? Truly, sad.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:25 pm

I think it's kind of cool cause it's different.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:46 pm

Hey, Elveen. I think Ruf wants to buy your sun faded variant.....

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:51 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:Hey, Elveen. I think Ruf wants to buy your sun faded variant.....

Well, let me staple another cover on it.... then we will really have something.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:53 pm

Elveen wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Hey, Elveen. I think Ruf wants to buy your sun faded variant.....

Well, let me staple another cover on it.... then we will really have something.

Now your thinking

-Brian

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:53 pm

Elveen wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Hey, Elveen. I think Ruf wants to buy your sun faded variant.....

Well, let me staple another cover on it.... then we will really have something.

Put it over the sun faded one and watch people scratch their heads on that one.....

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:13 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
Elveen wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Hey, Elveen. I think Ruf wants to buy your sun faded variant.....

Well, let me staple another cover on it.... then we will really have something.
Put it over the sun faded one and watch people scratch their heads on that one.....

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:57 pm

ouch o wait its the faided varient
sell it for big bucks

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:00 am

sanman wrote:http://www.bentonpud.org/save_energy_money/Lighting.htm
Regular bulbs (also known as incandescent bulbs) create light by heating a filament inside the bulb; the heat makes the filament white-hot, producing light. A fluorescent bulb contains a gas that produces invisible ultraviolet light (UV) when the gas is excited by electricity. The UV light hits the white coating inside the fluorescent bulb and the coating changes it into light. Because fluorescent bulbs don't use heat to create light, they are far more energy-efficient than regular incandescent bulbs.

http://www.alpeninc.com/features/uv/index.html
But what exactly causes fading? While many people would answer "sunlight", most fading damage is caused by only a small part of the sun's energy- the portion called ultraviolet radiation. Though ultraviolet (UV) comprises only 2% of the sun's energy, it accounts for an estimated 60% of the fading damage to fabrics and furnishings.

I wish I had more direct information than this but I encourage you to do the research. The bottom line is that since fluorescent bulbs create UV radiation they will destroy your collectibles, clothes…etc.. So while you should be concerned about direct and indirect sunlight, you may be causing as much damage with a fluorescent bulb.

And thanks to environmental activists, congress, and GW Bush, incandescent light bulbs will be going away soon. They will be "phased out" beginning in 2012 and banned altogether by 2014. You will have to buy the much more expensive, much more toxic, and evidently much more damaging to fabrics, furnishings, and comic books CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs.

ckb · Post by **ckb** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:16 am

Is it possible it just wasn't printed with any yellow ink? That's what it would look like....

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:39 am

Heath wrote:And thanks to environmental activists, congress, and GW Bush, incandescent light bulbs will be going away soon. They will be "phased out" beginning in 2012 and banned altogether by 2014. You will have to buy the much more expensive, much more toxic, and evidently much more damaging to fabrics, furnishings, and comic books CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs.

That’s a scary situation for any collector. Do you have a link to more information about the ban?