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  • Posted: July 10, 2015 6:11:26 pm
  • Amazing. I like that there's an actual list of the top 25 entrants who did it. I wonder how many are still alive?

    Last edited July 10, 2015 6:11:48 pm
  • Posted: July 10, 2015 6:34:00 pm
  • It could have been a parent though , poor kid gets his action 1 ripped up bc mom tries to win him/her the contest rofl ......I agree it should make the book harder to find in one piece especially if this were a popular thing and it looks like it was.....I'm sure the one dollar was a lot more appealing back then also

    Last edited July 10, 2015 7:07:35 pm
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  • Posted: July 11, 2015 5:53:24 am
  • I used to cut things out of my comics all the time as a kid!

    Here's a funny story from a kid who didn't know any better:
    When I first learned that comics were potentially valuable (maybe around 9 or 10 years old), I would take the staples out, put a piece of scotch tape over the staple area to reinforce the spine and then re-staple the comic. I was way ahead of my time in the field of archival preservation!

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  • Posted: July 11, 2015 5:22:48 pm
  • ironagecomics said:
    I used to cut things out of my comics all the time as a kid!

    Here's a funny story from a kid who didn't know any better:
    When I first learned that comics were potentially valuable (maybe around 9 or 10 years old), I would take the staples out, put a piece of scotch tape over the staple area to reinforce the spine and then re-staple the comic. I was way ahead of my time in the field of archival preservation!



    Probably did the same for the value as cutting out pieces.
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  • Posted: July 14, 2015 4:53:56 pm
  • Ouch!

    A story similar. Before comic bags, my best friend and I, both collectors, would make our own "protective covers" way back in late 50's. We would cut a strip of common (in the South maybe) kitchen wax paper, sized to cover the entire folded out comic. Then carefully trim to about 1/2 inch around the area of the comic. Next fold over the flaps, cutting a "V" in the top and bottom of spine to fold in flat, and tape corners in place.

    Worked nicely for us until the first comic bags came into being - thin plastic, not rigid and certainly not mylar. We've come a long way, baby!

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