Vacuum Mylar Encased Comics
Vacuum Mylar Encased Comics
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When these comics were published, RJ was
busy running a booth at a Detroit convention. Being too busy to shop, he
found a number of children who would fetch various comics from quarter bins and
bring them to him. Some of these comics were sealed in Mylar and bagged again in
vacuum bags . These were quite nice, so RJ ended up hunting up the source and
buying out the dealer who had over 1000 of these rare gems. The dealer explained
that the sealed items had come from an eccentric collector who had encased
everything in this unusual manner.
Unusual indeed! Sealing brand new cherry
picked books back in the early 80's. The dealer was upset that he might need to
unwrap these gems only to try to sell them for a mere quarter. We didn't
want to unwrap these either!
We kept these in frozen storage for over
two decades, have de-thawed, a few of these and are now ready to make a few of
these available.
Here we are nearly 25 years later and
now we have opened our vault and will make these available to collectors who can
appreciate such a silly eccentric concept. No certification for us as these are
just too nice to be unwrapped, re-bagged, packaged, shipped, handled by
office personnel, handled by graders, etc. All this activity can
only damage these gems. This is your opp. to get them unhandled direct as
they were sold to RJ two decades ago. Look for more of these from time to time.
What you see is what you get! No
guarantee of anything as these are sealed. It's possible that a coupon
could be cut, a page missing etc. ( worse case scenario) There has
been no way to examine these gems and no reason to break the seals. Buyers
should examine the photo and base your bid upon its appearance and bid
accordingly. No refund for any reason. ( other than damaged in shipment and then
insurance will pay for damage)( an unlikely event).
RJ 's feeling is that these should never
be unsealed. Doing so could only deteriorate the beauty and violate the
integrity of the concept. It is hoped that only true collectors will bid for
these and give these a new home where they will be appreciated for what the are;
a true and rare collector's item of unusual beauty.
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Many questions have been arriving since we have been
advertising that our comics have been frozen for the last 25 years. The original
article that inspired this process has been found in the 1981 12th
Overstreet guide authored by Ernest W. Gerber P.E. and Richard D. Smith PhD,
P.E. There is a lot of scientific discussion about PH , acidity, humidity and
alkaline buffers, etc. and is the reason for the following statements.
" Keep Cool. The rate at which paper deteriorates doubles each time
the temperature increases 10 degrees F . For example , the rate of
deterioration at 85 degrees is 8 times faster than the rate at 55 degrees F." This meant that leaving comics in an unheated warehouse in a Michigan
climate would be better than storing them inside at 70 degree temps. The
average temp in our situation is 20 degrees F. It varies greatly like any
climate, however our storage in summer temps is always 10-20 degrees colder
than outside temps. IF summer temps begin to climb we often move items to air
conditioned environment. Most collectors store comics in their homes at 70 degrees F. all year
round. Compare this to 20 degrees F. average and the difference is our comics
will have aged 32 times slower. A dramatic graph in the article shows that average storage conditions
result in yellowing to begin in 15 years, brown in 35 years and brittle in 40
years. Storage in Mylar improves the process with yellowing in 55 years
and brittle in 100 years. There was no study or information in the
graph to indicate dramatic lowering of temps and the use of Mylar,
however one could presume that this would greatly extend the life of paper.
Without studies and assuming the "AVERAGE STORAGE CONDITIONS" were 70 degrees
F. it would not be out of line to say that our collection of comics would have
32 times the life expectancy of normal, or yellow in 1,760 and brittle
in 3,200 years. Since we pull these comics and sell'm after 20-25 years,
the optimum storage conditions end and average deterioration begins.
Comics are simply going to last 20-25 years longer than nearly all other
comics. In 100 years nearly all 70's comics will be brown brittle and
nearly dust while our comics will stand out as survivors in the yellow
stage. In the event that collectors continued our cold storage
program , comics would continue to survive for many generations well up
to the year 5203. If estimated temps were adjusted to frige temps , of
40 degrees F. not 20 degrees, comics would begin to disintegrate in 2828
surviving a mere 725 years beyond all others.
When you
make a purchase, should you store these in the frige? R.J. thinks so if
you really want your surviving great great grand children to reap
the benefits. One can only ask, "What will the value of a handful of
surviving collectibles be in the year 2525? "
Other
thoughts come to mind here too. If one were to purchase collections of
30 year old comics from bankrupt comic book stores, would you be better
to make the purchase in Florida or Alaska? IF you had a summer cottage,
would you be better off storing your comics there or at your own home.
Attic or basement with dehumidifier?
rj
We have TIME CAPSULE comics in almost every title. If you are interested at all in TIME CAPSULE COMICS and want to see a title listed, please write so we can begin listing the titles of interest to you. It will take years to list everything. We just want to begin with titles of interest. This page not 100% up to date, however most items are available. Prices also not guaranteed. Most will be the same or slightly higher. Overstreet guide 9.2 prices is used for most.
Everything listed on this page.
P=Perfect, NP= Near Perfect
15 Alpha Flight nearly all PERFECT. 1 ST SERIES. ISSUES INCLUDED ARE: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7,8, 9, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29. OVERSTREET VALUE IN MERE 9.2 NM-, HOWEVER THESE ARE MUCH NICER AND VALUED AT $80 OR MORE. $37.50 YOUR PRICE.
12 Alpha Flight nearly all PERFECT. 1 ST SERIES. ISSUES INCLUDED ARE: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 22, 23, 26, 29. OVERSTREET VALUE IN MERE 9.2 NM-, HOWEVER THESE ARE MUCH NICER AND VALUED AT $75 OR MORE. $32.50 YOUR PRICE.
Amazing Spider-Man
Write to inquire. These come and go too fast to keep up with listings. Send list of items of interest. 326 and up only if not listed here.
15 set: These were submitted for 9.6 grades to CGC and rejected. Most have tiny defects along the spine. Add $12 if you want these placed back into original Time Capsules. Bag and board for each with CGC labels and our notes attached to bags. 253 (2nd Black costume in this series), 255, 256, 258, 264, 266, 270, 271, 273, 274, 284, 286, 287, 290, 295, 296, 297. $130
263 NP $7
279 P $7 Silver Sable293 p $10.00
326 np. $9.95302 np $16 ea 326 np $5346 np $7
388 p $20
391p, 393 p, 394 no, 395p, 396p, 397p 398p$3 ea.Amazing Spider-man 25 set THIS SET INCLUDES 368-374, 376, 377, 379-383, 385-387, 389, 391-398 ... 25 TOTAL.. PERFECT AND NEAR PERFECT COPIES $66
Arak, Son of Thunder 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, Set $13.95
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Arion 14 MOSTLY PERFECT SET: ARION, LORD
OF ATLANTIS 1-3 , 5-8, 11, 12, 15, 18-20, 25 . 5, 7, 11 TIME CAPSULES HAVE
MICROSCOPIC DEFECTS. THESE ARE SO CLOSE TO PERFECT THAT MOST WOULD SEE NO
DEFECTS. #5 IS WEAKEST ISSUE. MICROSOPIC.
$32.50 set.Armor 1 P
$2.50 Neil Adams
Avengers Perfect ten set. 202, 203,
206-209, 211-213, 216. $40
Avengers Perfect Ten Set. 226, 229,233,
234-236, 237, 241, 246, 247, 248. $40 (set 2)
BATMAN 3 SET AND BATMAN PREDATOR FEATURE COMIC
1. DELUXE SQUARE BOUND EDITION OF BATMAN VS PREDATOR #1 LOOKS MINT TO US 1991
2. BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #1 : note that 4 different colors are shown in photo and you may choose the color you wish. If you make no selection, you'll receive random color. All have same value and have same contents.1989
3. GOTHOM BY GASLIGHT Michael Mignola and Craig Russell deluxe square bound graphic novel. 1989. BATMAN AND JACK THE RIPPER. Complete story.
All three classics for one bid. Look at the shine on the Dark Knight! All three of these are classy printings featuring gorgeous covers with top stories and art.
$20 value $11.95 your price
Batman 438 P $3.00
BATMAN: LEGENDS
OF THE DARK KNIGHT 1-10, 12-14. PERFECT $40
BATMAN: LEGENDS
OF THE DARK KNIGHT 1-6, 8-14. PERFECT $40
BERNIE WRIGHTSON, MASTER OF THE MACABRE 1-5 PERFECT SET PC COMICS . You are welcome to break the seals on these gems and give them a good read. Jones does 11 pages in #4 too. Gorgeous art and great stories.1983 on Baxter paper. Overstreet value is $25 for this complete set. (These is no #6) These are much nicer, of course and valued around $50. Cherry picked two decades ago and looks perfect to us. $19.95
MODERN SET #3: BATTLE OF THE PLANETS 1-4. $9.95 1, 2, 3, 4. MODERN SET #4 : BATTLE OF THE PLANETS 1-4 AND BONUS BOOK #1 CHROME COVER. $15.95Blackhawk 251 P $4
Blackhawk 260 P $3.50 ChakinBlackhawk 1 1989 P $3.50Black Lightning 1 np $10
BLACK LIGHTNING 1-3 NP $24 set of 3 BLACK PANTHER 2, 4, $24.00 2 set BLACK PANTHER #2-5, 10-13 PERFECT TIME CAPSULE ( 10 near perfect) Highly collectible .30 cent issues $96 Set BLACK PANTHER 2 NP $15 1977 Kirby Blade Runner 1 P $3 82 Harrison Form Sci-Fi Brave and the Bold 194 NP Flash $6
