u/Tonyman121

Before and after. I could not fully remove the pen imprint, and I was starting to lose other colors. This was a pretty significant effort for probably a mild change. I used a surfactant to lift the ink- I thought this was a great test subject because of the white background.

I have a very expensive book with ink like this and wanted to perfect this process before trying it there... I will not be trying this on the book since its only a marginal improvement.

I only have this cover image. Interior pages are cream, the book is complete, the back cover is free of any defects below the "FN" grade.

Questions for the community: how to assess the thin 1/2 book crease from the top middle to the right middle border, as well as the doodles and other writing from prior owner.

Other major defects: thin, color breaking creases/partial tears? On the front middle-left of the book, and a dime-sized tape/sticker damage on IM's right leg.

Thanks!

I met Conway like 8 years ago and asked him who his favorite character creation was. I thought he'd say the Punisher, but it was Tarantula! The next day I asked him to sign my copy of Tarantula's first appearance.

RIP Gerry!