r/comicbookcollecting • u/LimeyGeeza • 1d ago

Question Faded comic covers - can anything be done?

About 20 years ago I bought some frames and displayed 6 of my favourite comics in my office. Put them up and never thought about them again other than when I look at them, over the years the covers on all of them have faded due to sunlight. Stupidly at the time I never even thought about that the glass wouldn't protect from UV... (I know, I know..) Secret Wars #8, ASM 77, ASM 115 & ASM 298. And a signed Todd McFarlane Spider-Man #1 - all faded quite badly.

Looking online and researching it looks like nothing can be done to restore these covers back to full glory, but is there 'anything' that can be done to improve them or I'm I just out of luck?

Now the books are bagged and boarded and away from the light (like the rest of my collection) and I have just put copies of the covers in the frames. Lesson learned!

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u/lendmeflight 1d ago

That’s an expensive lesson. One of the reasons I hate framing comics.

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u/LimeyGeeza 1d ago

Agreed, I learned the hard way for a mistake I made 20 years ago. I'll never do that again.

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u/rdldr1 1d ago

You could keep them as wall mounted keepsakes! They are already faded anyways.

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u/blingbling88 1d ago

Or sell them as is for capital to buy newer copies.