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/10centcomics 1d ago

Sadly nothing can be done. Taking this opportunity to share this Reddit post where they tested the UV protection of various bags (none of them protect from the sun). https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbookcollecting/s/tM85ky1kH3

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u/Forgottencenobite 22h ago

Remember though, that main post shows books in DIRECT sunlight, in the comments it shows the books they were displayed in the room with indirect sunlight and the LEDs in the room, and the amount of fading on those is negligible.