Removing Staples from a Comic Book with a Staple Pull!
All Star Comics 55 Conservation Episode 2: Disassembly.
In this video we continue a Golden Age Comic Book conservation project on this copy of All Star Comics #55 from 1950. We review our assessment of the comic book, and our conservation plan for this rare 70 year old comic book and then we disassemble it!
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List of materials and tools I use for cleaning and pressing comic books and links to purchase them on Amazon:
Equipment
Tusy Press: amzn.to/3YqNzjt
10X Magnifying lamp with LED ring light: amzn.to/3XTnPMH
UV LED Flashlight for detecting Restoration: amzn.to/3SGrSbh
3M P95 Respirator for use with organic solvents: amzn.to/3DdqE1B
Resource Books
Comic Book CPR: amzn.to/3OVR9fe
Comic Book Stain Removal and Whitening: amzn.to/3d9kPIE
Comic Book Pressing and Cleaning: A How To Guide: amzn.to/3BRu4Hw
Dry Cleaning Tools
Pentel Clic Eraser that i prefer: amzn.to/3A7d5jo
Refills for Pentel Clic Eraser: amzn.to/3p9kSHe
Staedler Mars Vinyl Eraser: amzn.to/3BUGDC1
Prismacolor Magic Rub White Block Eraser: amzn.to/3zNq5Ju
Kneaded Eraser: amzn.to/3bHeQdL
Absorene Putty: amzn.to/3djmxr4
Mini Eraser: amzn.to/3QhxAzE
Prismacolor Art Gum Eraser: amzn.to/3JGchoQ
Dotting tools for hand-working creases and dents: amzn.to/3Abampe
Sticker Removal Tool: amzn.to/3Pbg2Uj
LEDs for Photo Bleaching: amzn.to/3AaEb9d
Galvanized Wire for making staples: amzn.to/3QNXZol
Magazine Backer Boards: amzn.to/3S6h6KQ
65 lb Card Stock: amzn.to/3MwBtQa
Strathmore Bristol Paper for pressing: amzn.to/3qAQb1q
Aluminum plate for pressing: amzn.to/3EDDZlv
Crepe Square Eraser: amzn.to/3Dlq4ym
Wet Cleaning Tools
Un-Du: amzn.to/3dmQSok
Mister spray bottle, darkened for H2O2: amzn.to/3nqKT70
Photography tray for wet cleaning: amzn.to/3dgpUyQ
Non-woven polyester sheet or Remay for wet cleaning: amzn.to/3ZpnOPB
Ultra-Fine Stainless Steel Forceps: amzn.to/3N806CJ
Stainless Steel micro-spatula: amzn.to/3W0EBIc
Teflon-coated micro-spatula: amzn.to/3JGyJ19
Methyl Cellulose: amzn.to/3QhfL3y
Wheat Paste: amzn.to/3MXL2s2
Calcium Hydroxide: amzn.to/3zHXs0p
Bestine Solvent: amzn.to/3VpyYDi
Archival Storage Supplies
Mylites2 Mylar Comic Book Bags: amzn.to/3Srj5vp
Full-Back Acid Free Backer Boards: amzn.to/491DtKD
Microchamber interleaving paper: amzn.to/3UqEuaq
Slabbed Comic Books for sale on Shortboxed:
Shortboxed.com/liberty_hill_co...
My eBay Store (raw comics & more!):
www.ebay.com/usr/liberty_hill...
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Following this project with interest! Did you just print out the detailed OWL card from an online image, or did you find a source for the real deal?
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Dan! I purchased the small card, but the tonal range on it is very limited. I couldn’t find the larger one available for purchase online, so I downloaded an image of it and printed it on 65 lb cardstock with a 96 brightness. I printed a small one at the same time to compare to my small OWL card and as far as color tone it was almost perfect. In fact, the one I printed has a matte finish so compares to comic book paper much better than the real OWL Card, which has a glossy finish.
Looking forward to the next one.
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
Thanks! Going up in a few hours, join the premiere and check out the live chat if you are available.
I’m really looking forward to the next episode. The issue he brought up with horizontal and vertical shrinking and expanding was very interesting. for the most part visually I’ve had success but the next wet clean I do going to go ahead and use your measurements and see if there’s any noticeable change using my methods
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Larry, yes i think this is yet another detail to pay attention to if you want to acieve the best possible outcomes with our comic book conservation projects! I ordered an accurate 18" ruler so i can make these width measurements in the future.
There’s also natural wrinkling to the cover due to handling that contributes to variations in these measurements. Great job at removing the staples, Dr Paul. Easy does it wins the day. Great series!
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
True Peter. One of the reasons I used the triangular engineering ruler is to gently press the page down flat.
Boy , you've really " wetted " my appetite for the next video , Dr. Paul ! can't wait !
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
I love it Rick! 🤣
Oh, really cool to see ricks tools in action - great video, this book is lucky to have you ^^ impressive
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
Thank you Florian!
I know you arent accident prone Dr. Paul. But that blue tape had me nervous. Great job getting that staple out of there. Nice and easy for the W.
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Travis! It’s true I don’t usually hold the tape over the book but I was trying to catch it all on camera for you!
This is the tricky part of old comics, watching with gritted teeth 😬
@DrPaulKosnik
6 ай бұрын
Let the fun begin!
@carlosmedrano7005
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, I’m curious to see how you’re going to conserve brittle paper. Good video 👍🏽