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Above is a copy of Spider-man #130. This book was part of a collection of bronze age Marvels, many of which appeared to be very well preserved. As is the case with most books, they suffered from the slightest handling wear, such as finger dents and slight bends to the edges. With these tiny defects, the books would grade out at 9.2 - 9.4 on average. The entire collection was Pro-screened by Classics Incorporated for 9.6 or better, yielding approx. 100 books that were candidates for pressing and grading. After the work was performed and the books were graded by CGC, the results were ten 9.2's, twenty-three 9.4's, sixty-one 9.6's, and six 9.8's. This Spidey #130 in 9.8 is alone worth $650.

Above is a copy of Daredevil #3. The book was originally a 9.2, but upon close inspection during Pro-screen, it was revealed that the visible defects keeping the book from achieving a 9.4 could be corrected with pressing. The Daredevil was removed from the holder, work was performed, and the book was shipped to CGC for regrading. It received a 9.4, doubling it's value from $750 to $1,500.

Above is a copy of All-Star #6. At first, the book was graded CGC 8.0 (left scan). It exhibited numerous defects, such as dents, bends and spine stresses, that were able to be corrected using pressing. After the work was completed, the All-Star was resubmitted to CGC, and received a 9.0 (right scan), two points higher, and a $1,000 increase in Overstreet value.

Before and after restoration removal. This book involved the removal of a very minor amount of acrylic color touch on part of the spine. Because of the professional nature of the touch-up, Removal was a safe choice.

A great example of an excellent removal candidate; the color touch removal was so minor that the grade was barely affected.

Another good example of very minor color touch removal. Black parts of the cover are the most commonly touched areas on restored books. This one was acrylic.

In this case a few stress lines were color touched in the box, as well as the purple banner below it. The removal resulted in more noticeable defects, thus lowering the grade.

A More Fun #26 that at first glance appears to be beyond help. Closer inspection revealed that the brown tape was removable, and the white area at the bottom was actually paper from another book that had adhered to the cover.

This Batman #1 had a store stamp glued to the front cover, but was otherwise a nice mid-grade copy. The sticker was removed and the appearance of the book dramatically improved.

This copy of Buck Rogers was nearly complete, but the cover was detached, and suffered from multiple creases and tears. After a basic cleaning, rice paper support and tear seals, the book is now in very collectible shape, and can be handled safely.

This Batman #1 is a great example of what stain removal and color touch can accomplish. In the past, a book with a stain this severe would have not restored higher than a 5.0 or 5.5. Our new techniques help comics achieve much higher apparent grades. It's hard to imagine this is the same book after restoration.

This first appearance of Sandman had tape along the spine and a good amount of amateur color touch to the edges. The removal of the tape and color touch revealed significant damage underneath, which was effectively repaired with leaf casting and color touch. The result is a much higher apparent grade and value, and the restoration is now nearly invisible.

Captain America #1 before and after restoration. This copy needed a lot of TLC, but given the high value of Cap #1, even an extreme job like this was worth it.

Suspense #3 before and after restoration. The cover exhibited only a moderate amount of damage to the edges, and yet this book is the perfect restoration candidate; because of its extremely high demand, there is little price resistance for restored copies.

Along with Action #1 and Marvel Comics #1, this is one of the all-time favorites to restore. It doesn't matter what grade a Detective #27 is in, because they're all worth restoring. Luckily this copy exhibited a lot of integrity, with only some dingy, amateur spine repairs gone wrong. The book improved dramatically with a cleaning and spine repairs.

Detective #28 is a scarce book and a great candidate because of its value and demand. This copy needed a lot of help; a huge graft to the corner was necessary, and removed tape had taken color with it across the middle. The back cover was married, and yet the book had a great feel to it when it was restored. DC Golden Age take very well to restoration.

Before and after re-creation of a Superman #1 cover. This particular interior needed extensive cleaning and piece fill to the margins, which was performed using our  restoration service. With a recreated cover, the book is collectible again!