Re-creation Service
Planning on putting together a run of Superman, but
can't afford the #1? With prices staring at almost $10,000
for a complete copy, this book and others like it are out of
many collectors' price range. A much cheaper alternative is
to find a coverless copy. Without a cover, a Superman #1
runs only $2,000-$3,000.
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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
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But who wants a comic missing the cover, especially when
that book finishes a run of otherwise complete copies? With
our re-creation service, you can have both!
Classics Incorporated has spent years waiting for attractive
copies of valuable key issues to pass through our doors so
we can shoot exact replicas for this service. So far we've
managed to find most of top ten Golden and Silver Age
comics, and our search continues….
Each cover is shot on paper of similar thickness and gloss,
and exactly matches the original inside and out. We then
match these replicas to submitted copies of coverless
comics, each cut to fit the interior perfectly. Any major tears
are sealed, and loose centerfolds or split wraps are
repaired before the cover is attached. Finally, the book is
pressed.
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Many Silver Age keys turn up
coverless, which makes the re-creation service a
popular one for the era. This
particular Amazing Fantasy #15 interior was in
very nice shape to begin with,
resulting in a significant enhancement of value.
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Cost is $150 per cover, and includes all of the work listed
above. Additional work, such as piece fill and page cleaning
will be extra, and determined when the book is Proscreened.
Our list of available covers is in the left column above.
To
submit comics for re-creation, or any other service,
please go here.
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