THE HULK #181 CLUB

[Waylander]

I will sign up.

 

 

Holy Sweet Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeetness

[r100comics]

 

Hulk 181 was my first vintage comic.

 

Beautiful copy ! This is a tough book to find well centered and with "fire engine" red and those are always the ones that sell fastest and strongest.

 

I wonder why there's such a variance in the red on this cover ?

 

 

[Artboy99]

 

Hulk 181 was my first vintage comic.

 

Beautiful copy ! This is a tough book to find well centered and with "fire engine" red and those are always the ones that sell fastest and strongest.

 

I wonder why there's such a variance in the red on this cover ?

 

 

It can be actual printing differences. Perhaps one print run had a deeper red, the next a more orangey red?

 

I also strongly believe the red used has a tendency to fade.

 

Combination of the 2?

[Waylander]

 

Hulk 181 was my first vintage comic.

 

Beautiful copy ! This is a tough book to find well centered and with "fire engine" red and those are always the ones that sell fastest and strongest.

 

I wonder why there's such a variance in the red on this cover ?

 

 

It can be actual printing differences. Perhaps one print run had a deeper red, the next a more orangey red?

 

I also strongly believe the red used has a tendency to fade.

 

Combination of the 2?

 

Fading of vibrant colours during print runs happened quite often in that period.

[AnthonyTheAbyss]

I will sign up.

 

 

That is decent.

 

***I have my invite to this club...just waiting for my two companions to show up before hitting the town (thumbs u

[r100comics]

 

Hulk 181 was my first vintage comic.

 

Beautiful copy ! This is a tough book to find well centered and with "fire engine" red and those are always the ones that sell fastest and strongest.

 

I wonder why there's such a variance in the red on this cover ?

 

 

It can be actual printing differences. Perhaps one print run had a deeper red, the next a more orangey red?

 

I also strongly believe the red used has a tendency to fade.

 

Combination of the 2?

 

Agreed, as well as the tone of red weakening towards the end of the print run.

 

But my question is why do we see such a variance on the red on this particular issue, much more so than on other red covers I can think of ?

 

 

 

 

 

[Waylander]

 

Hulk 181 was my first vintage comic.

 

Beautiful copy ! This is a tough book to find well centered and with "fire engine" red and those are always the ones that sell fastest and strongest.

 

I wonder why there's such a variance in the red on this cover ?

 

 

It can be actual printing differences. Perhaps one print run had a deeper red, the next a more orangey red?

 

I also strongly believe the red used has a tendency to fade.

 

Combination of the 2?

 

Agreed, as well as the tone of red weakening towards the end of the print run.

 

But my question is why do we see such a variance on the red on this particular issue, much more so than on other red covers I can think of ?

 

 

 

 

 

I would honestly say this is because people always look at an IH181 more than more other predominantly red books of say age. If another book of the same age with a predominantly red cover was as frequently 'shown off' by owners, then I am sure you would see the same 'red range'.

[Cyclops]

^ Agreed. The simple fact is that color fades over time unless it's protected, and red is probably the worst color for this. You see more books from the 1970's that have faded color than don't.

 

Books like Daredevil which has plenty of red on the cover, or the red in the X-Men logo of the mid 70's... it's almost always faded. I always try to buy books that have newsstand fresh color but it's extremely hard and I often just give up.

 

NB: if you're going to buy a red car, park it in the shade at all times!

[J-Shot]

Clubbing it...

 

[Mr 9.8]

 

Hulk 181 was my first vintage comic.

 

Beautiful copy ! This is a tough book to find well centered and with "fire engine" red and those are always the ones that sell fastest and strongest.

 

I wonder why there's such a variance in the red on this cover ?

 

 

It can be actual printing differences. Perhaps one print run had a deeper red, the next a more orangey red?

 

I also strongly believe the red used has a tendency to fade.

 

Combination of the 2?

 

Agreed, as well as the tone of red weakening towards the end of the print run.

But my question is why do we see such a variance on the red on this particular issue, much more so than on other red covers I can think of ?

Clearly you've never paid attention to Eagle Comics Judge Dredd #1, full red cover that has a crazy amount of shade differences in the RED backdrop. As someone who has held well over 200 + copies, the differences are pretty staggering.

[HarveySwick]

Clubbing it...

 

 

You're definitely clubbing it lately!

 

Welcome to the Club!

[J-Shot]

Thanks Harvey... Just trying to keep up with you all.

[Accursed Arachnid-migratio]

 

Hulk 181 was my first vintage comic.

 

Beautiful copy ! This is a tough book to find well centered and with "fire engine" red and those are always the ones that sell fastest and strongest.

 

I wonder why there's such a variance in the red on this cover ?

 

 

It can be actual printing differences. Perhaps one print run had a deeper red, the next a more orangey red?

 

I also strongly believe the red used has a tendency to fade.

 

Combination of the 2?

 

I think the reason this book goes from "fire engine" red to bright orange is that it sat in comic shop windows for a long time back in the day before owners realized fading would be a problem. I remember seeing a copy listed as NM in my old comic shop window when I was a kid and it had faded to a light orange, and Hulk in light green. This copy came out when modern comic collecting was basically in its infancy.

 

Personally, I like the "faded" bright orange background better than the fire engine red since that's how I most remember this book. (Plus it matches Wolverine #1 on my wall)

[Waylander]

Clubbing it...

 

 

Good looking book

[Vikingreed]

That's a sharp looking 8.5!!

[SkyJuice]

Abit late here with my humble 8 pointers.

 

[Waylander]

Abit late here with my humble 8 pointers.

 

 

Another sweet book with popping colours

[Cyclops]

Now that's a nice looking 8.0

[HeroX]

Boom! That red!

[HarveySwick]

Great looking copy!

 

Welcome to the Club!