Dr. Strange 29 - Purple Cover? 0

[spreads]

Hey guys,

I'm going through a long-box of a collection I bought, in it contained several copies of DR. 29, one of the copies has a distinctly different coloring than the others.  What could cause this, a print defect or light exposure?  I'm pretty sure it's been buried in a box for years, so I don't see that as a reason but I have no clue. 

And does anyone else have one out there?

Thanks -

[namisgr]

It's from variation in the coloration process during printing.  The cover on top was printed using more red ink than the one on the bottom.  There are lots of late SA and BA Marvel issues with cover colors that vary, such as X-Men #94, which has cover backgrounds ranging from 'green' to 'dark, near black'. 

 

Here's an example from a couple of books I once owned:

'Blue cover version'

 

'Purple' cover version from more red being used in the cover printing

 

More startling to me than the color difference, looking at the bottom copy now, is how conservatively graded the copy was.  Old label goodness!

Edited March 2, 2017 by namisgr

[spreads]

Thanks, that's interesting!  I might hold onto my purple comic, it's like the runt in the litter. 

[Chadwick]

Ya this happens to pretty much every comic this color... Sandman 1, Captain Marvel 1, Silver surfer 2, New Mutants 100, etc