silverseeker Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Hey everyone, I recently purchased a copy of JLA #8, and it has an interesting spot on the back cover...it does not appear to impact the gloss, and when I look at it with a loupe it appears to be underneath the dot pattern that makes up the color in this area of the back cover...it does bleed through to the inside of the back cover though. I've seen other books with this type of spot (it's usually blue though), and always thought it looked like someone took a ballpoint pen and made a dot on the back cover that bled a bit. Does anyone have any ideas as to what this type of spot might be? Is it possible it was in the paper before printing? Thanks so much for your responses! Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning55 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Looks to me like a dot of magenta ink that might have landed there accidentally in the printing process. If that is the case, there might be little to no effect on grade. grendelbo, silverseeker and Grottu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 It looks like a printing 'error'. silverseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grottu Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Most likely a quality control problem in the printing. Interestingly, the only constant use of that color ink during that era was in the DC logo, so it was guaranteed to be floating around in the production process. Comics publishers in the early 60s were on the ropes financially, and most of the printers they relied on were still using equipment dating from the dawn of the Golden Age. grendelbo and silverseeker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted October 11, 2021 Author Share Posted October 11, 2021 Thanks so much for the responses, @Lightning55, @theCapraAegagrus and @Grottu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...