comicginger1789 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) I was pulling out some books for display and noticed the following on my ASM 265 Under Spideys foot you can see a dark ring. One might assume it is a stain of some sort but it’s not. It actually matches up perfect with the circular image seen on the inside cover. I checked eBay and some copies have this, others do not. Just thought I would shed light on a potential printing flaw that seems common and I wasn’t sure anyone had ever mentioned it before Edited June 18 by comicginger1789 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topnotchman Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 It probably has something to do with how the book has been stored and how the paper is aging, allowing ink or imprints to be reflective on the opposite side of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Not a big deal, but for me it would keep it out of the "mint" category... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatech Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 On 6/18/2022 at 9:39 AM, comicginger1789 said: I was pulling out some books for display and noticed the following on my ASM 265 Under Spideys foot you can see a dark ring. One might assume it is a stain of some sort but it’s not. It actually matches up perfect with the circular image seen on the inside cover. I checked eBay and some copies have this, others do not. Just thought I would shed light on a potential printing flaw that seems common and I wasn’t sure anyone had ever mentioned it before So, how would CGC view that—grade wise. Even a guess would help. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 On 6/24/2022 at 7:19 PM, enigmatech said: So, how would CGC view that—grade wise. Even a guess would help. Thanks. Probably keeps from a 9.8. Otherwise if it is just a printing defect that’s common it might have no effect. The book as is VF+ without it so I doubt that mark changes much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 On 6/18/2022 at 6:39 AM, comicginger1789 said: I checked eBay and some copies have this, others do not. Just thought I would shed light on a potential printing flaw that seems common and I wasn’t sure anyone had ever mentioned it before I did a quick peruse and found it on three different venues in a few minutes. My take it is a variation of "ink transfer stain" aka "Oil transfer stain" where the oil from the printers ink migrates, usually to the inside front cover. This seems to have gone in reverse from the inside front cover to the outside. Looking at the inside that is a heavy application of solid yellow with what appears to be some cyan, magenta and black in very small amounts. Guesstimate solid (100%) yellow, 30% magenta, 10% cyan and 5% black (its been 40 years since I was in 4-color pre-press so am a bit rusty.) ebay.png"> grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
