Lurker89 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 So I have this copy of X-MEN 113 which I always assumed was very faded but the more I ook at the FC ot looks like there is no red whatsoever on the cover, some pink and some orange but no red. Now I may just lack the knowledge on how books fade and maybe red is the first color to fade away, but figured I see what you guys thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 I don't know about the process of printing covers and if the fc and bc images are printed at the same time. There is definitely red on the bc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Fade. If you look at the lower right corner of the cover, something was covering it and the red is still there. Randall Dowling, steveinthecity and Lurker89 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/21/2022 at 11:39 PM, OtherEric said: Fade. If you look at the lower right corner of the cover, something was covering it and the red is still there. Yeah I think I was trying to convince myself this was something cool rather than fade. The complete lack of red in magneto gave me pause. I saw the corner and you mentioned, probably where a price sticker was for a millennia, but decided to ask and hope against logic. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker89 Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 The back cover was a dead give away too but still couldnt help myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 6:02 AM, Lurker89 said: Yeah I think I was trying to convince myself this was something cool rather than fade. The complete lack of red in magneto gave me pause. I saw the corner and you mentioned, probably where a price sticker was for a millennia, but decided to ask and hope against logic. I get the impulse. I think sometimes fade is actually easier to detect when you DON'T have the book in hand and are just looking at pictures, because it just looks so odd and the book seems to be in good shape otherwise. It's very easy to get a "that can't be the problem" sense when you have it in hand. Lurker89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic-spider-man Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I posted this years ago as I believe this is an actual example of the red ink running out during the printing process. OtherEric, Lurker89 and rjpb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
