Iron Man #1 1 1

[Thomas Hallendorff]

Evening all,

I ran across something that has piqued my interest and I’m hoping you can shed some light. It may be something common or at least easily explained.

The box in upper left corner being blue on one and green on another. I’ve got plenty of examples of the green and can easily see by previous sales that that’s common. 

Are there other factors that may have contributed to the color variation?

All pages in tact. No missing ads. Staples and pages line up. Publisher dates and locations are a match. 

[Wipple]

Never seen one. Very cool. I want one!

[MatterEaterLad]

Looks like the copy on the left didn't get enough yellow on the press. IM's yellow armor isn't as bright and cyan (blue) plus yellow = green. Not enough yellow, leaves it more blue. 

[Lightning55]

18 minutes ago, MatterEaterLad said:

Looks like the copy on the left didn't get enough yellow on the press. IM's yellow armor isn't as bright and cyan (blue) plus yellow = green. Not enough yellow, leaves it more blue. 

+1 exactly

[JohnH19]

I have seen a similar colour variation in the box on ASM 28.

[Thomas Hallendorff]

Thanks all, I’m not assuming this is a million dollar comic. The shape of cover doesn’t warrant much but figured it would look neat with my collection. Character alone of the comic is cool. 
 

Appreciate the input.

[InfantTerrible]

16 hours ago, Thomas Hallendorff said:

Evening all,

I ran across something that has piqued my interest and I’m hoping you can shed some light. It may be something common or at least easily explained.

The box in upper left corner being blue on one and green on another. I’ve got plenty of examples of the green and can easily see by previous sales that that’s common. 

Are there other factors that may have contributed to the color variation?

All pages in tact. No missing ads. Staples and pages line up. Publisher dates and locations are a match. 

 

I think that's more like the ink from printer.It's either ink error or different printer or the order they got printed (The left one, with rich colour, was from the first batch that got printed. The second one was from the last batch before they reloaded the ink again)

[GLD]

Henceforth known as "Iron Man Blue"  IMB's are now a rare variant.  We have only a day or two to hunt for them before news reaches the world at large. 

[rexinnih]

....checking my Iron Man 1......drat, it's a lowly green. 

[Legion of Goom]

Interesting. That's pretty cool- never saw that before. 

You know, once I looked at this cover through the lens that Iron Man was in pain from trying too hard to go down for the splits, I never could unsee it

Edited May 21, 2021 by Legion of Goom

[serling1978]

On 5/4/2021 at 1:30 AM, JohnH19 said:

I have seen a similar colour variation in the box on ASM 28.

And there are differing shades of green in the top left box and the right side text box on X-MEN #1 . 

Below are two copies I had before selling one. The difference is pretty clear to me. 

[JohnH19]

8 minutes ago, serling1978 said:

And there are differing shades of green in the top left box and the right side text box on X-MEN #1 . 

Below are two copies I had before selling one. The difference is pretty clear to me. 

Yes, that’s a well known variation.

[serling1978]

15 hours ago, JohnH19 said:

Yes, that’s a well known variation.

*Retreats to corner to eat away feelings*

[JohnH19]

34 minutes ago, serling1978 said:

*Retreats to corner to eat away feelings*

No need. I was just confirming your valid point. 👍