Crime Must Stop 01 (one-shot)

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Comic Name: Crime Must Stop 01 (one-shot) (48.93 MB)
Description: Oct 1952 - one-shot crime book.
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A Soothsayr scan,
Yoc edits.
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Part of the DCM Hillman Spotlight!
Uploaded by: Yoc
Upload Date: 2014-01-23 16:34:28

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[dandra]

Comment made at: Crime Must Stop 01 (one-shot)
I've been withholding this comment for some time, but I need to finally ask: why are these scans frequently so pale looking, as if the scanner toned down the blacks for some reason?   I have to disassemble these scans, up the blacks, and re-compress them.   I'm just curious to know the cause or the reasoning.
 

[eubiecat]

Comment made at: Crime Must Stop 01 (one-shot)
These are badly printed comics, and the black was usually under-inked at the press. Add to the mix cheap, porous pulp paper, and you're not going to get optimal print quality. That's just the way most old comics look. If you got one of the first copies that came off the press, the blacks are likely to be more vibrant.
 

[Yoc]

Comment made at: Crime Must Stop 01 (one-shot)
If you saw them before I did any editing you'd find them far more yellow.  I've bumped the contrast slightly while lessening the yellow.
Ultimately I don't want them over bleached our too garish a colouring.  I'm trying to be closer to original printing than not.
Not everyone agrees on how far to go with an edit.  I believe less is more when I edit.
 

[dandra]

Comment made at: Crime Must Stop 01 (one-shot)
Personally, I'd rather they be more yellow than more pale.
 

[revry]

Comment made at: Crime Must Stop 01 (one-shot)
Try experimenting with the "Curves" tool. Truly remarkable...