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   Dave Dell on April 4, 2018 at 5:50 am

   Was the original in black and white? The entire comic in black and white? Interesting.

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     fine jams and jellies since 1982 on April 4, 2018 at 7:05 am

     I guess it was the colorist that failed

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     John on April 4, 2018 at 11:32 am

     Dave & Jam:

     Short answer: The comics were all printed in color. But occasionally I post images here from the black & white scans because they’re clearer and frankly faster for me to access and clean up.

     Long answer: When I bought the rights to First Kiss from Charlton, I also received the black and white photostats of 35 of the 40 issues; negatives for the remaining issues; and one or more copies of all the First Kiss comics.

     I scanned all those photostats decades ago. Those high-res images are mostly what I use when I have the images colored for Last Kiss. So I’ve already cropped and cleaned up all those images. So they’re easy to grab and post here.

     However, I know people like to see the color versions of the printed comics, so I usually go into those scans; crop those images and then—depending on the quality of the image and my time—clean them up. (Charlton’s printing was so horrific that the color was often off-register.) Then I post ’em here.

     So, I usually post the color comics here—if I have time. But I must say that sometimes I just like the look and clarity of the black & white versions.

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       fine jams and jellies since 1982 on April 4, 2018 at 12:52 pm

       So you’re like the anti-Ted Turner. Glad someone is.

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         John on April 4, 2018 at 1:15 pm

         Well, I have a lot less money then Ted T. So my plans to turn the world B&W may have to proceed slowly. Right now, I’ve only had success with penguins and panda bears.

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