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[Ludi04]

I recently bought some shirts at the flea market, including this pushead all over print. The only thing off is that the shirt is licensed to brokum in 1994 instead of 1992. Is it a bootleg or is it real?

[jimmyj]

That is a bit weird. But a little oddity like that doesn't mean it's fake.

There is a fake version of this - and they are fake generic tags like that.

That said, the photos aren't great, and this print is going to be hard to pull off convincingly.

Can you please lay it flat and photograph just the main art on the front and back.

And what's the pit to pit?

[Ludi04]

The pit to pit size is 60 cm.

[jimmyj]

sorry I meant a closeup of a good section of the front print, but I think I can see enough, the fakes on these are pretty decent given the complexity of the print - so from a distance they look good too.

but if you focus on just his jacket you can see the detail this one below lacks.

[Ludi04]

Ok thanks for the assessment. I have taken close up pictures of the front and back.

[jimmyj]

Here they are side by side. Once you do this, you can see what's been botched and the missing details, improper proportions, colors etc.

But then just focus on certain parts.

• The ace card is inaccurate.

• The shading is his hat is off. Looks like the fake version just used white, the true one it's grey-ish.

• His right hand was recreated poorly.

• His left hand too - but you can also see how it lands differently on the skull behind it.

Yours looks fine to me unless it is some vastly improved fake, in which case, we are all screwed. ha

[Ludi04]

OK, thank you very much for your help. The only thing that surprises me is that the shirt was licensed in 1994. Possibly an earlier reprint?

[jimmyj]

They just printed the tee for a few years and updated the copyright. A lot of those generic tags are euro-based, perhaps a secondary print run during a subsequent tour in Europe?