Is it really a 1st print?

[50Cent #II (1st print)]

I'm thinking not, but not quite sure...

[Brother J]

I would say no, that fading at the bottom of a first is a bit more distinct than that. Of course, we'll have someone come along and say the tell that over40 discovered is "just a part of the printing process".  

[50Cent #II (1st print)]

Another one where someone is claiming it's a 1st print.