Argumento
The Golden Age 1939-1949
Incluye facsímile separado de Marvel Comics #1
Main volume
Bound in screen-printed and metallic foil blocked cloth with lettering by Ian Jepson
Set in Miller Text with Benton as display
272 pages printed in 4-colour throughout
Endpapers printed in metallic ink with a design by Marco D’Alfonso
Ribbon marker
Coloured page edges
13¼˝ x 9¼˝
Solander Box
Bound and lined in printed and gold laminated paper with a design by Marco D’Alfonso
Facsimile Comic
64 pages with 4-page cover
10˝ x 7˝
Exclusive Print
Illustration by Marco D’Alfonso printed in 4-colour on Natural Evolution White 280gsm paper
10˝ x 7˝
n celebration of the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics #1, The Folio Society has joined legendary Marvel editor Roy Thomas to form a super-powered team-up of their own. Marvel: The Golden Age 1939–1949 presents five specially curated comic books, including a meticulous facsimile of the comic that started it all back in 1939. Thomas’s selection includes Sub-Mariner #1, Human Torch #5, Captain America Comics #10, and All Winners Comics #19, and showcases the founding characters, debut appearances, famous battles and signature talent that helped define the Golden Age of American Super Hero comics.
To recapture and preserve the spirit of the Golden Age, The Folio Society has scanned these comics from original newsprint titles, valuable rarities sourced from either the Marvel vaults or a discerning collector. While Folio has ensured that the authentic facsimile of Marvel Comics #1 maintains its original dimensions, the four titles collected in hardback have all been enlarged to a treasury format to best appreciate each detail. Every minute aspect of all five books has been preserved, from crinkles and creases in the grainy newsprint to the vintage adverts and short fiction. Even glitches, including original spelling errors and colouring overlaps, have been preserved
The four comics collected in hardback come bound in a brilliant blue volume, blocked and screen printed with original lettering by pop-art illustrator and typographer Ian Jepson. This beautifully crafted 272-page book is completed with a ribbon marker and page edges coloured in bold red. The Folio Society commissioned modern Marvel artist Marco D’Alfonso to create gorgeous retro sketch designs for the endpapers, all printed in gleaming gold. His dazzling design also features on the handmade presentation box, bound and lined in printed and gold-laminated paper. Marvel: The Golden Age 1939–1949 is an exclusive edition available only from The Folio Society and is the perfect gateway into the dizzying world of Super Heroes.
Raw, vigorous, youthful and bold, this is the spirit that founded the comic book Super Heroes we know today. These titles are bursting with signature talent, from artwork from renowned artists Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Alex Schomburg, Joe Simon and ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, to stories written by Stan Lee and Batman co-creator Bill Finger.
This is the world that inspired works such as Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. These are the stories that spoke to a generation of blue-collar Americans recovering from the Great Depression only to find themselves facing a Second World War. Here beats the heart of an entire genre.