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Unboxing the Folio Society Golden Age of Marvel Comics Slipcase Under the Christmas Tree (Video)

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:30:02 -0600

The Folio Society has published one hell of a Christmas gift, Marvel – The Golden Age 1939-1949, an extraordinarily lush edition of the earliest Marvel Comics from the thirties and forties, featuring the Human Torch, Captain America and the Sub-Mariner.

As well as a reproduction copy of 1939's Marvel Comics #1, recently revisited by Al Ewing in Marvel Comics #1000 and forming the basis for The Masked Raider comics going forward into 2020, it also prints those earliest superheroic tales, oversized inside a hardcover, inside a full wrap slipcase. Oh and a print as well. And an introduction to Roy Thomas. And not Art Spiegelman. But perfect for the old school comic book fan underneath the Christmas tree… so that's where I thought I'd do a video unboxing.

Here are the details of what you're getting…

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˝