*Alan Class Reprints: Long-time visitors to our site will remember that we’ve been selling the Printing Plates from Alan Class’s Private Archive for many years. Although they ran out  last year, there has always been the possibility of a few more being located with the co-operation of Alan himself.

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve unearthed one further comic and printing plate set. As you’ll doubtless remember, this comprises the lead printing plates used in the original comic’s colour printing, a copy of the comic printed with these plates and a signed certificate of authenticity signed by Alan Class himself. These are packaged in a special protective presentation case. (Please be aware that due to the onerous paperwork required for customs declarations following Brexit, we can no longer post these Plate Sets outside the UK.).

 

 

 

This set is for Suspense #55, which reprints the 2nd story to feature Henry Pym, and the first in which he is named Ant-Man and appears in costume. The set features all four colour lead plates used to print the comic, with good definition and vibrant multi-coloured inks still retained. Plus: two black and white interior plates for inside covers (where the stories started and finished); the first of these for the inner cover depicts the splash page of the Ant-Man story.

 

 

 

So, to summarise, this is what you get:

SUSPENSE #55 COMIC AND PLATE SET £500 SOLD
*Comic GD/VG. Strong colour cover with no markings. Tiny splits top and bottom spine. Minor bits of glue puckering along the spine. Some creasing in the logo area (with tiny white dots of wear) and a very small crease across bottom right cover corner. Crisp pages. Reprints 2nd appearance of Henry Pym, first in costume as Ant-Man, from Tales To Astonish #35, plus Atlas, ACG, pre-hero Marvel (1 Kirby). Cover and Ant-Man story art by Jack Kirby. High resolution image available on request.
*Colour cover plates: 4. Good definition and still imbued with the vibrant colour inks used in the printing process.
*Signed certificate of authenticity
*Presentation case
*Extra: 2 interior plates, including the splash page of the Ant-Man story
*Optional bonus:  At no extra charge, Alan Class will sign (and dedicate if required) the comic for the buyer.
*Free UK postage and packing, fully insured. (Not available for postage to an address outside the UK, sorry).
Remember: This is a unique opportunity – there’s only one of these sets for this comic in the world!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we’ll just take the opportunity to remind you of the two other Plate Sets currently available:
SINISTER TALES #23, reprinting the first Iron Man story from Tales Of Suspense #39
SUSPENSE #29, reprinting the first Loki from Journey Into Mystery #85

Full details in our catalogue at this link: Alan Class Reprints