British Comics Update: Alan Class Printing Plate Sets: The End of the Final Phase
*Alan Class Reprints: For many years now, we’ve been scouring the personal archives of legendary publisher Alan Class and with his full co-operation, releasing for sale sets of the original printing plates that were used to print the covers of his comics from 1959-1989. We’ve now reached the very end of these sets, and this is the final set in our possession (but see our note further below), comprising 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 these weigh a lot and postage will be expensive. Also note that due to the onerous paperwork required for customs declarations following Brexit, we can no longer post these Plate Sets outside the UK.) But we’ve saved the best for last! Marvel’s Journey Into Mystery #85, reprinted here in Alan Class’s Suspense #29, featured not just the third appearance of Thor, but also the first appearance of Balder, Heimdall, Asgard, 1st cameo of Odin, and, most significantly, the first appearance of Thor’s arch nemesis Loki, God of Mischief, who has gone on to play huge roles in both the MU and the MCU. So a chance here to own the first British reprint of this huge key issue, together with the plates used to print its cover. A totally unique opportunity!
PICTURED: SUSPENSE #29 Cover, Splash, Certificate and all four Colour Plates £1,000
Suspense #29 reprints the cover and content of the Thor story from Journey Into Mystery #85, the debut of Loki.
Comic FN+ with brilliant colour, square corners, unmarked, slight spine glue puckering, a lovely copy. The Plates are among the best, in excellent clear condition.
Remember: there’s only one of these in the world!