Spirou Album No. 109 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1969 (Ye - Lot 140

Spirou Album No. 109 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1969 (Yellow Cloth Spine, nearly 700 pages - Franquin / Spirou on Vacation) A collection of Spirou comic strips, publisher’s edition No. 109, published by Éditions Dupuis in 1969 (D. 1969/0089/8). This hardcover collector’s edition features a superb summer-themed cover illustrated by André Franquin, depicting Spirou, Fantasio, Spip, and the Marsupilami aboard the famous old clunker topped with a sailboat (“Nearly 700 pages of gags and adventures”). It brings together a selection of serialized stories, complete tales, and gag strips from the great classics of the Dupuis catalog from the late 1960s (Spirou and Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, Boule and Bill, The Smurfs, Lucky Luke, Gil Jourdan, Marc Dacier, Sibylline, Bizu, etc.). Item details: Title: Spirou - 109th Album from the Spirou magazine Publisher: Éditions J. Dupuis, Fils & Cⁱᵉ (Marcinelle / Paris) Legal Deposit / Reference: D. 1969/0089/8 Format: Large format, publisher’s hardcover binding with original yellow cloth spine Contents: Nearly 700 pages of comic strips Condition and details: Front cover: Very fresh and well-preserved, with a bright sky-blue background and a Franquin illustration in vivid colors. Spine & Caps: Original yellow cloth spine is very clean and well-preserved, with crisp caps. Back Cover: Overall clean appearance with the original publisher’s label intact and perfectly legible; slight rubbing and normal signs of wear along the edges and corners. Interior: Complete section, pages in good condition, and the binding is sound. A superb vintage copy from 1969, highly sought after for its legendary vacation cover illustrated by André Franquin!