Spirou Album No. 96 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1965 (Gra - Lot 170

Spirou Album No. 96 - Dupuis Publisher's Binding - 1965 (Gray/Blue Cloth Spine - Gaston Lagaffe & the Old Clunker / Franquin) A compilation album of Spirou magazine stories, Publisher’s Binding No. 96, published by Éditions Dupuis around 1965. This collectible hardcover compilation features an iconic cover illustrated by André Franquin depicting Gaston Lagaffe at the wheel of his old clunker, which has been transformed into a giant rolling drum (“I can hear it just fine… I hear a noise…”) while Spirou and the Marsupilami look on in astonishment. It brings together the complete run of consecutive issues of the magazine, featuring numerous serialized stories, full-length tales, and gag strips from the golden age of Marcinelle (Gaston Lagaffe, Spirou and Fantasio, Boule and Bill, The Smurfs, Lucky Luke, Johan and Pirlouit, Gil Jourdan, Marc Dacier, Jerry Spring, Sibylline, etc.). Item details: Title: Spirou - 96th Album from the Spirou Magazine Publisher: Éditions J. Dupuis, Fils & Cⁱᵉ (Marcinelle / Paris) Format: Large format, publisher’s hardcover binding with original gray/gray-blue cloth spine Date: Circa 1965 Condition and Details: Front Cover: Very fresh and well-preserved; Franquin’s artwork features crisp, vibrant colors. Spine & Endpapers: Original gray/blue cloth spine in good condition with clean, even endpapers. Back cover: Clean appearance on a textured brown/orange background. Features the original publisher’s label printed in black, framed and underlined in red with a vintage marker. Slight signs of wear on the edges and corners. Interior: Complete section, pages in good condition, and the binding is sound. A very fine vintage copy from the 1960s, highly sought after for its iconic cover illustration featuring Gaston Lagaffe’s sound inventions!