Tom Poes en Heer Bommel o.a. - Hans G. Kresse & Marten Toonder - METRO - compleet overzichtswerk - met facsimile METRO 10-tal - - 1 Album - 1994

The magazine Metro was a publication of the Dutch resistance against the German occupation during World War II. The magazine, which included satirical cartoons drawn by Marten Toonder among others, was not taken very seriously by other clandestine resistance papers such as Trouw and De Waarheid. The first issue appeared on November 15, 1944, with a circulation of 10,000 copies. A total of 36 issues were published. Jan Gerhard Toonder was the editor-in-chief and wrote some of the texts. The main supplier of satirical cartoons was his brother Marten Toonder. Metro also featured drawings by staff members of the Toonder Studios, such as Henk Kabos, Wim van Wieringen, Carol Voges, and Hans G. Kresse. The magazine contained (satirical) cartoons of very high artistic quality. Because Metro also mocked the excesses of the resistance, some resistance fighters believed that Metro, like De Gil, was written, printed, and distributed under false pretenses by Germans and their collaborators. Metro was printed in 'Hulpstudio 2' of the Toonder Studio. This printing house in Amsterdam’s Spuistraat was a cover for the illegal printing operation D.A.V.I.D. (De Algemene Vrije Illegale Drukkerij) run by Dick van Veen and Jo Pellicaan. On this press, editions of Vrij Nederland, Het Parool, and Trouw, publications of the illegal publisher De Bezige Bij, and printing for other resistance organizations were also produced. Marten and Jan Gerhard Toonder were not the type to praise any authority and, during the liberation of the Netherlands across the rivers, they mocked the resistance, the Military Authority, and the Canadian liberators. Excesses such as shaving the heads of collaborating women were also exposed. The Toonders made themselves unpopular with the authorities who controlled post-war paper distribution. In the fall of 1945, Metro was unable to publish for a few weeks because no paper permit was granted. In June 1946, the printing house ceased the publication. In one of the last issues, Marten Toonder depicted a roaring Dutch lion, firmly tied to a pole with a dollar sign on it. After the liberation, a few issues of the legal version of Metro were still published. In 1994, all 36 copies were reprinted as facsimiles.

This lot includes such a beautiful book that contains all the issued issues, including all accessories and curiosities, in one stunning volume. It also features a facsimile edition of the legendary booklet 'Metro 10-tal.' In pristine, unread condition. This copy was signed by Marten Toonder on the title page shortly after the presentation at the Resistance Museum in Amsterdam.

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This beautiful book will be sent to the new owner with maximally protected packaging via registered mail.