Member Rin… Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I feel like I should know this but - can anyone identify the font used on this 1980 DC Comics cover? The text that reads “4 COMPLETE STORIES” and “SUPERMAN BATMAN...etc”? Would love to find a free matching font if possible. Thanks in advance! Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 They look like different widths of Eurostile. Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Ricardo - I believe you are correct!! Thank you so much! Link to comment
Member Ign… Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) Eurostile or Microgramma ? 😊 Edited May 24, 2018 by Ignacio Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 34 minutes ago, Ignacio said: Eurostile or Microgramma ? Given that there isn’t a condensed width of Microgramma, it’s either Eurostile and Microgramma, or Eurostile and Eurostile Extended. Link to comment
Solution Member Ign… Posted May 24, 2018 Solution Share Posted May 24, 2018 From the book Type and Typography by Ben Rosen, 1976 edition: 1 Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 20 minutes ago, Ignacio said: From the book Type and Typography by Ben Rosen, 1976 edition I stand corrected! 1 Link to comment
Member Ign… Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 🙂 I believe it is Microgramma. When I saw the cover the first one I thought about was Eurostile, but there were something in the N the M and the G that were not right on, and Microgramma, from those years, is right on I think. Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 I spoke to a professional comic book letterer. He told me these fonts were created by a Vari-Typer machine (if anyone knows what that is). Looks like some form of Microgramma to me too. Thanks for the feedback! Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Ok. The "ALL NEW" "4 COMPLETE STORIES" does not appear to be either Microgramma or Eurostile. Any other ideas?? Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Well, I guess it's the same font, just squished somehow. Didn't think the typesetting machine was capable of that... Link to comment
Member Ric… Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 5 hours ago, Rindcorp said: I guess it's the same font, just squished somehow. Exactly. 5 hours ago, Rindcorp said: Didn't think the typesetting machine was capable of that I don’t think it either. This is most probably achieved via phototypesetting. Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 So I’ve been using Microgramma Bold Ext in Illustrator, and no matter how I tweak it, I can’t get it to match the cover. Still seems like the wrong font. Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 You need to use the extended version and squish it a lot horizontally. That’s why the stroke widths are kind of terrible. You will also have to add the corner rounding manually and adjust the kerning. As mentioned before, this is almost certainly phototypesetting and no digital font will exactly match that. Link to comment
Member Ign… Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Not having Microgramma Bold (No Extended) I have used my Eurostile Bold (No extended). I have only “touched” the first line, it’s squished at 69% and with a thin stroke to make it a little bolder. Not exact exact but… Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 That looks pretty good! I can get it close, but I’m being anal. I think I need the Microgramma that is just bold - not extended. Also, I’m doing mine in black and white. I own the original art for the cover and am making replacement “stats”. 1 1 Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I appreciate everyone’s help! 🙂 Link to comment
Member Geo… Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I've done some testing in InDesign using Eurostile Bold and find that to match the top line, if I set it at 25 point, tracking 25, vertically 110%, horizontally 70% and selective kerning in two or three places -- I have an almost perfect match. 2 Link to comment
Member Rin… Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 I’ll give it a try! 1 Link to comment
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