Total Film Magazine April 2011 #178 Johnny Depp Chris Evans Captain America (1505)

Original Total Film magazine – April 2011, Issue 178, featuring a major preview of what the magazine bills as the “Biggest Summer of Movies Ever!”

This is a particularly strong early-2010s blockbuster issue, with Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Chris Evans as Captain America dominating the front cover. The issue captures a major period in mainstream cinema, with extensive coverage of superhero films, franchises, sequels and large-scale summer releases.

Magazine: Total Film
Full Date: April 2011
Issue: 178
Publisher: Future
Subject: Film / Cinema / Movie Magazine
SKU: 1505

Main Cover Feature

The central cover presentation pairs two major movie characters of the period:

• Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, shown in full pirate costume
• Chris Evans as Captain America, shown in the blue Captain America uniform with part of the shield visible

The main headline reads:

“From Captain Jack to Captain America – Your Essential Guide to the Biggest Summer of Movies Ever!”

The design is very much a blockbuster-preview issue, with the two characters filling most of the cover and a large circular summer-movie feature graphic positioned between them.

Major Films Featured

The cover specifically highlights a number of major 2011 releases:

• Transformers 3
• X-Men: First Class
• The Hangover Part II
• Cowboys & Aliens
• Green Lantern

Each is represented by its own image along the bottom of the cover, giving the issue strong appeal to collectors of early-2010s superhero and blockbuster cinema.

The issue also prominently promotes Captain America and Captain Jack Sparrow / Pirates of the Caribbean material through the main cover artwork.

Other Cover Features

Further features advertised across the top of the magazine include:

• “Return of the Kings” – covering the latest on Batman, Spidey and Bond
• Airplane! retrospective / feature, described as “Still flying high”
• Boardwalk Empire
• The magazine's movie reviews section

There is also a visible quotation attributed to Johnny Depp on the left side of the cover, while the right side includes a quote from Chris Evans concerning seeing the Captain America suit for the first time.

This makes the issue useful not only for collectors of Total Film itself, but also for fans of Marvel, DC, Transformers, James Bond, Batman, Spider-Man, Johnny Depp, Chris Evans and 2010s blockbuster cinema.

Cover & Design

The front cover uses a predominantly white and red Total Film layout with a very large TOTAL FILM masthead.

The presentation is especially eye-catching because of the contrast between:

• Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate costume and accessories
• Captain America's blue military-style superhero uniform
• The large yellow/orange circular summer-movie headline
• Individual circular movie previews running across the bottom

It is a very recognisable period cover from the era when several major modern film franchises were either launching or entering important new instalments.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine in good overall visible condition for its age.

From the supplied image:

• Front cover remains bright, colourful and highly presentable
• Main artwork and printed text remain clear
• There is light general surface wear / rubbing consistent with handling and storage
• Some minor edge wear is visible around the outer edges
• Lower-left corner and lower edge show some light handling wear / small creasing
• Upper corners show mild age-related wear
• There appears to be a little natural waviness / curvature to the magazine rather than it lying completely flat
• Spine edge appears generally intact from the visible angle
• Barcode area remains present and readable
• No obvious major front-cover tears, heavy staining or writing can be seen in the supplied photograph

Only the exterior front is clearly shown here, so internal page condition and completeness cannot be fully verified from this image alone.

A strong collectible issue for fans of Total Film, Johnny Depp, Chris Evans, Captain America, Transformers, X-Men, Green Lantern and major 2011 cinema releases.

SKU: 1505