Shown in Schaedler’s 1968 catalog, credited to Bob Quinzel.
Comes with one or two swash alternates for most letters. No
lowercase. An outlined variant is known as Marvin’s
Ghost.
Carried by Typeshop as Berger [Typeshop 1973] and by Formatt as Jai
Alai [Formatt 1974]. Lettergraphics had it as
Marvin and Marvin’s Swash [Lettergraphics 1976]. Castcraft had it as
Basso with Flair, with the outlined variant named
Interlock [Castcraft 1978]. Solotype named it
Basso and Basso Outline (both without
swashes) [Solo 1992]. Dan X. Solo’s Moderne
Alphabets (1999) shows Marvin Extended (with
swashes).
BN
Reebox (Brandon Nickerson) and AA More…
Shown in Schaedler’s 1968 catalog, credited to Bob Quinzel. Comes with one or two swash alternates for most letters. No lowercase. An outlined variant is known as Marvin’s Ghost.
Carried by Typeshop as Berger [Typeshop 1973] and by Formatt as Jai Alai [Formatt 1974]. Lettergraphics had it as Marvin and Marvin’s Swash [Lettergraphics 1976]. Castcraft had it as Basso with Flair, with the outlined variant named Interlock [Castcraft 1978]. Solotype named it Basso and Basso Outline (both without swashes) [Solo 1992]. Dan X. Solo’s Moderne Alphabets (1999) shows Marvin Extended (with swashes).
BN Reebox (Brandon Nickerson) and AA Penny (Andrey Aziziv) are two digital interpretations both released in April 2023.
