Andy Capp-Man of the Hour #1-3593-4

A 1976 collection of Reg Smythe's beloved working-class British everyman, this Gold Medal Books paperback puts Andy Capp front and center in typically cheeky form. The cover says it all: Andy and Flo stand in a card shop as she pointedly asks the bemused shopkeeper if he has anything that says "Buzz Off" — a perfectly deadpan snapshot of their wonderfully combative marriage. With the tagline promising fun "just before the pubs close, when the arguing is at its loudest," this is a warm and witty gathering of strips that made Andy Capp a beloved figure on both sides of the Atlantic.