Collection "H". Humour Humanoide #4

Part of Les Humanoïdes Associés' "Collection H" humor line, this 1981 volume carries the irresistible title Votez Rocky — "Vote Rocky" — and the cover sets the tone perfectly. A lanky, sunglasses-wearing figure in a tricolor presidential sash and rock-and-roll jacket leans coolly against a cluttered desk, electric guitar in hand, surrounded by bookshelves and the cheerful chaos of a campaign HQ. It's a wonderfully absurd collision of French political pageantry and punk attitude that makes this fourth entry in the Humour Humanoïde series an appealing slice of early-'80s bande dessinée comedy.