M. Rectitude et Génial Olivier #8

Science, mischief, and that irrepressible grin take center stage in this eighth volume of Jacques Devos's beloved Belgian series, subtitled Electrons, molécules et pensums. The cover shows the big-headed, red-clad Génial Olivier beaming with characteristic confidence in the foreground, while smaller versions of the character bustle around a backdrop of humming laboratory equipment — a playful hint at the scientific and scholastic chaos to come. Published by Dupuis in 1980, it's a charming snapshot of Franco-Belgian comics humor at its most inventive.