Sammy #4

Volume 4 of Berck and Cauvin's beloved Belgian series drops Sammy right into the thick of it — the cover shows a chaotic boxing ring where one fighter is flat on the canvas, stars flying, while a wild-eyed opponent looms over him and a packed crowd of spectators reacts with delightful exaggeration. Published by Dupuis in 1974, this album collects two stories, "Les Gorilles Marquent des Poings" and "Gorilles et Spaghetti," promising the kind of slapstick energy that Berck's lively, rubbery linework delivers so well.