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20 fables de La Fontaine
Maison Quantin · 1888–present · 2 issues
About the series
A charming, two-issue series from 1888 published by Maison Quantin, 20 fables de La Fontaine adapts the timeless animal tales of Jean de La Fontaine into a comic format. Illustrated and written by Firmin Bouisset and Hermann Vogel, this early French comic book brings the classic moral fables to life with period-specific artistry. It stands as a notable, if brief, example of 19th-century European sequential art, offering a visual interpretation of beloved literary works.