La Journée du célibataire

Honoré Daumier, the great French satirist, brought his sharp eye for social folly to this short-lived Aubert series from 1839. Across just two issues, La Journée du célibataire follows the misadventures of a bachelor's daily life, with Daumier both writing and illustrating the comic. It stands as an early, pointed example of the 19th-century European comic strip, capturing the era's growing appetite for visual humor and character-driven social commentary.