Very Sneaky, Andy Capp

In Very Sneaky, Andy Capp (1969–1983, Gold Medal Books), Reginald Smythe’s beloved, perpetually scheming layabout navigates six issues of cheeky domestic mischief and pub-side dodges. A British newspaper-strip icon brought to American digest-sized comics, this series captures the enduring, wry charm of a working-class antihero whose laziness and cunning are matched only by his long-suffering wife, Flo. Smythe’s sharp, single-panel gags and deceptively simple linework define the book’s warm, knowing humor, making it a compact but essential chapter in the character’s decades-long run.