The Adventures of Little Jesus

François Cavanna, Les Aventures du Petit Jésus, Éditions du Square, Paris 1973. First edition in the 'Série bête et méchante' series, printed 15 November 1973 at the Presses de la Bûcherie. Satirical and irreverent work by the co-founder of Hara-Kiri and Charlie Hebdo, with the celebrated silvered cover depicting Jesus Christ in Superman costume. Original illustrated wrappers in good overall condition, with normal wear to edges. Significant document of French anticlerical satire of the seventies, today sought after by collectors of European counterculture and underground comics.