Elvis Presley

A legend steps off the stage and onto the comics page — this is Elvis Presley as rendered in the Franco-Belgian tradition, debuting in 1997 under the pen of Chabouté in Le Père Noël dans ses petits souliers for Editions Héritage. Appearing across a handful of titles through the mid-2000s, this comics incarnation of the King keeps rarefied company indeed, sharing pages with none other than Charles de Gaulle and Marilyn Monroe. With only three catalog appearances, this is a rare and curious corner of comics history — a pop-cultural icon translated into sequential art, well worth seeking out for the devoted collector who likes their longboxes with a little je ne sais quoi.