You're the Boss, Andy Capp

In this pair of Gold Medal Books collections from the 1970s, Reg Smythe's long-running British newspaper strip gets a paperback showcase, gathering earlier daily and Sunday cartoons centered on the perpetually unemployed, pint-loving Andy Capp and his long-suffering wife, Flo. Released between 1972 and 1979, these slim volumes capture the acerbic, working-class humor that made the strip a transatlantic hit, with Smythe's signature, economical linework delivering punchlines about domestic strife and pub life. While a minor entry in the character's vast library, You're the Boss, Andy Capp offers a tidy snapshot of the strip's mid-century tone for readers discovering the series in paperback form.