RARE ENSEMBLE OF 16 MICRO-TIRAGES by ELVIFRANCE - Lot 3

RARE ENSEMBLE OF 16 MICRO-TIRAGES by ELVIFRANCE These are prototype prints of works rejected by the censors and never commercially released. 1992 shrink-wrapped, mint condition Provenance: More than 30 years of research by a passionate and enlightened cartoon enthusiast The auction house will provide bidders with a file of images detailing the lot, NOT on display; please make yourself known. Elvifrance was a French publisher of small-format adult comics (mostly of Italian origin), founded in 1970 by financiers Renzo Barbieri and Giogio Cavedon in association with French manager Georges Bielec. The stories feature humor ranging from the potty to the eccentric, and deal with many classic themes (SF, fantasy, espionage, adventure...) through the prism of eroticism (and more) and horror. Inevitably, these universes attract censorship commissions. From 1973 onwards, publishers were required to submit their publications to the supervisory commission. These were the famous micro-publications (3 copies) published a few months before the commercial release (which would not necessarily take place). With 36 titles banned from all advertising, 176 from exhibition and 532 forbidden to minors, Elvifrance earned the title of "France's most censored publishing house".