Por los pelos

Published in Spain, Por los pelos is an exceptional and highly collectible vintage graphic humor volume created by the renowned Catalan painter, illustrator, and cartoonist Cesc (Joan Francesc Martí i de Riquer). Cesc was one of Spain's most influential graphic satirists, widely celebrated for his decades of artwork featured in major periodicals such as Cavall Fort, Tele/eres, and Diario de Barcelona. His work stands out for its deep humanism, subtle irony, and masterfully economic line drawing, capturing the quiet dignity, absurdities, and social nuances of daily urban life.

The front cover features a clean off-white background topped by the artist signature cesc in fluid handwritten black script. Below, the title POR LOS PELOS is displayed prominently across two lines in bold dusty-pink sans-serif typography. The central illustration showcases a striking black-ink portrait of a bald man with expressive eyes and a dense, curly beard rendered in detailed looped linework. Inside, the pages present a rich compilation of Cesc's single-panel cartoons, visual satire, and witty social commentary. An essential centerpiece collectible for Catalan graphic art archives, Spanish comic historians, and mid-century illustration collectors.