Four iconic "Madam & Eve" Collections: cartoons, social and political satire

S Francis, H. Dugmore, & Rico,

(1) Free at Last (1994)

(2) Somewhere Over the Rainbow Nation (1996)

(3) Crouching Madam, Hidden Maid (2001)

(4) The Madams are Restless (?)

Paperbacks, card wraps, oblong format (19.5 x 23.5 cm), 176 pages each.

Two of the collections have gift inscriptions inside their upper wraps. Very good condition.

'Madam & Eve is a daily comic strip originating in South Africa. The strip, by Stephen Francis and Rico Schacherl, is syndicated in 13 publications and claims a daily readership of over 4 million people. The strip was first published in July 1992, in a black and white weekly format in The Weekly Mail (now the Mail & Guardian) and in a monthly colour format in Living magazine. In 1993 the creators added five daily cartoons, also in black and white. In 2000 Madam & Eve was made into a television sitcom.

'A satirical strip, it started in 1992 and was based around the theme of a middle-class white woman, Gwen Anderson ("Madam"), and her black maid, Eve Sisulu, coming to terms with the new South Africa as the Apartheid era drew to a close. Theirs is a relationship of affectionate squabbling.

'Perhaps in the spirit of equality, neither character is portrayed as particularly sympathetic. Madam is always coming up with silly ideas in order to fit in more with the new way of life. Eve meanwhile keeps coming up with ways of obtaining extra cash out of Madam and others.' (Wikipedia)