Polit-Poker 1984
“Polit-Poker” designed by Bubec (Lutz Backes), 1984.
One of a series of political decks featuring caricatures of world leaders produced by A.S.S., designed by ‘Bubec’ (German cartoonist Lutz Backes), this one was published in 1984.




Above: Polit-Poker designed by Bubec (Lutz Backes), published InterCol (London) and printed by Altenburg-Stralsunder AG, 1984.

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