Asterix

Asterix is a small but fierce Gaulish warrior living in a tiny village in ancient Gaul that holds out against Roman occupation, aided by a magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix that grants temporary superhuman strength.

Few characters in comics history carry the sheer joie de vivre of Asterix, the pint-sized Gaulish hero conjured by the legendary duo René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, whose Dutch-market debut arrived in Pep in 1966 at the height of the Silver Age. Across nearly six decades of publication — a remarkable 1966 to 2025 run through titles like Pep and Eppo under Oberon — this little warrior has proven himself one of comics' most enduring figures, sharing his pages with beloved companions like Obelix, Idéfix, and the wise Panoramix, as well as unexpected neighbors like Franka and Francis Blake. That kind of cross-genre company speaks to the broad, welcoming world these Dutch editions inhabited, where Asterix held his own among the very best. If you haven't spent time with this catalog's run, you're in for a treat — 39 appearances of pure comics charm, rooted in one of the most celebrated creative partnerships the medium has ever seen.