Asterix

A scrappy creation of Tom Ostad, this Asterix burst onto the Finnish comics scene in 1994 through the pages of Myrkky, Egmont Kustannus's irreverent anthology, sharing those wild pages with an eccentric cast including Palle Runqvist, Puolikas, and the gloriously named Pera Pervo. With just four catalog appearances across a mid-'90s run, this is a rare and curious corner of Copper/Modern Age comics history — the kind of find that makes dedicated collectors of Nordic underground and alternative comics sit up and take notice. Small in number but distinctive in origin, this Asterix is a genuine oddity worth tracking down for anyone drawn to the fringes of the era's most adventurous anthology publishing.