Pontius Penatus

A Roman figure who stepped onto the page in 1982 courtesy of the legendary Albert Uderzo and Gudrun Penndorf, Pontius Penatus is a Bronze Age creation from the beloved Asterix universe, published by Egmont Ehapa across a span of some fifteen years. With only five catalog appearances, he's a rare find — the kind of character who adds texture and color to the world of indomitable Gauls and beleaguered Romans, sharing pages with the likes of Obelix and Julius Cäsar himself. His presence across both the main Asterix series and the delightful dialect-driven Asterix Mundart editions makes him a small but genuine piece of Asterix history worth a second glance from any devoted collector.