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29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul’s first appearance in the debut issue of Pilote magazine
Created by writer Ren Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo, the story of Asterix is set in 50 B.C. and follows the adventures of the warrior Asterix from a small village in Gaul (modern-day France), during the time of the Roman Empire's ...