He is an honest and trustworthy brave whose simple heroism is comparable to that of the more famous Asterix, whom Uderzo and Goscinny later created.

Goscinny and Uderzo met in 1951 and were seated next to each other at the Paris office of World Press, where they first began their collaboration, inventing the characters Ompa-pa, Jehan Pistolet and Luc Junior.

While he was staying in the United States for professional reasons, Goscinny unsuccessfully tried to have the first version of the comic published in English.

The idea remained shelved for several years until the concept was adapted for publication in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Tintin.

[6] Goscinny and Uderzo ultimately decided to end the series early, in order to focus their energies on the more popular Asterix character.