Who Is Gaston? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gaston is a Dupuis comic book character, the alter ego of Gaston Lagaffe, with over 1,635 comic issue appearances. Gaston is an inventor with a gift for getting into trouble. He works at the offices of the comics' publisher Spirou where he tries his best to fit in but almost always causes trouble with his latest discovery.

Who is Gaston?

Gaston is a character created by Belgian artist/writer André Franquin in 1957. Published in the USA by Fantagraphics but with a new name; Gomer Goof. Gaston He's best known as 'The hero without work', he's completely inept at doing his job. He's lazy, clumsy, greedy, incredibly stubborn and mostly does things, when he does them, his own way. He works at Dupuis and it's his job to sort the mail and keep the archives. You can usually find him asleep behind his desk, which is usually stuffed with copious amounts of back logged mail. He does all sorts of useless activities and stupid games when he's not inventing something. His inventions are usually intended to make his life easier, but they almost always end up badly and usually not just for Gaston Even though he's an accident waiting to happen, Gaston has a heart of gold and has a lot of friends.

Key facts

Gaston is of human origin. The character is published by Dupuis. With 1,635 recorded issue appearances, Gaston ranks among the most featured characters in comics.