Gaston

From 1960 to 1996, Gaston ran as a beloved gag-a-day series from Belgian publisher Dupuis, centered on the magnificently lazy office employee Gaston Lagaffe and his chaotic impact on the Spirou editorial staff. Anchored by the brilliant André Franquin, who wrote and drew most of the run alongside contributors like Mittéï and Jidéhem, the strip introduced a cast of long-suffering colleagues—including Fantasio, Spirou, Sonia, Mélanie Molaire, and the perpetually exasperated Monsieur De Mesmaeker. Its 22-issue run distilled workplace comedy into timeless, wordless slapstick, making Gaston one of the most enduring and quietly influential figures in European comics.