In 1979 Campingaz, a producer of stoves, barbecues, coolers, etc. decided to advertise it's coolers using Tintin. It appeared to be a succes because a year later they decided to use Asterix to promote their thermos bottle range, Obelix for their portable stove sets and even Walt Disney characters to promote their lanterns. [caption id="attachment_1194" align="alignleft" width="300"] Left the original