Which came first? · Tricky

Which came first: Asterix or the Twinkie?

The Twinkie came first, in 1930 (invented). Asterix followed 29 years later, in 1959 (first published).

  1. Second1959

    Asterix

    comic · first published

    Asterix first appeared in 1959 in a French comic magazine.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. First1930

    The Twinkie

    food · invented

    Twinkies were invented in 1930 and were first filled with banana cream.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.