▁created ▁by ▁cart oon ist ▁Manuel ▁V áz quez ▁Gal leg o ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁An acle to ▁is ▁an ▁in e pt ▁secret ▁agent ▁with ▁very ▁bad ▁luck . ▁His ▁advent ures ▁usually ▁include ▁going ▁to ▁a ▁desert ▁and , ▁when ▁returning , ▁real ising ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁completely ▁useless ▁trip . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁author ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁characters . ▁ ▁Rec urr ing ▁characters ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁main ▁characters ▁on ▁the ▁series : ▁An acle to ▁and ▁his ▁b oss . ▁The ▁protagon ist , ▁An acle to , ▁is ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁with ▁black ▁hair , ▁with ▁a ▁characteristic ▁tu ft ▁on ▁the ▁b angs ▁and ▁a ▁long ▁nose . ▁He ▁we ars ▁a ▁black ▁suit ▁with ▁white ▁sh irt ▁and ▁bow ▁tie . ▁He ▁perman ently ▁has ▁a ▁cig aret te ▁in ▁his ▁mouth . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁the ▁An acle to ' s ▁b oss . ▁He ▁is ▁fat , ▁completely ▁bald ▁and ▁we ars ▁glass es . ▁To ▁mark ▁the ▁difference ▁in ▁status ▁icon ograph ically ▁he ▁sm okes ▁thick ▁cig ars . ▁ ▁A ▁rec urr ing ▁villa in ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁himself , ▁Manuel ▁V áz quez . ▁ ▁An acle to ▁frequently ▁has ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁miss ions ▁in ▁desert s ▁or ▁high ▁mountains ▁( which ▁ultimately ▁turn ▁out ▁to ▁have ▁elev ators ). ▁Another