Pif Gadget #1689 was published by Editions Vaillant on November 1, 1977, as part of a series that began in 1945. Michel Motti and Roger Lécureux write, and art comes from Enrique Badia Romero, François Dimberton and Marc Jean Pierre Moallic. It features Pif, Hercule, Pifou, Léo and Ludo.