Because he had terrific staying power. He has never ceased to be popular in Chinese-speaking societies since his creation in 1960 by Wang Tse (whose real name was Wang Chia-hsi).
因為《老夫子》的生命力非常強，從一九六○年被漫畫家王澤（本名王家禧）創造出來後，就在華人社會廣為流行，歷久不衰。