Asterix At The Olympic Games

Asterix The Gaul Adventures - Vol. 12

Written By: Goscinny

Drawings By: Uderzo

Original Title: Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques

Published By: Hachette Livre

First Published By: Pilote no. 434 (15/02/1968)

First Album Edition: 1968

The athletes of the ancient world assemble in Athens for the Olympic Games. Asterix and the Gauls enter too, but they're due for a setback. As an artificial stimulant, magic potion is banned.

Can our friends win at the Games without it? And what's the special ingredient of the other potion, the one in the cauldron in the shed with the door that doesn't close properly?

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Asterix And The Chieftain's Shield

Asterix The Gaul Adventures - Vol. 11

Written By: Goscinny

Drawings By: Uderzo

Original Title: Le Bouclier Arverne

Published By: Hachette Livre

First Published By: Pilote no. 399   (15/06/1967)
First Album Edition: 1968

When the hero Vercingetorix was defeated he threw his arms at Julius Caesar's feet.

Years later, Caesar plans to hold a triumph with his enemy's shield - but where is it? Romans and Gauls race to track it down, and Chief Vitalstatistix, dieting on a health farm, has a surprise to spring. Will Caesar defeat the Gauls again, or will the triumph go to Asterix?

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Asterix The Legionary

Asterix The Gaul Adventures - Vol. 10

Written By: Goscinny

Drawings By: Uderzo

Original Title: Astérix Légionnaire

Published By: Hachette Livre

First Published By: Pilote no. 368 (10/11 1916)

First Album Edition: 1967

The film Asterix versus Caesar made in 1985 was based on this album and Asterix the Gladiator

Obelix is in love - but the beautiful Panacea is engaged to Tragicomix, a conscript in the Roman army. Who'd have expected to see Asterix in a legionary's uniform?

When he and Obelix join up to rescue Tragicomix from North Africa, Cunturions Nefarius Purpus and Debius Status don't know what's hit them. But the Gauls and their fellow recruits have a smashing trip abroad.

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Asterix And The Normans

Asterix The Gaul Adventures - Vol. 9

Written By: Goscinny

Drawings By: Uderzo

Original Title: Astérix et les Normands

Published By: Hachette Livre

First Published By: Pilote no. 340 (28/04/1996)

First Album Edition: 1967

A Norman invasion of the Gaulish village! But only trendy teenager Justforkix, visiting from Lutetia, fears them, for the Gauls have their magic potion. But the Normans themselves want to learn the meaning of fear: can Asterix and his friends teach them?

Another secret weapon is brought into play … at at long last the bard Cacofinix wins the appreciation due to him.

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Asterix in Britain

Asterix The Gaul Adventures - Vol. 8

Written By: Goscinny

Drawings By: Uderzo

Original Title: Asterix chez les Bretons

Published By: Hachette Livre

First Published By: Pilote no. 307 (09/09/1965)

First Album Edition: 1963

One little ancient Briiths village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Encyclopaedicus Britannicus's Romans declining and falling.

Until a wild race for a barrel of magic potion lands them in the drink. It's not quite cricket - how about a nice cup of hot water, though? Or even the first ever tea-party?

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Asterix And The Big Fight

Asterix The Gaul Adventures - Vol. 7

Written By: Goscinny

Drawings By: Uderzo

Original Title: Le Combat des Chefs

Published By: Hachette Livre

First Published By: Pilote no. 261 (22/10/1964)

First Album Edition: 1966

A collaborator in ancient Gaul? Chief Cassius Ceramix has gone over to the Roman enemy. There's something very fishy going on, as Legionary Infirmofpurpus discovers when he is sent to spy on the Gauls disguised as a crab apple tree.

But is that just a red herring? And what about the two concussed druids brewing colourful potions? One way or another, the fight for control of the village between Vitalstatistix and his rival is bound to be a knockout.

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Asterix And Cleopatra

Asterix The Gaul Adventures - Vol. 6

Written By: Goscinny

Drawings By: Uderzo

Original Title: Astérix et Cléopâtre

Published By: Hachette Livre

First Published By: Pilote no. 215 (05/12/1963)

First Album Edition: 1965
Cartoon Film Adaptation: Asterix and Cleopatra in 1968
Live-Action Film Adaptation: Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra in 2002

How can lovely Queen Cleopatra show Julius Caesar that ancient Egypt is still a great nation? Her architect Edifis recruits his Gaulish friends to help him build a magnificent palace within three months.

There are villainous saboteurs to be outwitted, but Asterix, Obelix and Getafix still find time to go sight-seeing - and leave their mark on the Pyramids and the Sphinx's nose.

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