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    * Asterix the Gaul
    * Asterix and Cleopatra
    * The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
    * Asterix versus Caesar
    * Asterix in Britain
    * Operation Getafix
    * Asterix conquers America
    * Asterix and the Vikings
    * Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
    * Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
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    * Asterix and Obelix take on Caesar
    * Asterix and Obelix : Mission Cleopatra
    * Asterix at the Olympic Games
    * Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia

• The characters

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  • The others…

• The Creators

  • René Goscinny
  • Albert Uderzo

• Parc Asterix

Asterix and the Cauldron

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Written by: Goscinny – Drawings by: Uderzo
Original title: Astérix et le Chaudron
Published by: Hachette Livre
First published by: Pilote no. 469 (31/10/68)
First album edition: 1969

Financial skullduggery in ancient Gaul! When local chief Whosemoralsarelastix wants a cauldron full of money kept out of Roman hands, the cash disappears while Asterix is guarding it.

He and Obelix must earn enough to repay it through fairground gladiatorial contents, trendy theatrical performances, even bank robbery – they’ll try anything. But whose morals are really elastic? And how do the pirates, just for once, get an unexpected bonus?

What the druids have to say about the album

Might greed get the better of village unity? René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo had not yet studied this dreadful characteristic of human nature. Fortunately, Asterix, Obelix and Getafix are here!

The caricature of our human comedy becomes more pronounced with every album. Had René and Albert been affected by the atmosphere at Pilote magazine after the May 1968 events in France? The quality of their work is still very much to the fore.

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N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-629-1
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-628-4
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

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