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Asterix the Gaul is a French comic album written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, first serialized in Pilote magazine beginning in October 1959 and collected as a standalone album by Dargaud in 1961. It introduces the small Gaulish village that resists Roman occupation through a magic potion brewed by its druid, which grants its warriors superhuman strength, and follows the title character Asterix as he rescues the druid after a Roman commander discovers the potion's source. As the first album in what became one of the best-selling comic series in history, it established the characters, humor and Gaulish-versus-Roman premise that the series would build on for decades, and an English translation followed in 1969.

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1961 1
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France 1
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Original Language
French 1
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Source Wikipedia: Asterix the GaulLead sentence 1
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Asterix the Gaul (French: Astérix le Gaulois) is a French comic story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
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1. Wikipedia: Asterix the Gaul
  • Infobox, date
    1961
  • Introduction, paragraph 1
    is a French comic story
  • Asterix the Gaul, Description, original language
    Asterix the Gaul is a French comic album written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, first serialized in Pilote magazine beginning in October 1959 and collected as a standalone album by Dargaud in 1961. It introduces the small Gaulish village that resists Roman occupation through a magic potion brewed by its druid, which grants its warriors superhuman strength, and follows the title character Asterix as he rescues the druid after a Roman commander discovers the potion's source.
  • Created By: René Goscinny, Infobox: writer
    René Goscinny
  • In Group: Graphic Novels and Comic Book Series, Lead
    Asterix the Gaul (French: Astérix le Gaulois) is a French comic story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
  • In Medium: Comics, Lead
    Asterix the Gaul (French: Astérix le Gaulois) is a French comic story, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.
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