Asterix the Gaul
1st comic book in the Asterix series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asterix the Gaul is the first volume of the Asterix comic strip series, by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations).[1][2] In Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, a 1999 poll conducted by the French retailer Fnac and the Paris newspaper Le Monde, Asterix the Gaul was listed as the 23rd greatest book of the 20th century.[3]
| Asterix the Gaul (Astérix le Gaulois) | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the English edition | |
| Date | 1961 |
| Main characters | Asterix and Obelix |
| Series | Asterix |
| Publisher | Dargaud |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | René Goscinny |
| Artist | Albert Uderzo |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | Pilote magazine |
| Issues | 1–38 |
| Date of publication | 29 October 1959 – 14 July 1960 |
| Language | French |
| Translation | |
| Publisher | Brockhampton Press |
| Date | 1969 |
| Translator | |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Asterix and the Golden Sickle |