The druid Getafix is running short of rock oil an essential ingredient in the magic potion which gives the Gaulish villagers superhuman strength to fight Julius Caesars Roman legions. But the Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis has forgotten the druids order & Asterix & Obelix set off to prospect for black gold in the Middle Eastern desert. Their mission is complicated by the Roman secret agent Dubbelosix & his amazing folding chariot which is equipped with all the latest spy gadgets. Although they finally come home empty-handed all is not lost Getafix has discovered that beetroot juice works just as well in the potion ...

The druid Getafix is running short of rock oil
- an essential ingredient in the magic potion that gives the Gaulish villagers superhuman
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Gaul was divided into three parts. No four parts
- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman
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Gaul was divided into three parts. No four parts
- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman
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For the millions of Asterix fans old & young alike the wait is over. ASTERIX RETURNS sees our favourite hero on fine form in this superb collection of short stories. ASTERIX RETURNS

Includes:: 10 short stories by Goscinny & Uderzo (many unpublished in the UK) & a further 2 br&-new short stories created by Albert Uderzo. The initial print-run in French is a cool million & Asterix & his chums once again look set to take the UK by storm.

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Gaul was divided into three parts. No four parts -- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 2 Getafix has broken his golden sickle so Asterix & Obelix visit Lutetia to buy a new one. Unfortunately the sicklesmith (a cousin of Obelix's) has mysteriously gone missing... ...

Gaul was divided into three parts. No four parts
- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman
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Out at sea fishing Asterix & Obelix are blown off course in a storm. Luckily they land on the shores of a Roman colony
- or is
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Two rival chieftains have been elected to govern a little village in ancient Gaul & a ditch dug through the village divides it literally into a party of the left & a party of the right. But the son & daughter of the two chieftains are in love. Histrionix & the beautiful Melodrama have more sense than their fathers & call in Asterix Obelix & the druid Getafix to sort out the political wrangling. What with the intriguing of the sinister traitor Codfix who wants to marry Melodrama himself the Gauls work is cut out for them can they persuade the star-crossed lovers village to reunite against the threat of Julius Caesars Roman legionaries? Getafix brews some interesting new magic potions to help ...

Two rival chieftains have been elected to govern a little village in ancient Gaul ' & a ditch dug through the village divides it literally into a party of the left & a party of the right. But the son & daughter of the two chieftains are in love. Histrionix & the beautiful Melodrama have more sense than their fathers & call in Asterix Obelix & the druid Getafix to sort out the political wrangling. What with the intriguing of the sinister traitor Codfix who wants to marry Melodrama himself the Gauls' work is cut out for them ' can they persuade the star-crossed lovers' village to reunite against the threat of Julius Caesar's Roman legionaries? Getafix brews some interesting new magic potions to help' ...