Asterix and the Black Gold

#26 Asterix

Albert Uderzo, Rene Goscinny

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Orion
01 December 2001

Cartoons & comic strips; Children's & Educational; Comic strip fiction & graphic novels (Children's&YA)

Series: Asterix

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 Caesar's Roman legions. But the Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis has forgotten the druid's order, and Asterix and Obelix set off to prospect for black gold in the Middle Eastern desert. Their mission is complicated by the Roman secret agent Dubbelosix and 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...

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By: Albert Uderzo, Rene Goscinny
Imprint: Orion
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 287mm, Width: 212mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 232g
ISBN: 9780752847740
ISBN 10: 0752847740
Series: Asterix
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 01 December 2001
Recommended Age: From 8 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , General/trade , Young adult , English as a second language , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.asterix.tm.fr/english/

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977.