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And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who gartison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium...Asterix, the hero of these adventures. A shrewd, cunning little wartior; all perilous missions are immediately entrusted to him. Asterix gets his superhuman strength from the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix. Obelix, Asterix’s inseparable fiend. A menhir delivery-man by trade; addicted to wild boar. Obelix is always ready to drop everything and go off on 4 new adventure with Asterix ~ so long as there's wild boar to eat, and plenty of fighting Getafix, the venerable village druid, Gathers mistletoe and brews magic potions. His speciality is the potion which gives the drinker supethuman strength. But Getafix also has other recipes up his sleeve Finally, Vitalstatistix, the chief of the tribe. Majestic, brave andhot-tempered, the old warrior is respected by his man and feared by his enemies. Vitalstatistix himself has only one fear; he is afraid the sky may fell on his head tomorrow. Butashe always seys, Tomorrow never comes.” Cacofonix, the bard. Opinion is divided as to his musical gifts. Cacofonix thinks he’s a genius. Everyone else thinks he's un- speakable. But so long as he doesn’t speak, let alone sing, evseybody likes him.7 LET CAESAR ENFORCE THE POWER OF ROME IV THE OSCLIRED. TERENORES BEFORE HE TAKS OF NE in CAMPALGAIS { PII ADXpidad a fe j ee y[Ay THERE wouaRe AT ast, Y” Beimus! cir DOWN, NOWWE NEED MAGIC TO GET RID OF HoseYOu MEAN THIS 1S THE ANSWER TO ALL UIC PROBLER HE DOESNT Look UP To muct / =WERE GONG wu BE Au occreion D Get THINGS serpy FOR CHEF VITALSTATISTINS BIRTHDAY 5 PARTY e OF BOAR, FULL OF Bones, Docinamx / aa vm Gong 70 ave HIM Dour Ler on! REMEMBER, WE WANT TO GNE VITALSTATIST. A. 1 GOING A sue Wi FoR HS, eoL.ecTion ! “APS You coup HELP Me PLUCK THIS Giiexens, InsTeAD OF BX SFouTING Suctl RUEB: —_ WELL, YOURE PROUD OF BENG THE CHEFS WIFE, ARENT YOU? FIRST LADY OF THE VILLAGE f Some OF My GLORY RUBS OF ON TO YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN WERE GOING TO BE LANDED WITH & LOT OF STUD PRESENTS. WORTHWHILE, of NO TNO ARTIENG Dyn Sevse! Suet savacts IMPEDIENTA, 1 fe POSITION AS Chir, AS THE MOST DAPORTAMT SIAN! Int THE VILLAGE, | DO HAVE CERTAIN OBLIGATIONSTERE TEM OF THE COMUROU Wi COMMAND KNOW ALL THAT, | Don OBsEEr TO THAT JOF HE Remy cAMP OF AQUARIUM. 7 eux puaryrus. Bir vou | AC ALL, COMOLBLUS, KNOW WHAT CAESAR SAD: 1 Just DON'T THINK THAT YOULL “nr, AND THAT POTION oF THE you must Take Your MANAGE 70 shart THEM, ust fe ston gripe THEY we EQUE GS YOu HAVE GEN WE THE NAME AND DESCRIETIONPwr? eur ia THe cers WEE £ THE Fist LADY oF THE wuLace Eo eh rl NE F, LADIES! \ 35 Gaice= MI FF aw & bp Se | a ea SN"Ai! WHAT HAVE vou a 7 BrouasT For unica, ‘ 10 2 MY PARENTS WARNED nareonaensa,nnr vove > TM JUST ABOUT FED | [7 ano connse UP To THE BACK TEETH pial WITH THIS VASE! te Ore I DIDN'T RING FOR You ! I’M GOING our on Foor! INCOGNITO Hf {| FOR EVERYTHING ASTERIX!Ll /auests? no uct Saar ROARS] aye al ; Ss ws VY €OULDN'T You = WAIT BEFORE 8 GOBBLING UP THOSE 2, FRIEND! oe non | : se You’RE FREE TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN FRIENDS, ASTERIX, EVEN IN THE ENEMY CAMP, EVEN ROMANS! TLL BE Mort caReruL \ ABOUT CHOOSING MY£ SHOULDIVT Havecascee | iF <\ Yau a GREEDY | ait \_ PKG! (2OH, 113 on mink,NEXT DAY, A ROWAN PaTROL IS THE MAGIC POTION! WE'VE GoT THE MAGIC POTION J!WE ABE SOLDERST WE DONT LIKE THE DEVIOUS WAYS OF CNL SERVANTS / WE PREFER BATTLES, THe CLAGHT OF ARN THES GLARON CALL OF BLICINAS.. WELL SPREAD iT ABOUT THAT WE DO HAVE THE aaa POTION, AND | THE PROMISE You! WaLL Soon SPLIT uPWWE CHOSEN YOU FOR Tals mssion, waanumores, ¥ BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY QUALITIES FoR PARTICIPATING IN PsycHOLoaical.THEY'VE NT] [Tear pees Your orne queso? lnierve dor) Sxty our Bae nd Kiows ITs Steer! ALL THE SAME, A ROMAN. WOULD HAVE To BE PRETTY SURE OF HIMSELF TO ATTACK EVEN THIS ob Rec! WE MUST FID - FLL GO AND ASK THEM our FoR sure weer | {5 TF NOU LiKEWY DIDNT ; —) Pein, ar AauaRie THiS ISNT THE MOMENT To Foo. ABOUT! BRINGlt arn ai AHA! NOW To FIND OUT IF THIS MAGIC POTION REALLY WORKS! WE = WARN THE | ‘7s A. OTHERS !wi fy IAT DOU MEAN, ISNT MAG POTION? BUT | EXPLANED iF ALL TO YOUTY WERE JUST PRETENIDING | DUN! THis PsycHOLOGiCAL WARFARE I$ GOOD STUFF!Taare Ripienious! HON COULD THEY HAVE, re 70 FIND OUT THE SECRET > WEVE BEEN SEONG A LOT OF ROMANS AROUND THE VILLAGE R ow “IN Eb. | WONDE® (F WE MAY JUST POSSIELY HAVE DONE A SILY THI, BOYS... aaa ME SENATOR, IDIOT! GET[RP oe 2 orm feet) ANYTHING 1 Mie / THEY ast Seaman ase YM ORNAMENTAL I 000 viornng,isaionary. ji a SW] [ /comowuias, THe WE COME IN ML SERVANT ? THIRD "TeNT ON THE Leer Feat es Pre ens HEAD? WHAT HAVE vOut THEYVE BEENYOUVE SUCCEEDED IN ‘SOWING DISCORD IN OUR VILLAGE SY SPREADING LES" AND SLANDERNOW THAT THOSE THREE GALLS. HAVE GONE, THE OTHERS WILL BE HARMLESS. NO MORE DRUID, NO MORE MAG PoTION | EXPLA YOURSELF, ‘CONWOLNULS. YORE WAKING LESS SENSE: Baul THE TIME VWE DONE IT! IT WORKED! THE DRUID, THE DWARF AND |THE MONSTER HAVE LEFT 4 SOUND THE BUCINAS AND TRUMPETS ! TO ARMS! EVERYONE FALL IN! ALL ABLE-BoDIED PERSONINEL TO REVIVE THAT WILL DO! You'RE | | StAND To arrentioN! \ IM THE ROMAN LING OUT OF LINE! ARMY ||" You WILL MASSACRE = ACCORDING TO THE RULES! 1 DON'T WANT ANY FANCY NOTIONS HERE/GO IND GET YOUR WEAPONS!1 TELL You we Havent!) >“ANE THERES. THER CAULDRON OF SO-CALLED ekg POTION ARS. PASSING THROUGH THE FORES IW THE DREETON OF THE VLLACE, WE VLLAGE, THE Gaus ARE GETTING, fe THAT THEY ARE NOT BY ANY MEANSASTERIX, OBELIX Guiek, you Two! Go AND OPEN. THE cares! ‘MND THE SHELD, WiLL NOU, uF? 0 ceNTURON PLATYRLIC, | HAVE ENDANGERED My LIFE TO BRAG You THs REPORT! THE REAR WAS TREMHEROUSLY ATTACKED, AND SURRENDERED AFTER rRUGGLE IDIOT! ONNG TO THE FAILURE OF THE REAR To BACK US UP, THE GRDER OF MARSH HAS BEEN TURNED BACK TO FRONT! OW GET BACK TO y THE FRONT! ) [eur nT THE REAL Mncie POMON.-+OR IFT 13, 1M DROPPING THE WHOLE AFFAIR ON THE GROUNDS OF TOTA: INGOMPREHENSIBILITYper ae | ‘ THATS RIGHT. vexesou ae? weve Jill Re ‘Guup To eri UNHYGIENIX TOLD YOU Sai anager on ier Sane NN Deu Romanis’ BOTHERING YOU, | So KINDLY LET ME t | COMPOSE MY 7 KP TM BALLADS IN © =FTHERES OTA MOMENT Yo BE Lest! He GALS “MAT OUR POTION Ig No Good. THER DRuD 1S GONG To makeALLL Need is) 5/7” BUT THERE IST ANY asreaor THEY TOLD Me | WAS GOK YD MOLD OFF WE DW ATTACKING! To ARMS! en Eyea sf Ee aw ee ee, ieTHE BATTLE, ATHOUGH vicLENT,SP ou we! bec Your VY" were pleased wit PARDON? A you. you KEPT LONG LIVE CONVWOLVULUS! I NEVER! IT's A SLANDER! PUT HIM IM CHAINS! WELL BE SENDING HIM IBACK TO ROME TO CAESAR, CHARGED WITH HIGH — TREASON“SOMETIMES HE CIF HE CARRIES ON D) Acts IN THE MOST Le THIS WELL JET uealanceo war!_/fuMn DOWN‘OH, LOOK AT THAT!70 LUKE THEM. THEYRE SN ONLY HUMAN ‘THESE Humans.) ARE CRAZY! BAT THAT EVENING, THE HUMANS HAVE THEIR TROUSLES, AND LANDER THE STARRY SKY WHICH coves THEM, WiTH NO INTENTION OF FALLING ON THER HEADS, OUR FRIENDS THE GALLS ARE REUNITED. FOR ONE. OF THER TRADTIONAL BANQUETS, A CELEBRATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, END OF HOSTS.$495 1.8N oo2«ari60