Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday:

In commemoration of Asterix’s 50th birthday, born on 29 October 1959 in the pages of the very first issue of the weekly magazine “Pilote”, Albert Uderzo has come up with an exceptional gift to pay homage to his heroes and to the millions of their readers throughout the world! #0521
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.

Goscinny’s drawings are as brilliant as ever and the packed pages of this 50th anniversary volume will delight devotees * Financial Times *