# List of Asterix volumes

**Section:** Goscinny and Uderzo

| Volume Number | Year Published | English Title | French Title | Main Setting | Plot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1961 | Asterix the Gaul | Astérix le Gaulois | Asterix's village and Roman camp Compendium (no travel) | The Romans discover the secret of the Gauls' strength is the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, so they capture him and attempt to get the recipe out of him. |
| 2 | 1962 | Asterix and the Golden Sickle | La Serpe d'or | Lutetia (Paris) | Getafix's sickle breaks, so Asterix and Obelix volunteer to go to Lutetia to buy a new one. But there is a mysterious sickle shortage our heroes must get to the bottom of. |
| 3 | 1963 | Asterix and the Goths | Astérix et les Goths | Germany | The druid Getafix is captured by a tribe of Goths, and Asterix and Obelix must rescue him. |
| 4 | 1964 | Asterix the Gladiator | Astérix gladiateur | Rome | Odius Asparagus, the prefect of Gaul, captures Cacofonix and sends him as a present to Caesar. Unimpressed by the bard, Caesar orders him to be thrown to the lions at the Circus Maximus. |
| 5 | 1965 | Asterix and the Banquet | Le Tour de Gaule d'Astérix | Various French cities | Unsuccessful at conquering the village, the Romans decide to isolate it by building a stockade. To remove it, Asterix strikes a bet with the Romans that he and Obelix can travel throughout Gaul and back to the village with various Gaulish delicacies without the Romans being able to stop them. |
| 6 | 1965 | Asterix and Cleopatra | Astérix et Cléopâtre | Egypt | Caesar calls the Egyptians inferior to the Romans. Outraged, Cleopatra wagers that her people can build a grand monument in record time. |
| 7 | 1966 | Asterix and the Big Fight | Le combat des chefs | Asterix's village (no travel) | The Romans conspire with a Roman-friendly Gaulish village to declare a ritual winner-takes-all fight between village chiefs. A blow from one of Obelix's menhirs causes Getafix to lose his memory, leaving the Gauls without magic potion. |
| 8 | 1966 | Asterix in Britain | Astérix chez les Bretons | Britain | One small village in Britain still holds out against the Roman invaders. But with no magic potion, they need help, so Asterix's cousin Anticlimax comes to Gaul seeking aid. |
| 9 | 1966 | Asterix and the Normans | Astérix et les Normands | Asterix's village (no travel) | The Normans are fearless to the point of not even understanding the concept, so they travel to Gaul where they kidnap chief Vitalstatistix's cowardly visiting nephew Justforkix to teach them fear. |
| 10 | 1967 | Asterix the Legionary | Astérix légionnaire | Africa | Asterix and Obelix join the Roman Legion (in a parody of the French Foreign Legion) in an attempt to find the conscripted fiancé of Panacea, a villager on whom Obelix has a big crush. |
| 11 | 1968 | Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield | Le bouclier Arverne | Cities in southern France: Acqua Calidae (Vichy), Gergovia, Nemessos (Clermont-Ferrand) | After too many banquets, chief Vitalstatistix is forced to visit a spa in the Arvernian countryside to nurse his sore liver. |
| 12 | 1968 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques | Greece | To participate in the Olympic Games in Greece, the Gauls register themselves as Romans. When the officials declare the magic potion to be a form of illegal doping, Asterix turns to his native abilities to compete. |
| 13 | 1969 | Asterix and the Cauldron | Astérix et le chaudron | Condatum (Rennes) | Whosemoralsarelastix, chief of a nearby village, asks Vitalstatistix to hide his village's money to prevent the Romans from taking it. When the money is stolen under his watch, Asterix is banished until he can repay the money and recover his honour. |
| 14 | 1969 | Asterix in Spain | Astérix en Hispanie | Spain | Pepe, the young and obstinate son of a Spanish chieftain, is kidnapped by the Romans and sent to Gaul. Asterix and Obelix rescue him and escort him back to Spain. |
| 15 | 1970 | Asterix and the Roman Agent | La Zizanie | Asterix's village (no travel) | A troublemaker is brought to Caesar in Rome; he was to be executed in the Colosseum, but is so conniving that the lions ate each other instead. |
| 16 | 1970 | Asterix in Switzerland | Astérix chez les Helvètes | Switzerland | A poisoned Roman tax inspector is given sanctuary in the Village. Asterix and Obelix are sent to Switzerland to recover a silver star flower, or edelweiss, which is needed to cure him. |
| 17 | 1971 | The Mansions of the Gods | Le Domaine des dieux | Asterix's village (no travel) | Caesar tries to dilute solidarity and weaken local customs in Gaul by creating a vacation resort near the Village. The villagers sabotage the plan, first by magically replanting trees at the building site, and by creating a slaves' union; later by being obnoxious neighbors to the resident Romans. |
| 18 | 1972 | Asterix and the Laurel Wreath | Les Lauriers de César | Rome | Thoroughly chagrined by his obnoxious brother-in-law, Vitalstatistix gets drunk and boasts he will create a dish seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath. |
| 19 | 1972 | Asterix and the Soothsayer | Le Devin | Asterix's village (no travel) | In the absence of Getafix, a fraudulent seer seeks shelter in the Village during a storm. Camped in the forest, he makes predictions the villagers want to hear and asks them to provide items (food, alcohol and money) from which to "read" the future. |
| 20 | 1973 | Asterix in Corsica | Astérix en Corse | Corsica | As part of celebrations of the anniversary of Vercingetorix's victory at the Battle of Gergovia, the Gauls and their friends raid one of the nearby Roman camps. |
| 21 | 1974 | Asterix and Caesar's Gift | Le Cadeau de César | Asterix's village | At the end of their career, legionaries are granted plots of land in Roman colonies for retirement. A perpetually inebriated soldier is given the Village, by Caesar's hand, which he promptly sells to an innkeeper for wine. |
| 22 | 1975 | Asterix and the Great Crossing | La Grande traversée | North America and Denmark | Brewing the magic potion requires fresh fish, and Unhygienix has none since he imports them from Lutetia (Paris) (despite living by the sea). |
| 23* | 1976 | Asterix Conquers Rome | Les 12 Travaux D'Asterix | various locations | To prove to his critics that the Gauls are mere mortals, Julius Caesar challenges the village to perform twelve tasks that only gods could perform, similar to the twelve tasks of Hercules. |
| 23 | 1976 | Obelix and Co. | Obélix et Compagnie | Asterix's village (no travel) | Caesar sends one of his advisors to the Gaulish village, in an effort to make them rich, decadent and utterly dependent on Rome. |
| 24 | 1979 | Asterix in Belgium | Astérix chez les Belges | Belgium | When Vitalstatistix hears that Caesar has said the Belgians are the bravest of all the Gaulish peoples he heads to Belgium in a huff to show the world that his Armoricans are really the best. |
| 32 | 2003 | Asterix and the Class Act | Astérix et la rentrée gauloise | Most stories take place in Asterix's village | A collection of several short stories, including an experiment at different drawing and storytelling styles. Most stories are written by Goscinny. |
| 34 | 2009 | Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book | L'Anniversaire d'Astérix et Obélix- le Livre d'Or | - | Several short stories, including some written by Goscinny. |