Since the first Asterix plate appeared in the first issue of the weekly Pilote magazine on 29th October 1959, the Adventures of Asterix the Gaul have come a long way. Now the first 40 paperback albums have been collected into one limited edition box-set. This is a unique and very special opportunity to own a piece of Asterix history. Titles include: Asterix the Gaul Asterix and the Golden Sickle Asterix and the Goths Asterix the Gladiator Asterix and the Banquet Asterix and Cleopatra Asterix and the Big Fight Asterix in Britain Asterix and the Normans Asterix the Legionary Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield Asterix at the Olympic Games Asterix and the Cauldron Asterix in Spain Asterix and the Roman Agent Asterix in Switzerland The Mansions of the Gods Asterix and the Laurel Wreath Asterix and the Soothsayer Asterix in Corsica Asterix and Caesar's Gift Asterix and the Great Crossing Obelix and Co Asterix in Belgium Asterix and the Great Divide Asterix and the Black Gold Asterix and Son Asterix and the Magic Carpet Asterix and the Secret Weapon Asterix and Obelix all at Sea Asterix and the Actress Asterix and the Class Act Asterix and the Falling Sky Asterix and Obelix's Birthday Asterix and the Picts Asterix and the Missing scroll Asterix and the Chariot Race Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter Asterix and the Griffin Asterix and the White Iris.