Asterix and the Black Gold
R. Goscinny and A. Uderzo

Softcover $ 9.95
ISBN 0-75284-774-0

First published by Orion Books Ltd. in 2001, 48 pages.

Back Menhir: "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 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. Will the two old friends strike gold or will they have to return home empty-handed ..?"