Asterix #19

Rendered with Albert Uderzo's characteristically expressive linework, this 1977 Hodder & Stoughton edition of Asterix and Caesar's Gift features our pint-sized Gaulish hero Asterix facing off against a towering, red-bearded stranger, with the little white dog Dogmatix visible at his feet. René Goscinny's story promises the kind of comedic confrontation the series does so well, and the bold, bright cover design makes the tension — and the size difference — impossible to miss.