Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield

Written by: Goscinny – Drawings by: Uderzo
Original title: Le Bouclier Arverne
Published by: Hachette Livre
First published by: Pilote no. 399 (15/06/1967)
First album edition: 1968

When the hero Vercingetorix was defeated he threw his arms at Julius Caesar’s feet.

Years later, Caesar plans to hold a triumph with his enemy’s shield – but where is it? Romans and Gauls race to track it down, and Chief Vitalstatistix, dieting on a health farm, has a surprise to spring. Will Caesar defeat the Gauls again, or will the triumph go to Asterix?

What the druids have to say about the album

It’s now the turn of spas and health farms to get the Goscinny-Uderzo treatment. Re-reading the pages on Vitalstatistix’s cure is always a pleasure, and Obelix looking at the grape is unforgettable!

While the spirit of resistance shown by Asterix and his comrades no longer needs proving, it is particularly prominent here, with the Gauls going all out to lay claim to the shield of their chief Vercingetorix, from under Caesar’s nose.

Our heroes continue to thumb their own noses at their opponents, as Asterix albums are now being translated into Latin. This album gets the title Clipeus Arvernus.

Character profiles of the album

Various versions of the album

Le bouclier Arverne – Français – Editions Hachette
Le bouclier Arverne – Français – Editions Hachette – La Grande Collection
Der Arvernerschild – Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection
Der Arvernerschild – Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection – Die Utimative Edition
El escudo Arverno – Espagnol – Salvat
El escudo Arverno – Espagnol – Salvat La colección
El escudo Arverno – Espagnol – Salvat La Gran Colección
L’escut Arvern – Catalan – Salvat
O Escudo de Arverne – Portugais – ASA
O Escudo de Arverne – Portugais – A colecção – Salvat
Asterix and the Chieftains’s Shield – Anglais – Orion
Het ijzeren Schild – Néerlandais – Editions Hachette
Asterix ja Kadonnut Kilpi – Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB
Asterix e lo scudo degli arverni – Italien – Panini Comics
Clipeus Arvernus – Latin – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin
아스테릭스와 무적의 방패 – Asteriks-wa mujeogui bangpae – Coréen – Moonji
Romernes skræk! – Danois – Egmont A/S
Romarnas skräck – Suédois – Egmont AB
Galya Kalkani – Turc – Remzi Kitabevi
O Escudo Arverno – Brésilien (Portugais) – Record
Tarcza Arwernów – Polonais – Egmont Sp
Asterix un de Arvernerschild – Mundart 07 – Pfälzisch I
Asterix un da Aweanaschüld – Mundart 21 – Steirisch I

Le bouclier Arverne - Français - Editions HachetteLe bouclier Arverne - Français - Editions Hachette - La Grande CollectionDer Arvernerschild - Allemand - Egmont Comic CollectionDer Arvernerschild - Allemand - Egmont Comic Collection - Die Utimative EditionEl escudo Arverno - Espagnol - SalvatEl escudo Arverno - Espagnol - Salvat La colección El escudo Arverno - Espagnol - Salvat La Gran Colección L'escut Arvern - Catalan - SalvatO Escudo de Arverne - Portugais - ASAO Escudo de Arverne - Portugais - A colecção – SalvatAsterix and the Chieftains's Shield - Anglais - OrionHet ijzeren Schild - Néerlandais - Editions HachetteAsterix ja Kadonnut Kilpi - Finnois - Egmont Kustannus OY ABAsterix e lo scudo degli arverni - Italien - Panini ComicsClipeus Arvernus - Latin - Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin아스테릭스와 무적의 방패 - Asteriks-wa mujeogui bangpae - Coréen - MoonjiRomernes skræk! - Danois - Egmont A/SRomarnas skräck - Suédois - Egmont ABGalya Kalkani - Turc - Remzi KitabeviO Escudo Arverno - Brésilien (Portugais) - RecordTarcza Arwernów - Polonais - Egmont SpAsterix un de Arvernerschild - Mundart 07 - Pfälzisch IAsterix un da Aweanaschüld - Mundart 21 - Steirisch I

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Classic paperback collection

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-625-3
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

Hardback edition

N° ISBN : 978-0-75286-624-6
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48