How Obelix

Obelix

Obelix is a fictional character from the French comic book series Asterix. He works as a menhir sculptor and deliveryman, and is Asterix's best friend. Obelix is noted for his fatness, the menhirs he carries around on his back and his superhuman strength...

 Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy is an Asterix

Asterix

Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959...

 story written by René Goscinny

René Goscinny

René Goscinny was a French comics editor and writer, who is best known for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris and Iznogoud with Jean Tabary.-Early life:Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, to a family...

 and originally published in the French magazine Pilote

Pilote

thumb|Cover of the first Pilote teaser issue, #0.Pilote was a French comics periodical published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix le Gaulois, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and Valérian et...

 issue 291 (1965), with only a few drawings. In 1989 it was fully illustrated by Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo

Albert Uderzo is a French comic book artist, and scriptwriter. He is best known for his work on the Astérix series, but also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, also in collaboration with René Goscinny.-Early life:...

 and published in an album as a text story with illustrations.

Plot summary

The story is narrated by Asterix: he tells of his early childhood (when he was about six years old) when Obelix was shy, overweight and bullied.

After the other kids picked on Obelix one too many times, Asterix decided to help him by getting him to drink some of Getafix' magic potion when the village men went out to beat up Romans, but Obelix slipped and fell in — being rescued by Getafix when the battle was over.

Publication

• The book has been out of print in English for the past decade but since October 2009, it has been re-released with a brand new cover.

In other languages

• Czech: Jak Obelix spadl do druidova kotle, když byl malý
• Dutch: Hoe de kleine Obelix in de ketel van de Druïde viel
• Finnish: Kuinka Obelix putosi pienenä tietäjän taikajuomapataan
• German: Wie Obelix als kleines Kind in den Zaubertrank geplumpst ist
• Greek: Πώς ο Οβελίξ έπεσε στη χύτρα του Δρυΐδη όταν ήταν μικρός
• Italian: Come fu che Obelix cadde da piccolo nel paiolo del druido
• Norwegian: Hvordan Obelix falt oppi trollmannens gryte da han var liten
• Polish: Jak Obeliks wpadł do kociołka kiedy był mały
• Portuguese: Como Obelix caiu no caldeirão no caldeirão do druida quando era pequeno
• Serbian: Како је Обеликс упао у чаробни напитак
• Spanish: Cómo Obélix se cayó en la marmita del druida cuando era pequeño
• Turkish: Oburiks küçük bir çocukken kudret şerbeti kazanına nasıl düştü

See also

• Younger versions of cartoon characters
  Younger versions of cartoon characters
  Since the 1980s, there have been many animated characters which are either junior versions or younger versions of other well-established characters...