Des gaffes et des dégâts
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Des gaffes et des dégâts, written and drawn by Franquin
, is the sixth album of the original Gaston Lagaffe
series. The 59 strips of this album were previously published in Spirou
.
André Franquin
André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best known comic strip creations are Gaston and Marsupilami, created while he worked on the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1947 to 1969, during a period seen by many as the series' golden age.-Franquin's beginnings:Franquin was...
, is the sixth album of the original Gaston Lagaffe
Gaston Lagaffe
Gaston is a comic strip created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin in the comic strip magazine, Spirou. The series focuses on the every-day life of Gaston Lagaffe, a lazy and accident-prone office junior...
series. The 59 strips of this album were previously published in Spirou
Spirou (magazine)
Spirou magazine is a weekly Belgian comics magazine published by the Dupuis company...
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Story
In this album, Bertrand Labévue and the Gaffophone appear for the first time. Most of the gags are caused by the instrument.Inventions
- filter for gases: to be placed on the exhaust pipe of one's car to prevent CO2 emissions
- a rocket to modify the weather: rocket full of explosive, but inefficient
- quick floor polisher: consists of an old fire extinguisher.
- table : a table camping which can fold automatically, thank to a small button situated at the center of the table, which can cause some unexpected and accidents