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Gaston 19

Gaston 19
Cover of the Belgian edition
Series	Gaston Lagaffe
Publisher	Dupuis
Creative team
Writers	Franquin
Artists	Franquin
Original publication
Published in	Spirou magazine
Date of publication	1999
Language	French

Gaston 19, written and drawn by Franquin, is the last album of the Gaston Lagaffe series ever published. It was published in December 1999, after Franquin's death, by Marsu Productions. It has 44 pages.

Story

The album contains some mini-récits, advertisements and drawings.

Inventions

paint brush with tank and battery : brush so efficient that it paint also the user
electric roller skates : roller skates without brakes nor switch
miniature drill : highly efficient drill that can accidentally cause some damages
small ventilator: too efficient, it flies away
fan with motor: fan with battery to be placed on the wrist, it also allows someone to fly
electric cigar-cutter : this cigar-cutter not only cut cigars but also grind them
shaving brush with rotary hair: with too powerful batteries, it can have unexpected effects (Gaston 19)
bicycle on baterries: batteries are placed in the frame of the bike
heating soles: non-slip soles equipped with a heating system against black ice
miniature electric doll: doll of Prunelle
fire-extinger walkie-talkie: to communicate easily and avoiding being exposed
antifreeze : this antifreeze makes bubbles
radio-controlled bin

Background

The album is not part of the initial series, which is made up of 16 albums, numbered from 0 to 15. It is the last album of a new series. Initially, the new series, launched after the author's death, was made up of 18 albums, but some works had been published only in Spirou magazine but never in albums, and other content had never been published anywhere.