The Smurfs & Friends #2, Hardcover Book, By: Peyo

Another terrific compendium of Peyo classics, this time focusing on the smurfs arch-nemesis, Gargamel! The Smurfs' eternal arch-foe, the evil wizard Gargamel, is the center of attention in several Smurf-stories:"Gargamel and the Crocodile, " features Gargamel's attempts toraise a pet crocodile, much to Azrael's chagrin; Gourmelin, "Gargamel's Twin Brother" also stops by for a visit; a very hungry fellow returns and demands Gargamel to feed him in "The Ogre and the Smurfs;" a very noisy bird keeps makes Gargamel's life difficult in "The Smurfs and the Booglooboo;" then there's"Gargamel's Nephews" who look like three pint-size Gargamel's, who stir up some trouble when they visit their uncle; and just when you think you've met all of Gargamel's look-alike relatives, "Sagratamabarb" shows up and wants to move next door to his cousinGargamel! And if all that wasn't enough, there are dozens of gag-filledSmurfs comic strips, another adventure of Johan, in which the gallant court page must battle "The Master of Roucybeuf, " and an action-packed BennyBreakiron epic where the tiny, super-powered French boy encounters "MadameAdolphine, " a seemingly harmless little old lady, who apparently is behind a major criminal caper!