Passage: Prior to creating the Asterix series, Goscinny and Uderzo had previously had success with their series Oumpah-pah, which was published in Tintin (magazine) magazine. Astérix was originally serialised in Pilote magazine, debuting in the first issue on 29 October 1959. In 1961 the first book was put together, titled Asterix the Gaul. From then on, books were released generally on a yearly basis. Their success was exponential; the first book sold 6,000 copies in its year of publication; a year later, the second sold 20,000. In 1963, the third sold 40,000; the fourth, released in 1964, sold 150,000. A year later, the fifth sold 300,000; 1966s Asterix and the Big Fight sold 400,000 upon initial publication. The ninth Asterix volume, when first released in 1967, sold 1.2 million copies in two days.
How many more books were sold in 1963 compared to 1961? How many more fourth and fifth books were sold than first, second and third? How many more of the fifth book sold than the fourth and second? How many more of the fifth book sold than the fourth and third? How many more of the fifth book sold than the previous four comined? How many more of the fifth book were sold than the fourth and first combined? How many more of the fifth books were sold than the first and second? How many more of the fourth book sold than the third or second? How many total books sold from the first to the fifth? How many total books were sold of the first, second and third? How many total books were sold that were first, second and fourth? How many total of the third, fourth and fifth books were sold? WHat year was the second book published?