Gare aux gaffes du gars gonflé, written and drawn by Franquin and Jidéhem, is an album of the original Gaston Lagaffe series, numbered R3.

Gaston signs a contract with De Mesmaeker.

This album is made up of the gags previously published in the small-sized albums Gare aux Gaffes and Les Gaffes d'un Gars Gonflé, numbered #1 and #5.

It was first published in 1966 in a small format under the title Gare aux gaffes.

This is the first album of the series which contains full page strips.