Le géant de la gaffe, written and drawn by Franquin, is the tenth album of the original Gaston Lagaffe series.

It is composed of 52 strips previously published in Spirou.

Le géant de la gaffe is the first album in which Franquin inserts eccentric signatures.

Monsieur De Mesmaeker is less present than in previous albums.

This album is the last which is made up of 52 pages.