Asterix #[8] - Asterix in Britain

(1984)

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

[Publication Information] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Map of Gaul (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

A Few of the Gauls (Table of Contents: 4)

Asterix / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Albert Uderzo

Inks

Albert Uderzo

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humour

Characters

Asterix; Obelix; Getafix; Cacofonix; Vitalstatistix

Synopsis

Introduction to various characters in the Asterix universe.

Asterix in Britain (Table of Contents: 5)

Asterix / comic story / 44 pages (report information)

Script

René Goscinny (credited as Goscinny); Anthea Bell (credited) (translation); Derek Hockridge (credited) (translation)

Pencils

Albert Uderzo (credited as Uderzo)

Inks

Marcel Uderzo (credited as Uderzo)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; humour

Characters

Asterix; Obelix; Getafix; Cacofonix; Vitalstatistix; Julius Ceasar; Chief Cassivellaunos; Chief Mykingdomforanos; Anticlimax; O'Veroptimistix; McAnix; Dogmatix; Tallius Stratocumulus; Encyclopeadicus Britannicus; Dipsomaniax; Claudius Detritus; Surtax; Boadicea; Hipiphurrax

Synopsis

Asterix and Obelix travel to Britain to help Asterix's first cousin's tribe fight the Romans and bring a barrel of the secret potion to make them strong.

Reprints

• from Astérix (Dargaud, 1961 series) #8 - Asterix chez les Bretons (1966)
which is reprinted
• from Pilote (Dargaud, 1960 series) #307, #334 (17 mars 1966)

Indexer Notes

Upon entering London they see a music group being mobbed by fans. The group, while unnamed is a parody of the Beatles.