(29 August 1987)

Marvel UK, 1987 Series
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Price
0.32 GBP; 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
1987-08-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Brand
Marvel
Editing
Richard Starkings (credited) (editor); Steve White (credited) (assistant editor)

Mauled! (Table of Contents)

Action Force / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jeff Anderson
Inks
Jeff Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; war
Characters
Heavy Metal
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Announcing the Very First Action Force Annual! (Table of Contents: 2)

Mission Control / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Richard Starkings
Pencils
Kevin Hopgood
Inks
Kevin Hopgood
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Destro; Flint; Footloose

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

Ancient Relics! Part Four (Table of Contents: 3)

Action Force; Transformers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Simon Furman (credited)
Pencils
Geoff Senior (credited)
Inks
Dave Harwood (credited)
Colors
Steve White (credited)
Letters
Annie Parkhouse (credited as Annie Halfacree)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He remembers...
Genre
military; science fiction; war
Characters
Action Force [Flint; Scarlet; Heavy Metal; Airtight; Barbecue; Bazooka; Crankcase; Dusty; Wild Bill]; Autobots [Grimlock; Blades]; Megatron; Centurion
Reprints

Code Name: Scarlett (Table of Contents: 4)

Intelligence Profile / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Herb Trimpe
Inks
Joe Delbeato
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Scarlett
Reprints

Celebration! Part Two (Table of Contents: 5)

Action Force / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Frank Springer (credited)
Inks
Andy Mushynsky (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
While out finding a herba; remedy for the wounds he sustained
Genre
war
Characters
Action Force [Hawk; Duke; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Stalker; Airborne; Spirit Iron-Knife; Rip-Cord; Blowtorch; Gung-Ho; Roadblock; Cover Girl; Wild Bill; Deep-Six; Mutt; Breaker; Clutch; Rock 'N Roll; Zap; Grunt; Short-Fuse; Flash]; Billy; General Austin; Candy (Bongo The Balloon Bear; first appearance); Cobra [Cobra Commander; Storm Shadow; Destro; Baroness; Major Bludd; Crimson Guard [Fred Broca II]; Dreadnoks [Zartan (leader); Ripper; Buzzer; Torch]; Firefly; Wild-Weasel; Cobra Soldiers; H.I.S.S. drivers; Cobra Officers]
Synopsis
Rip-Cord and Blowtorch take Spirit to the mall where they run across Fred II (Spirit believing he is Fred I) having an outing with his new family. Destro shows the Baroness his true face, and stops the plot to have Billy kill Cobra Commander by revealing that Billy is the Commander's son. Eight of the original Action Force (except Snake-Eyes) are promoted to administration and Duke becomes full field commander, as Hawk is promoted to Full Commander and the Pit's commanding officer.
Reprints

Mauler M.B.T. (Table of Contents: 6)

The T.A.C. Page / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Mauler M.B.T.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mail Call! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Flint

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jarron Belly, Wayne Hibbert, Andrew Pritchard, Daniel James, David Carrack and Andrew Bushen.

The Crystal Connection Part Eight [Snowbuster] (Table of Contents: 8)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Paul Gulacy (credited)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited)
Colors
Janice Cohen (credited)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited); Karen Mantlo (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As son of the terrible Fu-Manchu,
Genre
martial arts
Characters
Pavane; Shang-Chi
Synopsis
The conclusion of the conflict with Carlton Velcro.
Reprints

Operation: Terror Tank Part One (Table of Contents: 9)

Codename: Combat Colin / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lew Stringer
Pencils
Lew Stringer (signed)
Inks
Lew Stringer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Lew Stringer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It all began one summer's day that seemed like all the rest
Genre
humour
Characters
Combat Colin; Semi-Automatic Steve
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mauled!
    Action Force
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Announcing the Very First Action Force Annual!
    Mission Control
  4. 3. Ancient Relics! Part Four
    Action Force; Transformers
  5. 4. Code Name: Scarlett
    Intelligence Profile
  6. 5. Celebration! Part Two
    Action Force
  7. 6. Mauler M.B.T.
    The T.A.C. Page
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Mail Call!
  9. 8. The Crystal Connection Part Eight [Snowbuster]
    Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi
  10. 9. Operation: Terror Tank Part One
    Codename: Combat Colin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • David Haglund
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk