(17 October 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
1987-10-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Brand
Marvel
Editing
Richard Starkings (credited) (editor); Steve White (credited) (assistant editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Action Force / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Geoff Senior (credited)
Inks
Geoff Senior (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi there, Bazooka... Guess who!
Genre
war
Characters
Bazooka

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

table of contents / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Richard Starkings (credited)
Pencils
Lew Stringer
Inks
Lew Stringer
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Combat Colin

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

Sunday Drivers Part One (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Ian Rimmer (credited)
Pencils
Phil Gascoine (credited)
Inks
Dave Harwood
Colors
Euan Peters (credited)
Letters
Nick Abadzis (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For most people, Sunday is a day of rest...
Genre
war
Characters
Bazooka; Dreadnoks [Buzzer; Ripper]; Phelps; Alfred Taylor

Judgments (Table of Contents: 4)

Action Force / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deep under suburban Springfield in Cobra Headquarters...
Genre
war
Characters
Action Force [Hawk; Duke; Snake-Eyes; Stalker; Gung-Ho; Rip-Cord; Roadblock; Lady Jaye; Blowtorch; Mutt; Junkyard; Recondo; Flint]; Billy; Dr. Adele Burkhart; Candy; Tucaro Indians; Cobra [Cobra Commander; Destro; Storm Shadow (leaves Cobra); Baroness; Major Bludd; Firefly; Wild-Weasel; Dreadnoks [Zartan (leader); Ripper; Buzzer; Torch]; Cobra Soldiers; Crimson Guard [Tomax (co-leader); Xamot (co-leader); Dr. Appel (unnamed, first appearance in uniform)]]
Synopsis
A team of Action Force infiltrate a suburban house that is a hotbed of Cobra activity, which is later discovered to belong to Candy's father when she arrives on-scene later after the Twins and a Guardsman escape Action Force from the site. Another team of Action Force invade Sierra Gordo to rescue Dr. Burkhart (again). Storm Shadow betrays Cobra by rescuing Billy from the clutches of his father after he was interrogated about his role in the failed assassination.
Reprints

The Return of the Oktober Guard! Part Three [Triple Play] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Michael Golden (credited)
Inks
Michael Golden (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! You guys had an airplane stashed out here under camouflage netting?
Genre
war
Characters
Action Force [Duke; Flint; Spirit Iron-Knife; Stalker; Footloose]; Oktober Guard; Destro (villain); Baroness (villain); Cobra Soldiers (villain); Firefly (villain); Tele-Viper (villain); Eels (villain)
Synopsis
Cobra tries to steal an advanced laser from the Oktober Guard. The Guard holds on to their prize, but have it taken by Action Force instead.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Codename: Combat Colin / comic story / ? pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The story so far... Infatuated with Gladys Blemish,
Genre
humour
Characters
Combat Colin; Semi-Automatic Steve; Gladys Blemish

Indexer Notes

On the inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hi there, Bazooka... Guess who!"]
    Action Force
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Mission Control
  4. 3. Sunday Drivers Part One
    Action Force
  5. 4. Judgments
    Action Force
  6. 5. The Return of the Oktober Guard! Part Three [Triple Play]
    Action Force
  7. 6. ["The story so far... Infatuated with Gladys Blemish,"]
    Codename: Combat Colin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk