(6 February 1988)

Marvel UK, 1987 Series
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Price
0.32 GBP; 1.30 USD; 1.70 CAD
Pages
?
Indicia Frequency
weekly
On-sale Date
1988-01-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Ltd.
Brand
Marvel
Editing
Richard Starkings

Death in Venice! (Table of Contents)

Action Force / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kevin Hopgood
Inks
Kevin Hopgood
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Flint; Eels
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Venetian Blind Part Three (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Simon Furman
Pencils
Kevin Hopgood
Inks
Dave Harwood
Colors
Stuart Place
Letters
Annie Parkhouse
Genre
war
Characters
Action Force [Flint; Lady Jaye; Footloose; Quick Kick; Shipwreck]; Cobra [Eels; Destro; Cobra troopers]

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

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

Script
Lew Stringer
Pencils
Lew Stringer
Inks
Lew Stringer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour
Characters
Semi-Automatic Steve

Sea Duel (Table of Contents: 3)

Action Force / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama
Pencils
Rod Whigham
Inks
Andy Mushynsky
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Joe Rosen
Genre
war
Characters
Action Force [General Hawk (leader); Snake-Eyes; Flint; Cutter; Bazooka; Shipwreck; Doc; Ripcord (as Zartan); Spirit; Quick-Kick; Ace; Lady Jaye; Wild Bill; Clutch; Breaker; Beachhead (first appearance); Wet-Suit (first appearance)]; Storm Shadow; Cobra [Cobra Commander; Destro; Baroness; Dr. Mindbender; Dreadnoks [Zartan (as Ripcord; leader); Torch; Buzzer; Ripper]; Firefly; Eels; Televiper; Cobra Soldiers; Cobra Officers]
Synopsis
Action Force launches a sea assault to rescue the recon team on Cobra Island, as the Baroness fatally shoots Storm Shadow as he aids Snake-Eyes in his escape. Zartan (as Ripcord), is drugged and flown back to the Pit for medical aid, and Doc notices something strange when he sees Zartan's holographic disguise disappear for a second due to the drugs at the Pit. Ripcord (as Zartan), lands at Springfield airport, tended to by the unsuspecting Dreadnoks.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Lew Stringer
Pencils
Lew Stringer
Inks
Lew Stringer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour
Characters
Combat Colin; Semi-Automatic Steve; Cap'n Barnacle; Aunt Arctic; Doctor Nasty
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death in Venice!
    Action Force
  2. 1. Venetian Blind Part Three
    Action Force
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Unintelligence Profile
  4. 3. Sea Duel
    Action Force
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Codename: Combat Colin
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  • David Bruce
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