Action 21 #v1#8
(August 2089 [August 1989])

Engale Marketing, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 GBP
Pages
20
Indicia Frequency
?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Editing
David Nightingale; Graeme Bassett (news editor)

Showdown in Space! (Table of Contents)

Fireball XL5; Thunderbirds; Captain Scarlet / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

[All in the Mind (Part 7)] (Table of Contents: 1)

Special Agent 21 / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Alan Fennell ?
Pencils
Rab Hamilton
Inks
Rab Hamilton
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; spy
Characters
Agent 21; Tina; S
Reprints

They Watch the World (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Scarlet; Stingray; Fireball XL5 / text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Commander Sam Shore

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents and indicia.

Curse of the Crustavons (Part 1) (Table of Contents: 4)

Stingray / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Fennell
Pencils
Ron Embleton
Inks
Ron Embleton
Colors
Ron Embleton
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Troy Tempest; 'Phones' Sheridan; Commander Shore; The Crustavons

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 7

[The Mysterons Will Destroy Earth's Mars Observatory Network! (Part 1)] (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Scarlet / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Embleton
Inks
Ron Embleton
Colors
Ron Embleton
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Captain Scarlet; Captain Blue; Captain Black; Captain Magenta; Colonel White; Doctor Balatta; Professor Jim Morris; Captain Grey; The Mysterons
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 5.

[Mr. Steelman Part 8] (Table of Contents: 6)

Lady Penelope / comic story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Fennell
Pencils
Eric Eden
Inks
Eric Eden
Colors
Eric Eden
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; spy
Characters
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward; Parker; Roger Lyon; Mr. Steelman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 8 of 11.

Story untitled. The title "Mr. Steelman" is used in a number of episode guides, as well as in some reprints.

Sean Connery (Table of Contents: 7)

Lady Penelope Investigates / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
? [as Lady Penelope]
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Reprints
Keywords
biography

[Mission To Africa (Part 1)] (Table of Contents: 8)

Thunderbirds / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Fennell
Pencils
Frank Bellamy
Inks
Frank Bellamy
Colors
Frank Bellamy
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Scott Tracy; Jeff Tracy; John Tracy; Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward; Dr. Adams; Peters; Masai tribesmen
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 7.

First two pages colour, third page black and white.

Zodiac Flies Out... [The Astran War Part 9] (Table of Contents: 9)

Fireball XL5 / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tod Sullivan ?
Pencils
Mike Noble
Inks
Mike Noble
Colors
Mike Noble
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Steve Zodiac; Commander Zero; Prof. Mat Matic; Venus; Astrans; Robert; Badger
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 9 of 12.

This was originally the 11th part of a 14 part story, but as the sixth and tenth chapters have been omitted from this printing this makes this Chapter nine in this version of the story.

XL5 Under Attack [The Astran War Part 10] (Table of Contents: 10)

Fireball XL5 / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tod Sullivan ?
Pencils
Mike Noble
Inks
Mike Noble
Colors
Mike Noble
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Steve Zodiac; Commander Zero; Prof. Mat Matic; Astrans; Robert
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 10 of 12.

[The Stowaway (Part 4)] (Table of Contents: 11)

Zero X / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Angus P. Allan
Pencils
Mike Noble
Inks
Mike Noble
Colors
Mike Noble
Letters
Peter Corri ?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Captain Paul Travers; Brad Newman; Captain Greg Martin; Dr. Ray Pierce; Colonel Barker; Edward Corgan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 12.

The title "The Stowaway" is taken from the 1990s reprint in the Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons title, where this twelve part story was split up into three sections - "The Stowaway" (parts 1-4), "Sentenced To Death" (parts 5-9) and "The Alien Menace" (parts 10-12).

[A Coming of Angels (Part 1)] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Angels / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jon Davis
Inks
Jon Davis
Colors
Jon Davis
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Diane Simms; Charlie Richards; Juliette Pontoin; Chan Kwan; Karen Wainwright; Magnolia Jones
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Showdown in Space!
    Fireball XL5; Thunderbirds; Captain Scarlet
  2. 1. [All in the Mind (Part 7)]
    Special Agent 21
  3. 2. They Watch the World
    Captain Scarlet; Stingray; Fireball XL5
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Curse of the Crustavons (Part 1)
    Stingray
  6. 5. [The Mysterons Will Destroy Earth's Mars Observatory Network! (Part 1)]
    Captain Scarlet
  7. 6. [Mr. Steelman Part 8]
    Lady Penelope
  8. 7. Sean Connery
    Lady Penelope Investigates
  9. 8. [Mission To Africa (Part 1)]
    Thunderbirds
  10. 9. Zodiac Flies Out... [The Astran War Part 9]
    Fireball XL5
  11. 10. XL5 Under Attack [The Astran War Part 10]
    Fireball XL5
  12. 11. [The Stowaway (Part 4)]
    Zero X
  13. 12. [A Coming of Angels (Part 1)]
    The Angels
This issue was modified by
  • Doug Brain
  • Steve Jenner
  • John Kerry