Countdown
#6
(March 27, 1971)
Polystyle Publications,
1971 Series
- Price
- 0.05 GBP
- Pages
- 24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Polystyle Publications Ltd
- Brand
- ?
- Editing
- Dennis Hooper; Robin Hilborn (assistant editor)
Josef Ninesky (Part Five)
Joe 90 / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure; children; spy
- Characters
- Joe 90 [Joe McClaine]; 'Mac' McClaine; Shane Weston; Commissar Shivroff; Dr. Kreskie
Indexer Notes
Part 5 of 6.
[Mount Hekla]
On Our Cover / text article / 0.25 page
- Script
- Robin Hilborn ?
- Pencils
- ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ? (photograph)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
Countdown (Part 6)
Countdown / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Marc Zero; Bella One; Grant Two; Edward 'Papa' Costra; Morelli; Felix Four; Thelma Three; Toko Five; Colonel Nife
Gigantic Prehistoric Explosion in North Siberia
Think Tank / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Robin Hilborn
- Letters
- typeset
[Cousin Daphne]
Dastardly and Muttley / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humour; aviation
- Characters
- Dick Dastardly; Muttley; Daphne Dastardly
[no title indexed]
Stingray / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, do you think that there fella could be our man, Troy?
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Troy Tempest; "Phones" Sheridan; Professor Morrison; Commander Sam Shore; Atlanta Shore
Michael Billington (Alias Paul Foster)
Shado Data / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- biography
Indexer Notes
Brief biography of actor Michael Billington, who played Col. Paul Foster on the TV series U.F.O.
An Alien Among Us! (Part Five)
UFO / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ed Straker; Mason; Paul Foster; An Alien; Alec Freeman; Warren Spencer
Indexer Notes
Part 5 of 5. The title 'An Alien Among Us' is taken from a reprint edition.
[The Kennedy]
Thunderbirds / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Scott Tracy; Virgil Tracy; Jeff Tracy; Brains; John Tracy; Alan Tracy; Gordon Tracy; The Hood
Hunting for North Sea Treasure
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Presented as two half pages. The first is the lower half of page 9, the second the bottom half of page 6 (the pages are numbered in reverse, so the cover is page 24, the back cover page 1).
Timebenders (Part One)
Doctor Who / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Doctor; Captain Ernst Wolfgang Spiegal; Monique Vedrun
- Reprints
-
in Doctor Who: Classic Comics (Marvel UK, 1992 series) #1 (9 December 1992)
-
Indexer Notes
Story features the third Doctor as portrayed on television by Jon Pertwee.
[no title indexed]
The Secret Service / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's the finest thing I've ever seen, Padre!
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Father Unwin; Julius St. Cyr; Marcus Fleming; Cyril; Henry; Lucille; Matthew
Indexer Notes
Part 3 of 4.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Josef Ninesky (Part Five)
Joe 90 -
2.
The British Army in Saudi Arabia
-
3.
Countdown Contents
-
4.
[Mount Hekla]
On Our Cover -
5.
Countdown (Part 6)
Countdown -
6.
Gigantic Prehistoric Explosion in North Siberia
Think Tank -
7.
[Cousin Daphne]
Dastardly and Muttley -
8.
["Say, do you think that there fella could be our man, Troy?"]
Stingray -
9.
Michael Billington (Alias Paul Foster)
Shado Data -
10.
UFO Intercepted by RAF Fighter
-
11.
An Alien Among Us! (Part Five)
UFO -
12.
[The Kennedy]
Thunderbirds -
13.
Hunting for North Sea Treasure
-
14.
Timebenders (Part One)
Doctor Who -
15.
["It's the finest thing I've ever seen, Padre!"]
The Secret Service -
16.
Bombardment from Space
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- Steve Jenner
- Ramon Schenk
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