Price: 0.32 GBP; 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages: 28
On-sale Date: 1987-09-27
Editing: Richard Starkings (credited) (editor); Steve White (credited) (assistant editor)

Skystruck!

Action Force / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:war; military
Characters:
Cobra; Crimson Guard

Issue Data

[no title indexed]

table of contents / 0.5 page

Script:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

Video Competition Winner

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page


Characters:
Cobra Commander; Destro; Flint; Footloose

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

Sky Strike! Part Three

Action Force / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Steve White (credited)
Pencils:
Martin Griffiths (credited)
Inks:
Dave Harwood (credited)
Colors:
Euan Peters (credited)
Letters:
Annie Parkhouse (credited as Annie H.)

  • Genre:war; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dawn, South America.
Characters:
Action Force [Ace; Lady Jaye; Flint; Wild Bill]; Cobra troopers; Crimson Guard

Twin Brothers

Action Force / comic story / 10 pages

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

  • Genre:war; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Excuse me,
Characters:
Action Force [Duke; Snake-Eyes; Rip-Cord; Gung-Ho; Roadblock; Lady Jaye; Blowtorch; Wild Bill; Flint (first appearance); Footloose (first appearance)]; Cobra [Destro; Crimson Guard [Tomax (first appearance) (co-leader); Xamot (first appearance, co-leader); Fred series]]; Bongo [Candy]
Synopsis:
Gung-Ho, Ripcord and Blowtorch run into the Crimson Guard, and their leaders, Tomax and Xamot, while delivering balloons to the Arbco (Cobra anagram) Brothers Circus with Candy (Bongo), as new members Flint and Footloose are introduced to Action Force. The twins escape, and Candy breaks up with Ripcord.
Reprints (1)

Children in Danger

Spider-Man / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Simon Furman (credited)
Pencils:
Inks:
Dave Harwood (credited)
Colors:
Steve White (credited)
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
Ian Rimmer (credited) (editor)

  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:His name is Spider-man.
Characters:
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

The Return of the Oktober Guard! Part Two [Triple Play]

Action Force / comic story / 4 pages

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

  • Genre:war; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Whamm. Whamm!
Characters:
Action Force [Duke; Flint; Spirit Iron-Knife; Stalker; Footloose]; Oktober Guard [Schrage; Daina; Colonel Brekhov; Stormavik; Horror-Show]; 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 (1)

[no title indexed]

Codename: Combat Colin / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humour
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:They're giving away ten crates of Napalm as prizes at the bingo tonight, Colin.
Characters:
Combat Colin; Semi-Automatic Steve

Indexer Notes

On the inside back cover.

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