About this Collection
This 1979 edition of IPC's Action Annual collects a selection of comic strips from the Action weekly series, featuring a mix of adventure, sports, and war stories typical of the title's gritty, anti-authoritarian tone. It includes contributions from notable British comics artists and writers of the era, offering a snapshot of the publication's most popular characters and serials from the late 1970s.
Contains 27 stories
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8 pp · spy
DredgerBreedHamud
Untitled story
1 pp · non-fiction
The Fat Man
4 pp · detective-mystery
Al Bonito (The Fat Man)Otto LevinskyJake Levinsky
Luckiest Pilot Alive
1 pp · non-fiction; biography
George Smith
The Whispering Menace
11 pp · adventure
Rory MacDuffBarney LomaxProfessor PillonAscardeus (living plantvillain)
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1 pp · non-fiction
The Telepathic Cop
1 pp · non-fiction; detective-mystery
Don Sabel
Untitled story
3 pp
Cliff HangerKukriThe Firefly (villain)
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3 pp · war
Major Rafe CollinsFrank MasonWerner Voss
T.W. Chapman, Ship's Carpenter
1 pp · non-fiction; biography
T.W. Chapman
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8 pp · science fiction; sports
The Black Gladiators (team)Death Riders (team)Ivan PenkoffThe Angels of Death (team)Rostock Dynaomos (team)
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8 pp · sports
Kenny "Lefty" LamptonEnoch LamptonMr. BowkerBig Bill BarberDave Marsden (villain)
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1 pp · non-fiction
Untitled story
3 pp · adventure
Cliff HangerKukriKing Ahmid
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8 pp · adventure
Hook JawCyrus T. VoglerBarry Vogler
Untitled story
3 pp · war
Major Rafe CollinsLieutenant Lance McAlister
The Glider Pilots
1 pp · non-fiction; war
The Lancers
1 pp · non-fiction; war
The Mounties
1 pp · non-fiction; detective-mystery
Hannibal's Army
1 pp · non-fiction; war
Guardian of the Gold
1 pp · non-fiction; detective-mystery
James B. Hume
Untitled story
8 pp · spy
BarracudaFrollo
Untitled story
3 pp · war
Major Clem WayneMajor Rafe CollinsLieutenant Frank Miller [Franz Moehler]
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3 pp · adventure
Cliff HangerKukriMr. Bigg
The Lost Revolver
1 pp · non-fiction; detective-mystery
Captain Nesteroff
1 pp · non-fiction; war
Captain Nesteroff
The Islands of Peril
13 pp · adventure
Simon TestClive HowardeRalph ErlyBaron von StrykerMike TaggartWayne PowerThe Big Man
