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Action Force (comic Strip)
''Action Force'' is a British comics, British comic War comics, war story published in the weekly anthology ''Battle Picture Weekly, Battle'' from 8 October 1983 to 29 November 1986 by IPC Magazines; for most of the period the comic was retitled ''Battle Action Force''. The story is based on the Action Force, toyline of the same name produced by Palitoy, and portrayed multinational Europe-based anti-terrorist military organisation Action Force's attempts to thwart the ambitions of the Red Shadows and – later – Cobra (G.I. Joe), Cobra. "Action Force" ended when the toyline's new owners Hasbro discontinued the licence with IPC in favour of a dedicated title produced by Marvel UK. Creation While ''Battle Picture Weekly, Battle'' was still among IPC's best-selling comics in the early 1980s, sales of weekly titles on the whole were sliding. In response, editor Terry Magee and group editor Barrie Tomlinson relaxed the title's all-war format in favour of allowing stories less anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Force
Action Force is a brand of European action figures released in the 1980s that was based on the ''Action Man'' toyline. It was also used to introduce ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toys to European markets. Several publishing companies have produced comic books based on the figures. History First generation (1982) The ''Action Force'' figures were first produced in 1982 by Palitoy, Palitoy Limited, and were released in two waves. They were created in response to the falling sales of the company's larger collection, ''Action Man'', and the comparative success of the smaller Kenner Star Wars action figures, which the company was licensed to sell in Europe. The figures are a mixture of historical military figures (e.g. 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom), Desert Rat, Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany), German Storm trooper) and of more contemporary soldiers (e.g. Arctic warfare, Arctic and Naval warfare, Naval Assault). In contrast to the American-centric ''G.I. Joe'' figures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |