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Action Annuals

Annual for IPC's weekly comic Action. Despite Action only being published for less than two years, the annuals continued well after the weekly comics ended, finishing only in 1984 after nine annuals.

The last weekly issue was dated 12th November 1977 and the final Annual was for 1985.

 

 

Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1976

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 144

  • Price - £1.00

  • ISBN - 85037-289-5

 

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  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1977

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 142

  • Price - £1.00

  • ISBN - 85037-321-2

 

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Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1978

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 128

  • Price - £1.10

  • ISBN - 85037- 385-9

 

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Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1979

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 128

  • Price - £1.25

  • ISBN - 85037-392-1

 

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Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1980

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 128

  • Price - £1.50

  • ISBN - 85037-513-4

 

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Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1981

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 128

  • Price - £1.95

  • ISBN - 85037-663-7

 

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Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1982

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 128

  • Price - £1.95

  • ISBN - 85037-754-4

 

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Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1983

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 112

  • Price - £1.95

  • ISBN - 85037-900-8

 

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Credits

  • Year Published - Sep/Oct 1984

  • Published By -  Fleetway

  • Printed by - IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 112

  • Price - £2.25

  • ISBN - 85037-755-2

 

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Annual (1977)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Wild Ones

  • Run Rampton Run

  • Dredger

  • Black Jack

  • Ski Patrol

  • Dreger

  • What's In A Name

  • The Big Steal

  • Johnny Zero

  • Fireball

  • Death Game 1999

  • Sport's Not For Losers

  • Hellman

  • Action Mouse

  • Hook Jaw

  • Wild Ones

  • Six Riffles For The Czar

  • Action Mouse​

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General

  • Pop Crossword

  • It's A Laugh

  • Mad Mad Maniaction

  • Their In The Danger Business

  • Just The Trick

  • Krazy Kaptions

  • lying Freaks

  • Soccer Session

  • Puzzles

  • Destruction Derby

  • Puzzles and Posers

  • It's A Laugh

  • Action Man Diary '77

  • Just The Trick

  • They Fly Through The Air

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Annual (1978)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Flying Fortress (Part One)

  • Hook Jaw

  • Dredger

  • Action Mouse

  • Hell's Highway

  • Emperor Of Crime

  • Hellman Of Hammer Force

  • Dredger

  • Double Dynamite

  • Look Out For Lefty

  • Hell's Highway

  • Action Mouse

  • Flying Fortress (Part Two)

  • Rory MacDuff and the Phantom Legion

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General

  • Rough and Tumble

  • Gag Time

  • Quick Quiz

  • Gag Time

  • Guess What

  • Gag Time

  • It's A Fact

  • Fangs and Foul Friends

  • King Fred's Toy Solders

  • Flying High

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Annual (1979)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Dredger

  • The Fat Man

  • Men Of Destiny

  • Rory MacDuff and the Whispering Menace

  • Hellman of Hammer Force

  • The Telepathic Cop

  • Cliff Hanger

  • The Suicide Club

  • Men Of Destiny: T.W. Chapman

  • Spin Ball

  • Look Out For Lefty

  • Cliff Hanger

  • Hook Jaw

  • The Suicide Club

  • Code Name Barracuda

  • The Suicide Club

  • Cliff Hanger

  • Simon Test and the Island of Peril

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General

  • It Really Happened

  • Monsters Of The Deep

  • It Really Happened

  • TV Tee Hee

  • Weird

  • Weapons Of War

  • It Really Happened

  • Action Man: Mike Hazelwood

  • Action Man: Eddie Kid

  • Action Man: Nick Faldo

  • Action Man: Mike Brearley

  • Action Men: The Glider Pilots

  • Action Men: The Lancers

  • Action Men: The Mounties

  • Action Men: Hannibal's Army

  • Crime Busters: Guardian Of the Gold

  • Could You Be A Junior Agent

  • Crime Busters: The Lost Revolver

  • Men Of Destiny: Captain Nesteroff

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Annual (1980)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Look Out For Lefty

  • Crime Busters: Man Hunt Across The States

  • Hellman: Montgomery Rommel

  • Cliff Hanger

  • The Mail Must Get Through

  • Spinball

  • The Big Breakout

  • Crime Buster: Sub Zero Journey

  • Hell's Highway

  • Hook Jaw

  • Crime Busters: The Stolen Relics

  • Chane Of The Cinder Track

  • The Silver Colt

  • Dredger

  • The Matterhorn

  • Thunder Ball

  • Cliff Hanger

  • The Ghost Of Jason Rollo

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General

  • Action Hall Of Fame: Hilary and Tenzing

  • Action Hall Of Fame: Mohammed Ali

  • The Alamo

  • The Human Fly

  • Are You Superstitious

  • It Runs In The Family

  • Last Of The Fighting Chieftains

  • Action Hall Of Fame: Charles Lindbergh

  • The Password Is Laugh

  • Brain Bashers

  • The Dive It Yourself Submarine

  • Young Men Of Action: David Gower

  • Young Men Of Action: Daley Thompson

  • Young Men Of Action: Chris Snode

  • Young Men Of Action: Liam Brady

  • It's Impossible: Or Is It

  • Hook Line and Laughter

  • Bullion Hunters

  • It Really Happened

  • Action Hall Of Fame: Thor Heyerdahl

  • Action Hall Of Fame: Alexie Leonov

  • Action Hall Of Fame: Edward White

  • Prehistoric Heavyweights

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Annual (1981)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • The Man With The Dollar Brand

  • Dredger: The Agent Vanishes

  • Look Out For Lefty

  • Thunder Bill

  • Hook Jaw

  • It's A Crazy World

  • Crime Busters: Charlie Artful

  • Dredger: White Heat

  • Flying Ace: Battler Britton and the Secret Weapon 

  • Spinball

  • Crime Busters: The Avenging Marshall

  • The Coffin Sub

  • The Daredevils: Danger Every Mile

  • The Daredevils: Helicopter Rescuers

  • Hellman Of Hammer Force

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General

  • Rehearsal For Destruction

  • The Daredevils: Danger On Ice

  • The Daredevils: Skydiving Without A Parachute

  • Daffy Inventions

  • Human Cannonball

  • Knowall's Space Quiz

  • Action: Death Defyers

  • Murder Was The Business

  • Famous Fighters: The Gurkhas

  • Famous Fighters: The Gunners

  • Spot Light On: Lion Taming

  • Charting The Seas

  • Party Time

  • Is It True

  • Daffy Inventions

  • Ready Steady Scream

  • Rising Stars: Terry Connor

  • Rising Stars: Gary Shaw

  • Rising Stars: Clive Allen

  • Rising Stars: Tommy Caton

  • Rising Stars: Terry Gibson

  • Ready Steady Laugh

  • The Nelson's Touch

  • Quick Quiz

  • When Schneider Meant Speed

  • Narvik 

  • Play At Your Peril

  • Action: Death Defyers

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Annual (1982)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • The Knight From Nowhere

  • Menace Of The Stormtroopers

  • The Haunted Ship (Part One)

  • Piracy on Satellite Seven

  • Dredger: Dead Man's Secret

  • Rough Justice

  • Torruk

  • Luckiest Boy In The World

  • Dredge: 4 Minutes To Die

  • The Hunted Ship (Part Two)

  • Down In The Dungeons

  • The Smugglers

  • The Ton Up Trio

  • Black Dragon's Perilous Quest

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General

  • Human Bombs

  • Spooky Scrapbook

  • Captain Patch-eye's Secret Treasure

  • Just Jokes

  • Spooky Scrapbook

  • Round The World Motor Race

  • The Man Who Refused To Die

  • Just Jokes

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Annual (1983)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Disaster In The North Sea

  • The Jailbird Commandos

  • Strange Stories: Missing Millions

  • Mowser and James

  • Strange Stories: Trapped In A Flying Furnace

  • The Jerry Helmet

  • Creatures Of Fire

  • The Haunting Of Harrison's Castle

  • Mastermind

  • The Slithering Menace

  • Mowser and Ames

  • The Magnificent Mounties

  • Battleship Buster

  • The aunts Of Headless Harry

  • Cap'n Codsmouth

  • Experiment X

  • The Spectre Of Rosewarne Hall

  • The Emperor Must Die

  • The Quest For The Diamond Egg

  • Bird Of Battle

  • The Mystery Of Trundle Hill

  • Dredger

  • The Legend Of Benkei: The Warrior Brigand

  • The Space Freighters

  • The Gallant Six Hundred

General

  • The Fantastic Fall

  • Oil Ablaze

  • Balloon Fiesta

  • Danger From The Skies

  • Jolly Jokes

  • Strange World: The Haunted Policeman

  • The First Submarine

  • Strange World: Adventure In A Balloon

  • The Vessel That Fooled The Germans

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Annual (1984)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • The Coffin Sub

  • Operation Egg Shell

  • The Chief They Couldn't Cage

  • The Death Triangle

  • Cliff Hanger

  • Dredger: See Berlin and Die

  • Dredger: No Way Out

  • Fidosaurus

  • Mowser and James

  • Fidosaurus

  • Cliff Hanger

  • SOS International Space Race

  • Mowser and James

  • Shark-bait

  • Cliff Hanger

  • The Dessert Fox

  • Fidosaurus

  • A Sword For Hire

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General

  • Chuckles Corner

  • Escape From Peril No 1

  • Escape From Peril No 2

  • Escape From Peril No 3

  • Escape From Peril No 4

  • The Sinking That Shocked The World

  • Deadly Duel and Otherwise

  • Weird Weapons

  • Isn't It Fantastic

  • Weird Weapons

  • Jolly Jokes

  • Phantom Ship Of The Pacific

  • Haunting Howlers

  • The Island That Exploded

  • Weird Weapons

  • The Hindenburg

  • Sunk By Their Own Navy

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Annual (1985)

Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Hook Jaw

  • Dredger

  • Custer

  • Dredger

  • Custer

  • Hoodoo Machine

  • Custer

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General

  • Crooked Capers

  • Courage: Old England XI and Steve Davis

  • Airliner Quiz

  • A Trophy For The League

  • Crooked Capers

  • Soccer Smiles

  • The All Action Rally Cross

  • Report On The KP Masters

  • Anyone For Tennis

  • Comic Quiz

  • Magic Of The Milk Cup

  • Next Stop Sunshine

  • Flying High

  • A Tale Of Two Cars

  • Superman III

  • A Tale Of Two Cars

  • From Track Stop To TV Star

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Specials

1976 Summer Special

Credits

  • Year Published - July/Aug 1976

  • Published By -  IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 64

  • Price - 25p

 

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Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Dredger

  • The Craddock Story

  • Hellman of Hammer Force

  • Great White Death

  • Black Jack

  • Rogue Cop

  • The Suicide Club

  • Torpedo

  • The White Chute Of Courage

  • Action Mouse
     

General

  • It's A Laugh

  • Knowall

  • Speed

  • Krazy Kaptions

  • Canny Cricket

1977 Summer Special

Credits

  • Year Published - July/Aug 1977

  • Published By -  IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 64

  • Price - 30p

 

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Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Hook Jaw

  • The Torn Lapel

  • Night Of The Battlers

  • The Crete In Hold Eleven

  • Dredger: Ladies Man

  • The Picture Of Peril

  • Spin Ball

  • Roaring Wheels

  • The Legend Testers

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General

  • Steve's Smiles

  • Men Of Action: G Men

  • Foto Fun

  • Dredger's Magnum

  • Well What D' You Know?

  • Men Of Action: Sir Francis Drake

  • Clash By Night

  • Tell-Tale Footprints

1978 Summer Special

Credits

  • Year Published - July/Aug 1978

  • Published By -  IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 64

  • Price - 35p

 

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Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Spin Ball

  • Dredger

  • Great Escapes: Cyril Rofe

  • Mission Executed

  • Challenge Of The Channel

  • Code Name Barracuda

  • The Hungry Sea

  • By The Skin Of His Teeth

  • Greatest Of The Charioteers

  • Look Out For Lefty

  • Great Escapes: Charles McCormac

  • Hook Jaw
     

General

  • The Gentlemen Cat Burler

  • The First Marathon

  • Soccer Roundabout

  • It Really Happened

  • It Really Happened 2

  • Jokes

  • Man Of Action: Buffalo Bill

  • Moifaa: The Unconquerable

  • The Fearless Dane

1979 Summer Special

Credits

  • Year Published - July/Aug 1979

  • Published By -  IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 64

  • Price - 40p

 

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Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Dredger

  • Crime Busters: The Human Fly

  • Thunder Bill

  • Desert Raiders

  • Ned Kelly: Last Of The Bushrangers

  • Hellman

  • Hook Jaw

  • The Outlaws: Colonel Blood

  • Hells Highway

  • Crime Busters: Skull Mask

  • Sporty

  • Kraken and the Ogre From The Past 
     

General

  • True Or False

  • The Daredevils: Test Pilots

  • The Daredevils: Bomb Squad

  • Child' Play

  • The Daredevils: Super Strongmen

  • The Greatest Climbing Exploits

  • Picture Quiz

  • True Or False

  • The Greatest Parachute Descent

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1980 Holiday Special

Credits

  • Year Published - July/Aug 1980

  • Published By -  IPC Magazines

  • Pages - 64

  • Price - 45p

 

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Contents

Stories / Strips

  • Dredger 

  • Sire Moone Lyte (Knight)

  • Operation Rescue

  • What Did You Do In The War Dad?

  • Hook Jaw

  • Hellman of Hammer Force

  • Spinball

  • Operation Rescue

  • Erik The Viking
     

General

  • The Overland Launch

  • The Daredevils: Undersea Charioteers

  • Castaway Capers

  • Summer Smiles

  • Sporting Roundabout

  • The Great Locomotive Duel

  • Madurodam The Mini Village

  • Crime Busters: Marshall For An Hour

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