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Cover for Action Force #40

Marvel UK · 5 December 1987

Action Force #40

From Action Force · Issue #40

  • Cover Mark Farmer
  • Script Mike Collins, Larry Hama, Lew Stringer
  • Pencils Mark Farmer, Rod Whigham, Herb Trimpe, Lew Stringer
  • Inks Mark Farmer, Andy Mushynsky, Herb Trimpe, Lew Stringer
  • Colors Erik Valebrokk, George Roussos, Bob Sharen
  • Letters Banyan Williamson-Masuda, Joe Rosen, Phil Felix

Action Force issue 40 was published by Marvel UK with a cover date of 5 December 1987 at a cover price of 0.32 GBP; 1.30 USD; 1.70 CAD.

General Austin has a heart attack. Candy escapes from Buzzer. Fred II turns out to be an old Nam buddy of Snake-Eyes and Stalker as he confronts them both at the Vietnam Memorial. The Soft Master arrives in Springfield to get more information on the Hard Master’s death. Billy leaves his training with Storm Shadow to confront his father.

Main story credits: written by Mike Collins, Larry Hama, Lew Stringer; pencils by Mark Farmer, Rod Whigham, Herb Trimpe, Lew Stringer; inks by Mark Farmer, Andy Mushynsky, Herb Trimpe, Lew Stringer.

Issue catalogued from the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Contents

  1. #0 cover 1 pp

    Eye of the Tiger!

    • Pencils Mark Farmer
    • Inks Mark Farmer

    Characters: Snake-Eyes

  2. #1 comic story 5 pp

    Law of the Jungle Part One

    • Script Mike Collins
    • Pencils Mark Farmer
    • Inks Mark Farmer
    • Colors Erik Valebrokk
    • Letters Banyan Williamson-Masuda

    Characters: Snake-Eyes; Cobra

  3. #2 character profile 1 pp

    Snake-Eyes

    Feature: Intelligence Profile

    Characters: Snake-Eyes

  4. #3 comic story 8 pp

    Ties That Bind Part Two

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Rod Whigham
    • Inks Andy Mushynsky
    • Colors George Roussos
    • Letters Joe Rosen

    Characters: Action Force; General Austin; The Soft Master; Candy; Cobra (real name revealed)]]

    General Austin has a heart attack. Candy escapes from Buzzer. Fred II turns out to be an old Nam buddy of Snake-Eyes and Stalker as he confronts them both at the Vietnam Memorial. The Soft Master arrives in Springfield to get more information on the Hard Master's death. Billy leaves his training with Storm Shadow to confront his father.

  5. #4 comic story 5 pp

    Ambush! Part Five

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Herb Trimpe
    • Colors Bob Sharen
    • Letters Phil Felix

    Characters: Action Force

  6. #5 comic story 1 pp

    Codename: Combat Colin

    • Script Lew Stringer
    • Pencils Lew Stringer
    • Inks Lew Stringer

    Characters: Combat Colin; Semi-Automatic Steve

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