| Action | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Action1408176.jpg) The cover of the 14 August 1976 edition of Action, spotlighting "Death Game 1999", "Hook Jaw", "Look Out for Lefty!" and "Hell's Highway". | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IPC Magazines |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 14 February 1976 – 5 November 1977 |
| No. of issues | 86[a] |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Pat Mills Geoff Kemp |
| Written by | Ken Armstrong Chris Lowder Steve MacManus Pat Mills Tom Tully John Wagner |
| Artist(s) | Massimo Belardinelli Mike Dorey Ramon Sola Mike White |
| Editor(s) | Pat Mills Geoff Kemp John Smith Sid Bicknell |
Action was a British weekly boys' comic published by IPC Magazines from 14 February 1976 to 5 November 1977, when it merged with war comic Battle after 86 issues. The comic was created by Pat Mills and Geoff Kemp.
While initially a sales success, the comic quickly received media criticism for its violent content, causing a moral panic that ultimately saw it withdrawn from sale by IPC in October 1976, amid rumours it was to be banned. Action returned two months later in a much-sanitised form, quickly losing readers and being cancelled the following year. Despite its short lifespan, Action was highly influential on the British comics scene, and was a direct forerunner of the long-running 2000 AD.
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