Action Force #5 was released on 29th March 1987.
Original material[]
Snow Chase[]
Snake-Eyes is skying down a Balkan mountain, escaping from Castle Destro,[1] but pursuing him on motorbikes are Buzzer and Ripper - the Dreadnoks. Buzzer pauses and uses his chainsaw to cut down a tree which he sends down after Snake-Eyes but it has no effect. Then Ripper takes aim with a rifle and hits Snake-Eyes in the elbow. They climb back on their bikes to catch Snake-Eyes before he reaches a nearby village. Snake-Eyes walks bleeding into the Hotel Alpino and asks to send a telex. He gives the message to the deskman when suddenly the two Dreadnoks burst in, knocking down Snake-Eyes and sawing through the telex machine. Snake-Eyes hits back and runs out, still wounded. Outside he uses a tripwire to knock the two Dreadnoks off their bikes, then he jumps onto Buzzer's bike and uses a pistol to detonate the fuel tank on Ripper's bike.
At Action Force's Geneva headquarters Alpine tells Dusty a partial message has come from Snake-Eyes saying that Cobra will attack the Eiffel Tower at midday tomorrow.
Featured characters[]
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Errors[]
Items of note[]
- This story was later reprinted in Action Force Monthly #12.
- Torch is not shown with his fellow Deadnoks.
- When Snake-Eyes arrives in the hotel rather than speaking he writes his request (in English) on a sheet of paper.
Reprinted material[]
Eleven pages of "That Sinking Feeling" from G.I. Joe: Special Missions #1 were reprinted.
The T.A.C. Page[]
This issue introduces the T.A.C. Page giving in depth information about the various weapons and vehicles, with the descriptions written "in character" by their users. This issue details:
- The Skystriker XP-14F, by Ace
- The M16 Armalite Rifle & the M203 Grenade Launcher, by Footloose
Combat Colin[]
This issue sees the debut of the comedy strip Codename: Combat Colin, by Lew Stringer. The strip at this point occupied half of the penultimate page of the issue and introduces us to Combat Colin, a military fanatic who dons a camouflage jacket and camouflage paint and takes a huge rifle and grenade just to go to the shops to buy a packet of sweets. He still lives with his mum.[2]
Action Force toy adverts[]
- The issue includes a two-page advert for the Dragonfly XH-1 & Wild Bill, also highlighting the F.A.N.G., the Ferret A.T.V., the Armadillo mini tank, the Water Moccasin, Destro, Flint and Lady Jaye.
Errors[]
- On the "Mission Control" contents page Buzzer is named "Buzzsaw".
Items of note[]
- The issue also contains a one-page pin-up of Buzzer, Ripper and Torch.
Footnotes[]
- ↑ Coils of the Serpent
- ↑ Strip available online at Combat Colin - Webstrips: Colin's first ever appearance
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