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Issue: Battle Action #12 May 1979 [218]
Publication Date: May 1979
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Issues: #12 May 1979 [218] of 182 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagIPC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: IPC Magazines Ltd.
On Sale Date: 1979
Volume: none
Pages: 32
ISBN:
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Price: £0.10 GBP
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dave Hunt
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern British size
Paper Stock: Newsprint
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Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagCharley's War #2 published June 1986 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagCharley's War #1 published November 2004 as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Johnny 'Red' Redmond
First Line: Johnny Red faces death...on the last mile home!
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Pages: 1
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Lonely Reveals the Secret of the Lost Platoon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Charley Bourne; Lonely; Ginger; Lieutenant Snell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.5
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The Hurricane is Here!

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Johnny 'Red' Redmond
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for the Battle Picture Weekly Holidaly Special.
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Big Rommel Half-Track Competition

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Emery
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Airfix Modelllers Club Page
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Pages: 1
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George Dunn Becomes a Marked Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): H.M.S. Nightshade
Character(s): George Dunn; Parsons; Tich; Never-Gonna-Make-It Brown
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Unknown Soldier Has a Score to Settle With the Germans

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): The Sarge
Character(s): Sergeant Jim Masters; Green; Unknown Soldier
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Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Captain Hurricane]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Battle Stations
Character(s): Captain Hurricane
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters and art from Titus McCready, Simon Johnson, Brendan Cunnane, John Boswell and Colin Grant. Lists the winners of the Blow Gun competition.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (first two pages only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Johnny 'Red' Redmond; Russian official; Yacob; Rudi Voriskin
First Line: Squadron-Leader, Redburn, what shall I do?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: First two pages in colour.
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The Train's Engine Blew Up with a Terrific Blast

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Crazy Keller
Character(s): Captain Keller; Aerial Arkin; General Hennessey; General Patton; German soldiers; SS soldiers (villains)
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Pages: 3.5
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cartoon Corner
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Cartoons sent in by Joseph Finnigan; Paul Parker and Michael Cross
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"Join all your favourite characters again next week in Battle Action

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Sergeant Jim Masters; Johnny 'Red' Redmond; Charley Bourne; Joe Taggart; Colonel Jeb Rider
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad reminding readers to place an order for Battle Action with their newsagent.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: They wanted a sword
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional adverisement for the Lion Holiday Special
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"Joe Taggart and his Black Gladiators spinball team"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, sports
Feature(s): The Spinball Wars
Character(s): The Black Gladiators [Joe Taggart; Ape Larsen; Stitch Carver; Clipper]; Major Banning
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Pages: 3
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The Germans Play a Crafty Trick on Boss Rider

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Glory Rider
Character(s): Colonel Jeb Rider; Steve Hilts; Top-Sergeant Redman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Entry of the Iron Monsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, war
Feature(s): Oh, What a Lovely War
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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