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Issue: Countdown #4
Publication Date: March 1971
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Issues: #4 of 58 Issues
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Publisher: FlagPolystyle Publications
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Indicia Publisher: Polystyle Publications Ltd
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 24
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £0.05 GBP
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 17 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour
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Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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Moon Marbles

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Countdown Contents

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Disclose Notes: Contents listed as Features and Stories (with many been bracketed: serial, new serial or "X amount page complete story").

Page numbers are counting down ie in reverse order, so last page would be 1.
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Coming Next Week in Countdown

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Disclose Notes: Coming next week a feature on special effects in film and how the Gerry Anderson team creates the models for series like Thunderbirds and UFO.

Large photograph that fills most of the page of 3 Moonbase Interceptors ready to take off from a scene from Gerry Anderson's series UFO.
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Glass Marbles

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): On the Cover
Synopsis: On the Cover features a small text piece about the subject of the issue's cover with a small repro of the cover included.
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Disclose Notes: Text feature about glass 'marbles' found in Lunar soil samples.
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward; Parker; Bernard
First Line: We've had a tip-off, Penny.
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The Gemini Plan (Part Four)

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): The Doctor; Murray Stevens; Rudolph Steiner
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Joesph Ninesky (Part Three)

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Joe 90 [Joe McClaine]; 'Mac' McClaine; Shane Weston; Sam Loover; Commissar Shivroff; Dr. Kreskie; Joseph Nineski
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Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 6.
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The 1835 Moon Hoax

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We, the Mysterons, Will Destroy the President! (Part 4)

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Scarlet; Captain Blue; Orafi President; Colonel White; Captain Black
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The Four-Way Stretch Plan

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Dick Dastardly; Muttley; Klunk; Zilly; Yankee Doodle Pigeon
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An Alien Among Us! (Part Three)

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Ed Straker; Robin Johns; Mason; Peter Carlin; An Alien; Alec Freeman; Warren Spencer
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Disclose Notes: Peter Carlin's name is misspelled 'Karlin' throughout this story. Part 3 of 5. The title 'An Alien Among Us' is taken from a reprint edition.
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So You Want to Be an Astronaut?

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Feature(s): Space Spot
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Countdown (Part 3)

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Marc Zero; Bella One; Grant Two; Bikll; Edward 'Papa' Costra; Morelli
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Father Unwin; Adrian St. Cyr; Marcus Fleming; Cyril; Henry; Lucille
First Line: Blessed are the poor...
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The Team Thing

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Feature(s): Think Tank
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The New System (Part 4)

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Scott Tracy; Virgil Tracy; Jeff Tracy; Brains; John Tracy
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Ed Bishop (Alias Ed Straker)

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Genres: biography
Feature(s): Shado Data
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Disclose Notes: Text article featuring a short biography of actor Ed Bishop.

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