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9 unusual facts about Marvel UK


Action Force

Following the demise of the Battle Action Force strips, a weekly Action Force comic was launched by Marvel UK on March 8, 1987, consisting of reprints of the US G.I. Joe comic book and new UK-exclusive short strips.

Action Man: 1993–2006

Panini Comics own the Marvel UK licence and Marvel UK had previously been responsible for the creation of an Action Force comic.

Dragon's Claws

The regular series began in June 1988, intended as the flagship title for a line of American-format, monthly comics from Marvel UK.

Frantic

Frantic Magazine, a monthly humour and parody magazine, published in the UK by Marvel UK from 1979 to 1980

Gina Hart

She has also worked on the Rogue Trooper strip and only Marvel UK titles like Transformers.

Martin Geraghty

His first commission was for the Marvel UK comic Overkill but the comic folded before his story was published.

Ray Mutimer

Working for Marvel UK from 1992 to 1994, on Rupert and friends and Rupert Learn and Play – weekly children’s picture strip magazines, Ray illustrated four page picture stories and activity pages called Bingo’s Workshop.

The Really Heavy Greatcoat

The cartoon is written by former Marvel UK and Titan Magazines editor John Freeman and drawn by Nick Miller, a cartoonist whose work has appeared in various UK and US magazines for many years including US publisher Eureka Productions.

Vanessa Bishop

Then, in 1992, Marvel UK's Doctor Who Magazine published her short story A Visit to the Cinema in their "Brief Encounters" section, as well as publishing another story (Playtime) in their 1992 Yearbook.


Night Raven

During the decade, Night Raven appeared in various Marvel UK titles, including a run of text stories beginning in Marvel Superheroes (#382-386) by Alan McKenzie and continued in The Daredevils (#6-11) by Alan Moore and Jamie Delano.


see also

Auto Assembly

Auto Assembly: Target 2006, the 2006 convention inspired by the Marvel UK comic story of the same name, had the Auto Assembly debut appearances of artists Guido Guidi and Mike Collins, and the first UK appearance by its guest of honour voice actor David Kaye along with its regular comic guests.