Action Comics Rare Bundle #1 (5 issues, 1976)
Published by IPC Magazines, 1976
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Comic
- Used
Seller: Print Matters, London, United KingdomPrint Matters
AbeBooks seller since December 3, 2000
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 88.44
Quantity: 1 available
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Soft Cover. IPC Magazines 1976. 1st Edition. Book condition: F - Fine. Black & White illustrations. This is a collection of 5 rare issues from the first year of Action comic. Featuring issues: 7th August 1976 21st August 1976 25th September 1976 2nd October 1976 9th October 1976 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the comic quickly received media criticism for its violent content, causing a moral panic that ultimately saw it withdrawn from sale by IPC in October 1976, amid rumours it was to be banned.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 2000AD 32 pages. Size: 8" x 11" (210mm x 290mm). (2.2). …
Seller Inventory # ACTIONRARE01
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Action Comics Rare Bundle #1 (5 issues, 1976)
- Author
- Various illustrated by Various
- Publisher
- IPC Magazines
- Publication year
- 1976
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Illustrator
- Various
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Comics
Print Matters
London, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since December 3, 2000
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