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{{Series | |||
|Title=Action Series | |||
|image= [[Image:goldtoken-01.jpg|200 px]] | |||
|Sample= First issue | |||
|Country= [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom / English | |||
|Publisher= [[Young World Publications]] | |||
|Date= 1964 | |||
|Issues= 12 | |||
|Format= 12 × 18,5 cm, b/w | |||
|}} | |||
''Action Series'' was a series of hardbacks comics published by [[Young World Publications]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The ''Action Series'' was introduced in summer of 1964 featuring titles such as: Secret Agent X9 ''(#1 & 8)'', Big Ben Bolt ''(#1)'', Flash Gordon ''(#3 &10)'', Tim Tyler ''(4)'', [[Mandrake the Magician]] ''(#6)'', Brick Bradford ''(#5 & 12)'', Ripcord ''(#7 &11)'' and Justice in the Underworld ''(#9)''. | |||
This series ''(and the Super-Mags series and others)'' by Young World Publications was a Gold Token Book. Each issue of the new ''Library series'' gave Gold Token worth two units. One could collect tokens and send them to the publisher for free gifts: | |||
*12 tokens - A detective magnififying glass | |||
*20 tokens - Two FROG Chuck Gliders Balsa construction. Stunt and fly like a real plane. | |||
* | *30 tokens - Wonderful book of "Record Breakers" 32 big pages of full colour, showing records ans pictures of land, air and water record breakers. | ||
*40 tokens - A luxury folding book-case for all your GOLDEN TOKEN books. | |||
== Issue overview== | |||
===Issues with Mandrake=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:goldtoken-06.jpg|<center>[[Action Series 6 (Gold Token Book)|''Action Series'' #6]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[Category:Publications]] | [[Category:Publications]] | ||
[[Category:Gold Token Book | [[Category:Action Series (Gold Token Book) issues| ]] |
Latest revision as of 22:51, 13 February 2015
Action Series | |
First issue | |
Country/language: | United Kingdom / English |
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Publishing company: | Young World Publications |
Publishing years: | 1964 |
Issues: | 12 |
Format: | 12 × 18,5 cm, b/w |
Action Series was a series of hardbacks comics published by Young World Publications.
History
The Action Series was introduced in summer of 1964 featuring titles such as: Secret Agent X9 (#1 & 8), Big Ben Bolt (#1), Flash Gordon (#3 &10), Tim Tyler (4), Mandrake the Magician (#6), Brick Bradford (#5 & 12), Ripcord (#7 &11) and Justice in the Underworld (#9).
This series (and the Super-Mags series and others) by Young World Publications was a Gold Token Book. Each issue of the new Library series gave Gold Token worth two units. One could collect tokens and send them to the publisher for free gifts:
- 12 tokens - A detective magnififying glass
- 20 tokens - Two FROG Chuck Gliders Balsa construction. Stunt and fly like a real plane.
- 30 tokens - Wonderful book of "Record Breakers" 32 big pages of full colour, showing records ans pictures of land, air and water record breakers.
- 40 tokens - A luxury folding book-case for all your GOLDEN TOKEN books.
Issue overview
Issues with Mandrake