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June 14th, 2007 8:04 AM

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Combat Colin Returns!

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Twenty years after his first appearance in Marvel UK's ACTION FORCE comic, the bobble-hatted adventurer COMBAT COLIN returns to the pages of a comic this summer! The rotund Rambo wannabe appears as a guest star in the BRICKMAN strip in Image Comics' ELEPHANTMEN No.10 scheduled to appear in July.

Combat Colin first appeared as a half page humour strip in the back of ACTION FORCE in 1987, then moved to Marvel UK's TRANSFORMERS fortnightly when the two comics merged. For four years the strip became a popular feature of the comic, growing to a full page, and developing its own continuity and supporting cast (which is unusual for a humour strip). When TRANSFORMERS ended, so did Combat Colin, but Marvel gave me copyright on the strip and I revived him for a couple of fanzines in the 1990s. Combat Colin and Brickman have met before, back in the TRANSFORMERS days when Colin was trapped in "The Place of No Return" along with several other comic heroes. Why does Colin turn up in the new Brickman stories in ELEPHANTMEN? Divulging that would reveal too much of the plot (hence the blacked out words on the panel above) but you'll find out soon when the comic is released. This episode also features the most important turning point in the Brickman saga in 28 years! A vital NEW character premiers! Someone gets their head pulled off! And you thought CAPTAIN AMERICA No.25 was a collector's item? HAH! ELEPHANTMEN No.10. July 2007. (Cover above drawn by Ladronn.) On sale in specialist comic shops. (Best to order it as shops order low on this title!) $2.99.

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