Publication History
In 1974, in response to the success of the D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd war comic Warlord, IPC hired freelance writers Pat Mills and John Wagner to develop a rival title. Mills and Wagner brought in fellow freelancer Gerry Finley-Day to help develop stories. When the title proved a success, Mills went on to create Action and 2000 AD, while Wagner was asked to revive Valiant. The attempts to breathe new life into Valiant were unsuccessful, and it was merged with Battle in October 1976. For some time afterwards the merged comic was entitled Battle Picture Weekly and Valiant. Action also merged with Battle on 19 November 1977, the resulting comic being named Battle Action. In 1982 the comic was retitled again, to Battle.
The details are:
- Battle Picture Weekly (8 March 1975 - 16 October 1976 )
- Battle Picture Weekly and Valiant (23 October 1976 - 1 October 1977 )
- Battle Picture Weekly (8 October 1977 - 11 November 1977 )
- Battle-Action (19 November 1977 - 1 July 1978 )
- Battle Action (8 July 1978 - 4 October 1980 ) : indicia still reads Battle-Action
- Battle Action (11 October 1980 - 20 February 1982) : indicia now reads Battle Action
- Battle (27 February 1982 - 1 October 1983)
- Battle Action Force (8 October 1983 - 29 November 1986)
- Battle (6 December 1986 - 17 January 1987)
- Battle Storm Force (24 January 1987 - 23 January 1988)
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