Combat Colin - Revision history

https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Combat_Colin Combat Colin - Revision history 2026-08-05T10:35:49Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.3 https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1796427&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 20:31, 7 November 2024 2024-11-07T20:31:59Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:31, 7 November 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l23">Line 23:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 23:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After foiling the Brain's plan to use dumbed-down TV shows to turn viewers into zombies, Colin advised the audience to stay away from soaps, game shows and sitcoms, lest their brains turn to custard. Instead, he encouraged reading books, magazines, and [[Marvel Comics]], using ''Transformers'' as an example alongside [[Doctor Who|other]] [[Ghostbusters|fine]] [[Death's Head (G1)|publications]]. (Steve wondered if they were on commission.)<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[The Big Shutdown!|issue 230]]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After foiling the Brain's plan to use dumbed-down TV shows to turn viewers into zombies, Colin advised the audience to stay away from soaps, game shows and sitcoms, lest their brains turn to custard. Instead, he encouraged reading books, magazines, and [[Marvel Comics]], using ''Transformers'' as an example alongside [[Doctor Who|other]] [[Ghostbusters|fine]] [[Death's Head (G1)|publications]]. (Steve wondered if they were on commission.)<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[The Big Shutdown!|issue 230]]</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colin's home of [[Wallytown]] had an avid ''Transformers'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">readership</del>: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">one </del>wall was graffitied with "TRANSFORMERS IS TOPS!",<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Back from the Dead|issue 242]]</ref> a poster on another simply read "TRANSFORMERS IS TRIFF!",<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Where Wolf?|issue 274]]</ref> and a sign on the road to the Posh Doughnut caravan advised viewers to reserve a copy of ''Transformers'' every fortnight.<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Surrender!|issue 312]]</ref> The official membership card for the Combat Colin Fan Club was valid to prove that members read Colin's brill adventures in the ''Transformers'' comic every week.<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Colin's home of [[Wallytown]] had an avid ''Transformers'' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fandom</ins>: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a shop window advertising new videos in stock had a poster for ''Transformers'' alongside a pin-up of Sylvester Stupone as ''Dimbo III'';<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Meltdown!|issue 169]]</ref> a </ins>wall was <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">seen to be </ins>graffitied with "TRANSFORMERS IS TOPS!",<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Back from the Dead|issue 242]]</ref> a poster on another simply read "TRANSFORMERS IS TRIFF!",<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Where Wolf?|issue 274]]</ref> and a sign on the road to the Posh Doughnut caravan advised viewers to reserve a copy of ''Transformers'' every fortnight.<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Surrender!|issue 312]]</ref> The official membership card for the Combat Colin Fan Club was valid to prove that members read Colin's brill adventures in the ''Transformers'' comic every week.<ref group="A">''Combat Colin'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]]</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Christmas with combat colin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Doctor Strange is distinguishable from Doctor Peculiar by the lack of a crop circle in his facial hair.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Christmas with combat colin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Doctor Strange is distinguishable from Doctor Peculiar by the lack of a crop circle in his facial hair.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l43">Line 43:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 43:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Notes==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Notes==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Action Force cover 43.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|One of Marvel UK's most fondly remembered action strips and also Action Force.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Action Force cover 43.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|One of Marvel UK's most fondly remembered action strips and also <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>Action Force<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins>.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Colin got a ''G.I. Joe''-style ''un''intelligence profile in ''Action Force'' issue 30, which claimed he'd applied for the titular [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. "They refused. He applied again. They refused. He applied again. They nuked his bedroom. He got the message."<ref name=anniversary/> Steve got a profile of his own in ''Action Force'' issue 49, which revealed his full name to be Steve Whatsisname.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Colin got a ''G.I. Joe''-style ''un''intelligence profile in ''Action Force'' issue 30, which claimed he'd applied for the titular [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]]. "They refused. He applied again. They refused. He applied again. They nuked his bedroom. He got the message."<ref name=anniversary/> Steve got a profile of his own in ''Action Force'' issue 49, which revealed his full name to be Steve Whatsisname.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Colin and his friends are shown to co-exist with Transformers, as well as the ''Transformers'' comic. A similar set-up is present on the comic's [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]], which insisted that the comic was a dramatisation of real events starring real Transformers. Is ''Combat Colin'' canon to ''Transformers''?? Or is a British kids gag strip merely obligated to wink at the fourth wall every few panels??? You, the reader, [[Personal canon|decide]]!</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Colin and his friends are shown to co-exist with Transformers, as well as the ''Transformers'' comic. A similar set-up is present on the comic's [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]], which insisted that the comic was a dramatisation of real events starring real Transformers. Is ''Combat Colin'' canon to ''Transformers''?? Or is a British kids gag strip merely obligated to wink at the fourth wall every few panels??? You, the reader, [[Personal canon|decide]]!</div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1766723&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 08:19, 3 June 2024 2024-06-03T08:19:40Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:19, 3 June 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l49">Line 49:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 49:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*As well as occasionally appearing in the world of the Transformers, Colin had some adventures involving other characters from the mainstream Marvel Universe. [[Spider-Man]] makes cameos in a number of strips, whilst [[Doctor Doom]] appeared in one two-part story.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/combat-colin-vs-doctor-doom.html Combat Colin vs... Doctor Doom!?!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> A story from 1988 saw an encounter with the Gwanzulums, a race of shapeshifters who menaced a number of Marvel UK titles, consisting of ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''{{w|ThunderCats}}'', and ''[[Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]''. The Gwanzulums were created by writer {{w|John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman}} and artist [[Lee Sullivan]] for ''Doctor Who'', but it was Richard Starkings' idea to have them "secretly invade" other comics, with ''Combat Colin'' becoming their de facto series of debut due to differing publication times.<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/gwanzulum.htm Gwanzulum] at [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/index.htm The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*As well as occasionally appearing in the world of the Transformers, Colin had some adventures involving other characters from the mainstream Marvel Universe. [[Spider-Man]] makes cameos in a number of strips, whilst [[Doctor Doom]] appeared in one two-part story.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/combat-colin-vs-doctor-doom.html Combat Colin vs... Doctor Doom!?!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> A story from 1988 saw an encounter with the Gwanzulums, a race of shapeshifters who menaced a number of Marvel UK titles, consisting of ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''{{w|ThunderCats}}'', and ''[[Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]''. The Gwanzulums were created by writer {{w|John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman}} and artist [[Lee Sullivan]] for ''Doctor Who'', but it was Richard Starkings' idea to have them "secretly invade" other comics, with ''Combat Colin'' becoming their de facto series of debut due to differing publication times.<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/gwanzulum.htm Gwanzulum] at [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/index.htm The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Lew Stringer retained the rights to ''Combat Colin'' after ''The Transformers'' ended thanks to Freeman's negotiations with incoming Marvel UK editor {{w|Paul Neary}}, as part of "a broad effort to recoup some goodwill" before he shook up the company with "Genesis '92".<ref>[https://downthetubes.net/happy-30th-birthday-combat-colin/ "Happy 30th Birthday, Combat Colin!"] on downthetubes.net</ref> This has allowed Stringer to sporadically feature Colin in new stories, and to produce printed collections of all the old ''Action Force''/''Transformers''-published strips.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/combat-colin-ready-for-action.html COMBAT COLIN, - ready for action!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> Notably, he can't reprint the Gwanzulum storyline, as Marvel owns the little sods... though Marvel can't reprint the story ''either'', as they would need his permission to use Colin.<ref>"Trapped in Limbo" feature from the printed collection, ''Combat Colin'' No. 2</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Lew Stringer retained the rights to ''Combat Colin'' after ''The Transformers'' ended thanks to Freeman's negotiations with incoming Marvel UK editor {{w|Paul Neary}}, as part of "a broad effort to recoup some goodwill" before he shook up the company with "Genesis '92".<ref>[https://downthetubes.net/happy-30th-birthday-combat-colin/ "Happy 30th Birthday, Combat Colin!"] on downthetubes.net</ref> This has allowed Stringer to sporadically feature Colin in new stories, and to produce printed collections of all the old ''Action Force''/''Transformers''-published strips.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/combat-colin-ready-for-action.html COMBAT COLIN, - ready for action!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> Notably, he can't reprint the Gwanzulum storyline, as Marvel owns the little sods... though Marvel can't reprint the story ''either'', as they would need his permission to use Colin.<ref>"Trapped in Limbo" feature from the printed collection, ''Combat Colin'' No. 2</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The strip ended with Colin and Steve apparently killed by a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]], but a sequel "The Return of Combat Colin" revealed that they had been sent back in time to [[Blackpool]] in the year [[1967]].<ref>[https://archive.is/EBv8E "The Return of Combat Colin"] on scans_daily (archived), which [https://lewcomix.tripod.com/id1.html Stringer is OK with]</ref> A further sequel, "Combat Colin in the 21st Century" saw them turn a candy floss spinner into a time machine and they ended up at the Transforce convention in the year [[2000]], where they witnessed (a clone of) their enemy Doctor Nasty use a heat ray to meld a [[Fandom|fan]] to his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]] forever.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021010085225/http://www.transforce.org.uk/colin2k.htm "Combat Colin in the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2st </del>Century"] on the Transforce website (archived)</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The strip ended with Colin and Steve apparently killed by a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]], but a sequel "The Return of Combat Colin" revealed that they had been sent back in time to [[Blackpool]] in the year [[1967]].<ref>[https://archive.is/EBv8E "The Return of Combat Colin"] on scans_daily (archived), which [https://lewcomix.tripod.com/id1.html Stringer is OK with]</ref> A further sequel, "Combat Colin in the 21st Century" saw them turn a candy floss spinner into a time machine and they ended up at the Transforce convention in the year [[2000]], where they witnessed (a clone of) their enemy Doctor Nasty use a heat ray to meld a [[Fandom|fan]] to his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]] forever.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021010085225/http://www.transforce.org.uk/colin2k.htm "Combat Colin in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">21st </ins>Century"] on the Transforce website (archived)</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External links==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External links==</div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1766637&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin: /* Notes */ 2024-06-02T08:37:19Z

<p><span class="autocomment">Notes</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:37, 2 June 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l49">Line 49:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 49:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*As well as occasionally appearing in the world of the Transformers, Colin had some adventures involving other characters from the mainstream Marvel Universe. [[Spider-Man]] makes cameos in a number of strips, whilst [[Doctor Doom]] appeared in one two-part story.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/combat-colin-vs-doctor-doom.html Combat Colin vs... Doctor Doom!?!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> A story from 1988 saw an encounter with the Gwanzulums, a race of shapeshifters who menaced a number of Marvel UK titles, consisting of ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''{{w|ThunderCats}}'', and ''[[Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]''. The Gwanzulums were created by writer {{w|John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman}} and artist [[Lee Sullivan]] for ''Doctor Who'', but it was Richard Starkings' idea to have them "secretly invade" other comics, with ''Combat Colin'' becoming their de facto series of debut due to differing publication times.<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/gwanzulum.htm Gwanzulum] at [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/index.htm The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*As well as occasionally appearing in the world of the Transformers, Colin had some adventures involving other characters from the mainstream Marvel Universe. [[Spider-Man]] makes cameos in a number of strips, whilst [[Doctor Doom]] appeared in one two-part story.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/combat-colin-vs-doctor-doom.html Combat Colin vs... Doctor Doom!?!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> A story from 1988 saw an encounter with the Gwanzulums, a race of shapeshifters who menaced a number of Marvel UK titles, consisting of ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''{{w|ThunderCats}}'', and ''[[Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]''. The Gwanzulums were created by writer {{w|John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman}} and artist [[Lee Sullivan]] for ''Doctor Who'', but it was Richard Starkings' idea to have them "secretly invade" other comics, with ''Combat Colin'' becoming their de facto series of debut due to differing publication times.<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/gwanzulum.htm Gwanzulum] at [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/index.htm The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Lew Stringer retained the rights to ''Combat Colin'' after ''The Transformers'' ended thanks to Freeman's negotiations with incoming Marvel UK editor {{w|Paul Neary}}, as part of "a broad effort to recoup some goodwill" before he shook up the company with "Genesis '92".<ref>[https://downthetubes.net/happy-30th-birthday-combat-colin/ "Happy 30th Birthday, Combat Colin!"] on downthetubes.net</ref> This has allowed Stringer to sporadically feature Colin in new stories, and to produce printed collections of all the old ''Action Force''/''Transformers''-published strips.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/combat-colin-ready-for-action.html COMBAT COLIN, - ready for action!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> Notably, he can't reprint the Gwanzulum storyline, as Marvel owns the little sods... though Marvel can't reprint the story ''either'', as they would need his permission to use Colin.<ref>"Trapped in Limbo" feature from the printed collection, ''Combat Colin'' No. 2</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Lew Stringer retained the rights to ''Combat Colin'' after ''The Transformers'' ended thanks to Freeman's negotiations with incoming Marvel UK editor {{w|Paul Neary}}, as part of "a broad effort to recoup some goodwill" before he shook up the company with "Genesis '92".<ref>[https://downthetubes.net/happy-30th-birthday-combat-colin/ "Happy 30th Birthday, Combat Colin!"] on downthetubes.net</ref> This has allowed Stringer to sporadically feature Colin in new stories, and to produce printed collections of all the old ''Action Force''/''Transformers''-published strips.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/combat-colin-ready-for-action.html COMBAT COLIN, - ready for action!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> Notably, he can't reprint the Gwanzulum storyline, as Marvel owns the little sods... though Marvel can't reprint the story ''either'', as they would need his permission to use Colin.<ref>"Trapped in Limbo" feature from the printed collection, ''Combat Colin'' No. 2</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The strip ended with Colin and Steve apparently killed by a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]], but a sequel "The Return of Combat Colin" revealed that they had been sent back in time to [[Blackpool]] in the year [[1967]]. A further sequel, "Combat Colin in the 21st Century" saw them turn a candy floss spinner into a time machine and they ended up at the Transforce convention in the year [[2000]], where they witnessed their enemy Doctor Nasty use a heat ray to meld a [[Fandom|fan]] to his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]] forever.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The strip ended with Colin and Steve apparently killed by a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]], but a sequel "The Return of Combat Colin" revealed that they had been sent back in time to [[Blackpool]] in the year [[1967]].<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>[https://archive.is/EBv8E "The Return of Combat Colin"] on scans_daily (archived), which [https://lewcomix.tripod.com/id1.html Stringer is OK with]</ref> </ins>A further sequel, "Combat Colin in the 21st Century" saw them turn a candy floss spinner into a time machine and they ended up at the Transforce convention in the year [[2000]], where they witnessed <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(a clone of) </ins>their enemy Doctor Nasty use a heat ray to meld a [[Fandom|fan]] to his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]] forever.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021010085225/http://www.transforce.org.uk/colin2k.htm "Combat Colin in the 2st Century"] on the Transforce website (archived)</ref></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External links==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External links==</div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1766606&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 21:20, 1 June 2024 2024-06-01T21:20:01Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:20, 1 June 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l48">Line 48:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 48:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*To celebrate [[Time Wars|the 200th issue]] of ''Transformers'', ''Combat Colin'' crossed over with ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' in a story in which King No-Nose and the Robot Inventor decided to give up attempting to conquer Earth forever after Col unwittingly and accidentally trounced their latest effort. (The strip's narration mentions that long-time readers of ''The Transformers'' will recognise the two villains, but that's not quite ''Transformers''y enough to document above.)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*To celebrate [[Time Wars|the 200th issue]] of ''Transformers'', ''Combat Colin'' crossed over with ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' in a story in which King No-Nose and the Robot Inventor decided to give up attempting to conquer Earth forever after Col unwittingly and accidentally trounced their latest effort. (The strip's narration mentions that long-time readers of ''The Transformers'' will recognise the two villains, but that's not quite ''Transformers''y enough to document above.)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*As well as occasionally appearing in the world of the Transformers, Colin had some adventures involving other characters from the mainstream Marvel Universe. [[Spider-Man]] makes cameos in a number of strips, whilst [[Doctor Doom]] appeared in one two-part story.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/combat-colin-vs-doctor-doom.html Combat Colin vs... Doctor Doom!?!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> A story from 1988 saw an encounter with the Gwanzulums, a race of shapeshifters who menaced a number of Marvel UK titles, consisting of ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''{{w|ThunderCats}}'', and ''[[Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]''. The Gwanzulums were created by writer {{w|John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman}} and artist [[Lee Sullivan]] for ''Doctor Who'', but it was Richard Starkings' idea to have them "secretly invade" other comics, with ''Combat Colin'' becoming their de facto series of debut due to differing publication times.<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/gwanzulum.htm Gwanzulum] at [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/index.htm The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*As well as occasionally appearing in the world of the Transformers, Colin had some adventures involving other characters from the mainstream Marvel Universe. [[Spider-Man]] makes cameos in a number of strips, whilst [[Doctor Doom]] appeared in one two-part story.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2013/03/combat-colin-vs-doctor-doom.html Combat Colin vs... Doctor Doom!?!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> A story from 1988 saw an encounter with the Gwanzulums, a race of shapeshifters who menaced a number of Marvel UK titles, consisting of ''[[Doctor Who|Doctor Who Magazine]]'', ''{{w|ThunderCats}}'', and ''[[Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]''. The Gwanzulums were created by writer {{w|John Freeman (editor)|John Freeman}} and artist [[Lee Sullivan]] for ''Doctor Who'', but it was Richard Starkings' idea to have them "secretly invade" other comics, with ''Combat Colin'' becoming their de facto series of debut due to differing publication times.<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix7/gwanzulum.htm Gwanzulum] at [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/index.htm The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe]</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">After </del>''The Transformers'' ended<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>Marvel UK <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">returned all rights </del>to '<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'</del>Combat Colin<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'' to Lew Stringer</del>. This has allowed <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">him </del>to sporadically feature Colin in new stories, and to produce printed collections of all the old ''Action Force''/''Transformers''-published strips.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/combat-colin-ready-for-action.html COMBAT COLIN, - ready for action!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> Notably, he can't reprint the Gwanzulum storyline, as Marvel owns the little sods... though Marvel can't reprint the story ''either'', as they would need his permission to use Colin.<ref>"Trapped in Limbo" feature from the printed collection, ''Combat Colin'' No. 2</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Lew Stringer retained the rights to ''Combat Colin'' after </ins>''The Transformers'' ended <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">thanks to Freeman's negotiations with incoming </ins>Marvel UK <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">editor {{w|Paul Neary}}, as part of "a broad effort </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">recoup some goodwill" before he shook up the company with "Genesis </ins>'<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">92".<ref>[https://downthetubes.net/happy-30th-birthday-combat-colin/ "Happy 30th Birthday, </ins>Combat Colin<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!"] on downthetubes</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">net</ref> </ins>This has allowed <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Stringer </ins>to sporadically feature Colin in new stories, and to produce printed collections of all the old ''Action Force''/''Transformers''-published strips.<ref>[http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/combat-colin-ready-for-action.html COMBAT COLIN, - ready for action!] at Lew Stringer Comics</ref> Notably, he can't reprint the Gwanzulum storyline, as Marvel owns the little sods... though Marvel can't reprint the story ''either'', as they would need his permission to use Colin.<ref>"Trapped in Limbo" feature from the printed collection, ''Combat Colin'' No. 2</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The strip ended with Colin and Steve apparently killed by a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]], but a sequel "The Return of Combat Colin" revealed that they had been sent back in time to [[Blackpool]] in the year [[1967]]. A further sequel, "Combat Colin in the 21st Century" saw them turn a candy floss spinner into a time machine and they ended up at the Transforce convention in the year [[2000]], where they witnessed their enemy Doctor Nasty use a heat ray to meld a [[Fandom|fan]] to his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]] forever.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*The strip ended with Colin and Steve apparently killed by a [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear bomb]], but a sequel "The Return of Combat Colin" revealed that they had been sent back in time to [[Blackpool]] in the year [[1967]]. A further sequel, "Combat Colin in the 21st Century" saw them turn a candy floss spinner into a time machine and they ended up at the Transforce convention in the year [[2000]], where they witnessed their enemy Doctor Nasty use a heat ray to meld a [[Fandom|fan]] to his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toy]] forever.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1738259&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin: No wait, I was right the first time 2023-12-29T23:22:45Z

<p>No wait, I was right the first time</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:22, 29 December 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager from issue 19. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. In [[Deadly Games!|issue 171]], the strip permanently dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Ancient Relics!|issue 25]] (after a dalliance with the format in </ins>issue 19<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">)</ins>. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. In [[Deadly Games!|issue 171]], the strip permanently dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1738249&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 22:38, 29 December 2023 2023-12-29T22:38:07Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:38, 29 December 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">by [[Ancient Relics!|</del>issue <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">25]]</del>. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. In [[Deadly Games!|issue 171]], the strip permanently dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from </ins>issue <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">19</ins>. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. In [[Deadly Games!|issue 171]], the strip permanently dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1726377&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 17:19, 13 October 2023 2023-10-13T17:19:46Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:19, 13 October 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager by [[Ancient Relics!|issue 25]]. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The </del>strip <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">soon </del>dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager by [[Ancient Relics!|issue 25]]. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In [[Deadly Games!|issue 171]], the </ins>strip <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">permanently </ins>dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1718834&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 10:01, 3 September 2023 2023-09-03T10:01:05Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:01, 3 September 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Colin}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Colin}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Combat Colin logo.jpg|upright=2.5|frameless|right]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Combat Colin logo.jpg|upright=2.5|frameless|right]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''''Combat Colin''''' is a comic created, written, and drawn by [[Lew Stringer]] originally published by [[Marvel Comics#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]. The strip tells of the misadventures of [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|"Combat Colin" Doobrey-Smiff]], a would-be action hero living in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>British suburbia. Armed with an array of ludicrous weaponry in the bottomless pockets of his Combat Trousers, Colin defended his home of [[Wallytown]] and nearby Skegpool with his over-enthusiastic and under-educated sidekick [[Semi-Automatic Steve]] from an increasing number of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">kooky </del>supervillains, like mad professor Professor Madprof, freeze ray toting Aunt Arctic, and the mind-controlling alien Megabrain. Also, there were puns. Lots and lots of bad puns.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''''Combat Colin''''' is a comic created, written, and drawn by [[Lew Stringer]] originally published by [[Marvel Comics#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]. The strip tells of the misadventures of [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|"Combat Colin" Doobrey-Smiff]], a would-be action hero living in British suburbia. Armed with an array of ludicrous weaponry in the bottomless pockets of his Combat Trousers, Colin defended his home of [[Wallytown]] and nearby Skegpool with his over-enthusiastic and under-educated sidekick [[Semi-Automatic Steve]] from an increasing number of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">yampy </ins>supervillains, like mad professor Professor Madprof, freeze ray toting Aunt Arctic, and the mind-controlling alien Megabrain. Also, there were puns. Lots and lots of bad puns.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1717138&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 11:38, 24 August 2023 2023-08-24T11:38:04Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:38, 24 August 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Colin}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{disambig3|Colin}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Combat Colin logo.jpg|upright=2.5|frameless|right]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Combat Colin logo.jpg|upright=2.5|frameless|right]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''''Combat Colin''''' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </del>a comic created, written, and drawn by [[Lew Stringer]] originally published by [[Marvel Comics#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]. The strip tells of the misadventures of [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|"Combat Colin" Doobrey-Smiff]], a would-be action hero living in the British suburbia. Armed with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </del>array of ludicrous weaponry in the bottomless pockets of his Combat Trousers, Colin defended his home of [[Wallytown]] and nearby Skegpool with his over-enthusiastic and under-educated sidekick [[Semi-Automatic Steve]] from an increasing number of kooky supervillains, like mad professor Professor Madprof, freeze ray toting Aunt Arctic, and the mind-controlling alien Megabrain. Also, there were puns. Lots and lots of bad puns.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''''Combat Colin''''' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </ins>a comic created, written, and drawn by [[Lew Stringer]] originally published by [[Marvel Comics#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]. The strip tells of the misadventures of [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|"Combat Colin" Doobrey-Smiff]], a would-be action hero living in the British suburbia. Armed with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an </ins>array of ludicrous weaponry in the bottomless pockets of his Combat Trousers, Colin defended his home of [[Wallytown]] and nearby Skegpool with his over-enthusiastic and under-educated sidekick [[Semi-Automatic Steve]] from an increasing number of kooky supervillains, like mad professor Professor Madprof, freeze ray toting Aunt Arctic, and the mind-controlling alien Megabrain. Also, there were puns. Lots and lots of bad puns.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|John Rambo|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

TheLastGherkin https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Combat_Colin&diff=1701866&oldid=prev TheLastGherkin at 21:47, 18 June 2023 2023-06-18T21:47:23Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:47, 18 June 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''''Combat Colin''''' was a comic created, written, and drawn by [[Lew Stringer]] originally published by [[Marvel Comics#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]. The strip tells of the misadventures of [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|"Combat Colin" Doobrey-Smiff]], a would-be action hero living in the British suburbia. Armed with a array of ludicrous weaponry in the bottomless pockets of his Combat Trousers, Colin defended his home of [[Wallytown]] and nearby Skegpool with his over-enthusiastic and under-educated sidekick [[Semi-Automatic Steve]] from an increasing number of kooky supervillains, like mad professor Professor Madprof, freeze ray toting Aunt Arctic, and the mind-controlling alien Megabrain. Also, there were puns. Lots and lots of bad puns.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''''Combat Colin''''' was a comic created, written, and drawn by [[Lew Stringer]] originally published by [[Marvel Comics#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]]. The strip tells of the misadventures of [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|"Combat Colin" Doobrey-Smiff]], a would-be action hero living in the British suburbia. Armed with a array of ludicrous weaponry in the bottomless pockets of his Combat Trousers, Colin defended his home of [[Wallytown]] and nearby Skegpool with his over-enthusiastic and under-educated sidekick [[Semi-Automatic Steve]] from an increasing number of kooky supervillains, like mad professor Professor Madprof, freeze ray toting Aunt Arctic, and the mind-controlling alien Megabrain. Also, there were puns. Lots and lots of bad puns.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Combat Colin'' was created when Stringer was commissioned to contribute a military-themed humour strip to Marvel UK's weekly [[Action Force (comic)|''Action Force'' comic]] by its editor (and oftentime ''Transformers'' letterer) [[Richard Starkings]]. His eventual concept resembled Colin as we know him, but under the name "Dimbo" (as a parody of ''{{w<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|John Rambo</ins>|Rambo}}''). After the editorial team felt the name would date quickly, [[Steve White]] suggested the name "Combat Colin". In turn, Starkings came up with "Semi-Automatic Steve", named for (and partially based on) White.<ref name=anniversary>[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2017/03/combat-colins-30th-anniversary-week.html Combat Colin's 30th Anniversary week] at Lew Stringer's "[http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/ Blimey! It's another blog about comics!]"</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager by [[Ancient Relics!|issue 25]]. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. The strip soon dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The strip, initially known as '''''Codename: Combat Colin''''', debuted in ''Action Force'' issue 5 as a half page gag strip, but due to its popularity it was running regularly as a full-pager by [[Ancient Relics!|issue 25]]. After ''Action Force'' weekly ended at issue 50 and folded into the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic]], ''Combat Colin'' followed over, becoming a regular feature from [[Enemy Action!|issue 153]] onwards, and replacing ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', also by Stringer. The strip soon dropped the "Codename" from the title, with "''Combat Colin''" sharing the billing with Semi-Automatic Steve, the Giggly Sisters, or whatever villain or doobrey (Combat Slang for wotsit or thingummybob) that appeared in a particular story.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to </del>the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The revamp of ''Transformers'' in [[Aspects of Evil!|issue 224]] relocated ''Combat Colin'' to the centre bunch of black-and-white pages (boo!), allowing it the space to become a full page strip in every issue in which it appeared (yay!). The strip was occasionally coloured during this time, and from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|issue 300]], the strip was in full colour every week. The final instalments of ''Combat Colin'' in [[End of the Road! (US)|the final two issues]] received two pages each.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although ''Combat Colin'' began life as an ''Action Force'' inspired strip, he proved highly popular in ''Transformers'' and remained in the comic even when ''Action Force'', a.k.a. ''G.I. Joe the Action Force'', a.k.a. ''G.I. Joe'', was absent (between issues [[Space Pirates!|183]]-[[Monstercon from Mars!|190]], [[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|213]]-[[Recipe for Disaster!|219]], and permanently from [[Eye of the Storm|306]] onwards). It remains as a feature that British fans of a certain age will point to as giving ''Transformers'' UK its unique charm.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although ''Combat Colin'' began life as an ''Action Force'' inspired strip, he proved highly popular in ''Transformers'' and remained in the comic even when ''Action Force'', a.k.a. ''G.I. Joe the Action Force'', a.k.a. ''G.I. Joe'', was absent (between issues [[Space Pirates!|183]]-[[Monstercon from Mars!|190]], [[Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?|213]]-[[Recipe for Disaster!|219]], and permanently from [[Eye of the Storm|306]] onwards). It remains as a feature that British fans of a certain age will point to as giving ''Transformers'' UK its unique charm.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{quote|"You might have your own comic strip, but it's only a '''back-up''' in a '''toy robot comic, isn't it?'''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">!</del>"<br><br>"Ouch! That hurt!"|'''Megabrain''' and '''Combat Colin''' face off|"Return to Mars!", [[Bugged!|issue 276]]|noquote=true|width=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">500px</del>|center=true}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{quote|"You might have your own comic strip, but it's only a '''back-up''' in a '''toy robot comic, isn't it?'''"<br><br>"Ouch! That hurt!"|'''Megabrain''' and '''Combat Colin''' face off|"Return to Mars!", [[Bugged!|issue<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;</ins>276]]|noquote=true|width=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">400px</ins>|center=true}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==''Combat Colin''/''Transformers'' connections==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==''Combat Colin''/''Transformers'' connections==</div></td></tr> </table>

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