Countdown

Countdown (later retitled TV Action + Countdown and then simply TV Action) was a weekly comic put out by Polystyle Publications from 1971 to 1973. Edited by Dennis Hooper, it featured strips based largely on science fiction TV series, and was intended to ride a contemporary wave of interest in the genre. Features on technological advances were also included.

In 1972, following a perceived decline of interest in science fiction, the comic was renamed TV Action + Countdown, signifying a general swerve towards the action genre. In January 1973 TV Action no longer contained references to its old Countdown name. The following September it merged into TV Comic.

Strips included:


 * "Alias Smith and Jones"
 * "Cannon"
 * "Captain Scarlet"
 * "Dad's Army"
 * "Dastardly and Muttley"
 * "Doctor Who"
 * "Droopy"
 * "Fireball XL5" (reprinted from TV21)
 * "Hawaii Five-O"
 * "Joe 90"
 * "Mission: Impossible"
 * "Motormouse and Autocat"
 * "The Secret Service"
 * "Stingray"
 * "Tightrope"
 * "The Persuaders"
 * "Thunderbirds"
 * "UFO"