Action Force #27 was released on 30th August 1987.

Contents 1 Original material 1.1 Ancient Relics! Part Five 1.1.1 Featured characters 1.1.2 Featured Vehicles & Equipment 1.1.3 Errors 1.1.4 Items of note 2 Reprinted material 3 Non Action Force strips 4 Mail Call! 5 Combat Colin 6 Errors 7 Items of note 8 Footnotes

Original materialEdit

Ancient Relics! Part FiveEdit

The Skystrikers speed towards London to destroy Megatron who is fighting Grimlock amongst gasometers. Wild Bill screams that the action is murder, killing Grimlock. Flint orders him and Scarlett to evacuate. Wild Bill turns to Centurion and berates him for just standing and watching and asks if he will let his leader go to his death, before asking Blades to help him rescue Grimlock. But Flint restrains him, pointing out that if they pull Grimlock out now Megatron will leave the gas and the strike won't destroy him. Suddenly Centurion tells Blades he has a suggestion.

Megatron is about to finish off Grimlock when suddenly Centurion jumps on him. Blades drags Grimlock clear whilst Centurion and Grimlock fight. Up above the Skystrikers approach the target. Blades tells Wild Bill that Centurion's plan doesn't involve escaping. Centurion smiles as the missiles hit and there is a colossal explosion. Megatron and Centurion's bodies fall into the Thames. Flint confirms nothing could have survived the explosion.

Later Blades tells Flint and Wild Bill that it wasn't just friendship that made Centurion take Grimlock's place. Wheeljack had called him an "ancient relic" whose repairs prevented him treating injured Autobots. Centurion wanted to make amends and give life to others by taking out Megatron in an ancient relic's last blaze of glory. Flint responds that Centurion wasn't an ancient relic but an "old soldier... and, as such, I salute him."

Featured charactersEdit

Action Force	Autobots	Decepticons	Others
Flint (2) Wild Bill (3) Scarlett (6)	Blades (1) Grimlock (5)	Megatron (4)	Centurion (7)

Featured Vehicles & EquipmentEdit

Action Force
Skystriker XP-14F (1)

ErrorsEdit

Items of noteEdit

• This story was later reprinted in Action Force Monthly #6.
• The bodies of Megatron and Centurion were later fished out of the Thames in "Salvage!" in Transformers issue #160.

Reprinted materialEdit

Seven pages of "Celebration!" from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #33.

Non Action Force stripsEdit

This issue continues the Master of Kung Fu back-up strips, reprinting part of "Snowbuster" from Master of Kung Fu volume 1 #31. The title was changed to "The Crystal Connection" to present the strip as a single story.

Mail Call!Edit

The letters page prints letters on a variety of subjects.

Combat ColinEdit

Continuing the Combat Colin epic - "Operation: Terrortank!" Combat Colin and Semi-Automatic Steve try to fight the Terrortank but it is too touch. Then they discover it's operated by their old enemy Doctor Nasty!

ErrorsEdit

Items of noteEdit

• The Mission Control contents page announces the result of a competition to name Shipwreck's parrot. The winning name is "Seasick."

FootnotesEdit

Action Force/G.I. Joe the Action Force Marvel comics:

Action Force - cover gallery
#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #23 | #24 | #25 | #26 | #27 | #28 | #29 | #30 | #31 | #32 | #33 | #34 | #35 | #36 | #37 | #38 | #39 | #40 | #41 | #42 | #43 | #44 | #45 | #46 | #47 | #48 | #49 | #50

Action Force Monthly - cover gallery
#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15

Action Force/G.I. Joe annuals - cover gallery
Annual 1988 | Annual 1989 | Annual 1990 | Annual 1991 | Annual 1992

Action Force/G.I. Joe specials - cover gallery
Holiday Special 1987 | Winter Special 1987 | Holiday Special 1991 | Spring Special 1992 | Summer Special 1992

Other series
Transformers: #125 | #161 | (cover gallery) | The Incredible Hulk Presents | (cover gallery)

Mini-comics
Divided We Fall!