A banner on the front cover of the 6 October 1984 edition declared that it was a 'Big News Issue!' From the following week the comic would, a little like Whizzer and Chips, be two comics in one - Battle and the Action Force pullout section. With its own cover, letters page and features in addition to the stories, Action Force was now effectively a comic in its own right. Not only that, but the first new look issue came with a free Baron Ironblood mask as well!

With thanks to Barrie Tomlinson.