So what was Marvel Triple Action?

DAR

I've seen some covers for it. Was it another team-up book from the 70's? Did it reprint older stories? Other than back issue bins can you get them anywhere?

matchkitJOHN

I remember it in the 70's and 80's as the Avengers reprint book but sometimes they change it. Anyone else?

Chuck_Melville

The first few issues were a Fantastic Four reprint (a classic Silver Surfer meets Dr Doom epic), but with the fifth issue it became an Avengers reprint straight through to the final issue.

SolitaireRose

It was an extra sized comic at first (reprinting 3 issues at a time), but after a two issues it went to regular size and by issue #5, it was reprinting the Avengers, starting with issue #10. It kept the title for some reason...

Marvel 70's reprints were odd in how they started. For this one, it's odd because the FF was being reprinted in Marvel's Greatest Comics...and in March 1972, they were reprinting FF 46 & 47 in Marvel's Greatest, while then in Feb of 1972, they were reprinting FF 55 - 57 in Marvel Triple Action.

I'm sure it made sense to someone...

phansford

Marvel Triple Action (Avengers), Marvel's Greatest Comics (FF), Marvel Tales (ASM), Marvel Double Feature (Tales of Suspense) are a great way to dip into those classic tales for pennies on the dollar. I would wager you can find most of those reprint titles in bargain bins. There is very little interest in collecting them over the original titles. Personally, I liked them as reprints better than Essentials and so on because of their format: Newsprint and in Color. :)

LibraryBoy

I loved those old reprint books... such awesome ways to experience older stories (often some of the only ways at the time), and they were so easy to find in the cheap bins back in the day. Less so now, but worth picking up when you see them today if you're so inclined. Foolishly got rid of mine as a teenager because they weren't "collectible." Man, if I ever see the old me someday, I'm going to give him such a talking to (leading off with "That girl you like who made you an entire mix tape because you said you liked one song? You might have a chance there, nimrod.")

matchkitJOHN

It works out better now to collect them now because the ads that were in those comics over 30 years ago now look vintage.

WetRats

Gotta admit, it sounds like a porn parody.

SolitaireRose

The problem I have with 70's reprints is that the original comics were 20-22 pages and the reprints were 17 pages, so you had pages cut out. I'll stick with the Essentials.

DoctorDoom

Spider-Woman, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk playing.... Donkey Kong. ;)

matchkitJOHN

SolitaireRose said:

The problem I have with 70's reprints is that the original comics were 20-22 pages and the reprints were 17 pages, so you had pages cut out. I'll stick with the Essentials.

Really? Oh crap. So I paid 30 to 40 cents for a comic that originally cost 12 cents and only got about 80% of material? More money for less content? Thank goodness such business practices no longer exist at Marvel!

chrisw

In the '80s, Marvel Tales, reprinting Amazing Spider-Man issue by issue, was one of my favorite titles. Before trades, Essentials, Masterworks, etc, it was the only economical way to read all those issues. I don't remember if they cut pages, but I do know they updated the dialogue at times. The one I always remember is Aunt May eager to get home to watch "The Dukes Of Hazzard". Even as a kid I knew that wasn't right.

KyleMoyer

I think most of the entries on comics.org indicate which pages were cut out. While I prefer comicbookdb.com for other things, they don't have that information.

[Deleted User]

Boom chicka wow wow. Marvel-style.

[Deleted User]

Actually, it was just like this, but with one more impact. Marvel style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7fz0jpuLkM&feature=player_detailpage