Action Annual #1979

The cover of this Fleetway Annual says it all — a colossal great white shark erupts from churning seas, its jaws engulfing an entire boat while figures in yellow and red are sent flying through the spray. Published in 1978, this hardcover British annual from IPC lives up to its tagline "The Book with a Bite!" with one of the most viscerally dramatic covers you'll find on a newsagent's shelf that year. Inside, stories including "The Fat Man" promise the same high-octane edge that made *Action* one of the most talked-about British comics of its era.